beauty of the bible

1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.

3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.

5 For to which of the angels did He ever say,
“YOU ARE MY SON,
TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU”?
And again,
“I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM
AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME”?

6 And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says,
“AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM.”

7 And of the angels He says,
“WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS,
AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE.”

8 But of the Son He says,
“YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER,
AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF HIS                        KINGDOM.
9 “YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED                                   LAWLESSNESS;
THEREFORE GOD, YOUR GOD, HAS ANOINTED YOU
WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS.”

10 And,
“YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF                THE EARTH,
AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;
11 THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN;
AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME OLD LIKE A GARMENT,
12 AND LIKE A MANTLE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP;
LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL ALSO BE CHANGED
BUT YOU ARE THE SAME,
AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT COME TO AN END.”

13 But to which of the angels has He ever said,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES
A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET”?

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Scripture Refs.

1:2-3 – Gen. 1:1, John 1:1

1:5 – Psalm 2

1: 9 – Psalm 45; 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16: 12-14

1:10 – Psalm 102; Gen. 1:1

1:13 – Psalm 110

Discussion Notes

1:1-3 – Scripture and prophets like sketches before photos. Ex. layers and layers of sketches required for animation.

1:2 – “spoken to us in,” limited to past tense?  “In.”

1:4 -  Must understand in context of ancient Israel. Angels = significant, greater than prophets.

1:5 – Psalm 2. First Messianic Psalm. Key to who “Son” is. Author refers to Messianic Psalms over and over.

1:13 – Ps. 110 “order of Melchizedek” theme repeated in Hebrews Ch. 5-7.

1:14 For “those who will inherit salvation?”