I.
Introduction — God speaking in the Son
1:1-3
Heb. 1
:1
1:1
1God, having
aspoken of old in
2many portions and in many ways to the fathers in the prophets,
Heb. 1
:2
1:2
Has at the
1last of these days spoken to us in the
2aSon,
3whom He appointed
4bHeir of all things,
cthrough whom also He made the
5duniverse;
Heb. 1
:3
1:3
Who, being the
1effulgence of His glory and the
aimpress of His
bsubstance and upholding and bearing all things by the
2word of His power, having made
3purification of sins,
4csat down on the right hand of the
5dMajesty on
6high;
II.
The superiority of Christ
1:4—10:39
A.
Superior to the angels
1:4—2:18
1.
As the Son of God — as God
1:4-14
Heb. 1
:4
1:4
Having become as much better than the angels as to have inherited a
1more distinguished name than they.
Heb. 1
:5
1:5
For to which of the angels has He ever said,
a"You are My Son;
1this day have I begotten You''? And again,
b"I will be a Father to Him, and He will be a Son to Me''?
Heb. 1
:6
1:6
And when He brings again the
1aFirstborn into the inhabited earth, He says,
b"And let all the angels of God worship Him.''
Heb. 1
:7
1:7
And of the angels He says,
a"Who makes His angels
1winds and His ministers a flame of fire'';
Heb. 1
:8
1:8
But of the Son,
a"Your
bthrone,
1O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your
ckingdom.
Heb. 1
:9
1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God,
1Your God, has
aanointed You with the oil of exultant joy above Your
2bpartners'';
Heb. 1
:10
1:10
And,
a"You in the beginning,
1Lord, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands;
Heb. 1
:11
1:11
They will perish, but You remain perpetually; and they all will become
aold like a
bgarment,
Heb. 1
:12
1:12
And like a mantle You will roll them up; like a garment they will also be changed; but You are the
asame, and Your years will not fail.''
Heb. 1
:13
1:13
But to which of the angels has He ever said,
a"Sit at My right hand
1until I set Your enemies as a
bfootstool for Your feet''?
Heb. 1
:14
1:14
Are they not all
aministering spirits, sent forth for service for the sake of
1those who are to inherit salvation?
