Hebrews Chapter 1
LAWNS: IN THE BIBLE(Amos 7:1 [KJV])
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
(Hebrews 1:1)
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
- Face to face, directly with man
- Through the burning bush
- Out of the midst of the fire
- Through Balaam's ass
- Through the prophets (visions, dreams, directly)
- Through angels
- Through handwriting on a wall
- Through handwriting on stone tables
- Now today, through Jesus Christ, not any other way, not signs and wonders, etc.
Genesis 3:8-9 (KJV)
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
(Exodus 33:11)
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Through the burning bush
(Exodus 3:2)
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, the thick darkness
(Deuteronomy 4:11-12)
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
(Deuteronomy 4:15)
Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
(Deuteronomy 5:22)
These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
As a still small voice
1 Kings 19:11-12 (KJV)
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Through handwriting on stone tables
(Deuteronomy 10:4)
And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
Through handwriting on a wall
(Daniel 5:5)
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
(Hebrews 1:2)
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
- Jesus spoke directly to all of the Jews in His days on earth
- Through the Gospels to us
- Through the Book of Revelation
- Jesus paid it all, and He inherits all as well
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
(Hebrews 1:3)
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- The nuclear force of the atom is held together by the Word of Life, Jesus Christ
- The "express image" means it is like a mirror in every way, with no distortion whatsoever, impossible ith men in any glass, mirror, lenses, windows
1. To press or squeeze out; to force out by pressure; as, to express the juice of grapes or of apples.
2. To utter; to declare in words; to speak. He expressed his ideas or his meaning with precision. His views were expressed in very intelligible terms.
3. To write or engrave; to represent in written words or language. The covenants in the deed are well expressed.
4. To represent; to exhibit by copy or resemblance.
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
5. To represent or show by imitation or the imitative arts; to form a likeness; as in painting or sculpture.
Each skilful artist shall express thy form.
6. To show or make known; to indicate.
A downcast eye or look may express humility, shame or guilt.
7. To denote; to designate.
Moses and Aaron took these men, who are expressed by their names. Num 1.
8. To extort; to elicit. [Little used.]
EXPRESS', a. Plain; clear; expressed; direct not ambiguous. We are informed in express terms or words. The terms of the contract are express.
1. Given in direct terms; not implied or left to inference. This is the express covenant or agreement. We have his express consent. We have an express law on the subject. Express warranty; express malice.
2. Copied; resembling; bearing an exact representation.
His face express.
3. Intended or sent for a particular purpose, or on a particular errand; as, to send a messenger express.
EXPRESS', n. A messenger sent on a particular errand or occasion; usually, a courier sent to communicate information of an important event, or to deliver; important dispatches. It is applied also to boats or vessels sent to convey important information.
1. A message sent.
2. A declaration in plain terms. [Not in use.]
(Colossians 1:17)
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
(John 14:9)
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
(2 Corinthians 4:4)
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
(Philippians 2:6)
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
(Colossians 1:15)
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
(Hebrews 1:4)
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
- As God, Jesus created the angels
- As the God man, He lowered Himself below the angels which He created, willingly
- As the Glorified God-Man, He is far above all of Creation, including angels
- Jesus Christ inherited us, the Church, and all believers throughout the Old Testament, into the Great Tribulation
- At the name of no angel shall every knee bow and every tongue confess
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
(Hebrews 1:5)
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
- The implied answer here is "unto no angel"
- Angels are created beings, not begotten
- We are co-heirs and sons of God, and brothers to Jesus Christ; angels are not
Hebrews 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
(Hebrews 1:6)
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
- You cannot truly be lower than someone who worships you in truth
- God does not worship angels; man does, though
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
(Psalm 2:7 [KJV])
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
(Acts 13:33 [KJV])
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
BEGET', v.t. pret. begot, begat; pp. begot, begotten.
1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; as, to beget a son.
2. To produce, as an effect; to cause to exist; to generate; as, luxury begets vice.
(Hebrews 1:7)
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
- This seems to be the only place that all of the flames of fire are attributed to the angels, but the flames of fire are throughout Scripture, indicating that often it is the angels or an angel going before.
- This is a quote from Psalm 104:4
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
(Hebrews 1:8)
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- The sceptre is for ruling a kingdom
- The sceptre of righteousness is only for Jesus Christ
- There is no King over Israel presently, as previously in the nation
- They have never had a righteous King, but they will have Jesus Christ as their king forever
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.(Hebrews 1:9)
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Loving righteousness and hating iniquity is not an attribute of even the best earthly king, perfectly.
- This King must be Divinity, not humanity
- This is a verse on the Deity of the LORD Jesus Christ
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- Continuing on, God the Father calls Jesus Christ the Creator
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
(John 1:1-2 [KJV])
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
(Hebrews 1:11-12)
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
- In order to defy the corruption of sin and the Fall, one must be divine
- Only and Eternal, unchanging God will fold up as a napkin this Creation and destroy it utterly, forever, and replace it with an new one, incorruptible
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
(Hebrews 1:13)
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
- The implied answer is, "None of them!"
- Is hell inside the earth, where His enemies are under His feet?
A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
(Isaiah 66:1 [KJV])
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
(Acts 2:34-35 [KJV])
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
(1 Corinthians 15:21-27 [KJV])
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
(Psalms 8:6 [KJV])
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
(Hebrews 1:14)
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
- The angels' jobs are to minister to us as the heirs of salvation; not the other way around
