Hebrews 1
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God Has Spoken to Us Through His Son
1In the past God spoke to our ancestors at many different times and in many different ways through the prophets. 2In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe. 3His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.
God’s Son Is Superior to the Angels
4The Son has become greater than the angels since he has been given a name that is superior to theirs. 5God never said to any of his angels,
“You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.”
And God never said to any of his angels,
“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son.”
6When God was about to send his firstborn Son into the world, he said,
“All of God’s angels must worship him.”
7God said about the angels,
“He makes his messengers winds.
He makes his servants flames of fire.”
8But God said about his Son,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The scepter in your kingdom is a scepter for justice.
9You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong.
That is why God, your God,
anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.”
10God also said,
“Lord, in the beginning you laid the foundation of the earth.
With your own hands you made the heavens.
11They will come to an end, but you will live forever.
They will all wear out like clothes.
12They will be taken off like a coat.
You will change them like clothes.
But you remain the same, and your life will never end.
13But God never said to any of the angels,
“Take the honored position—the one next to me on the heavenly throne
until I put your enemies under your control.”
14What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation.
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Hebrews 1
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God’s Supreme Revelation
1God, who at various times and #Num. 12:6, 8; Joel 2:28in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3#John 1:14who being the brightness of His glory and the express #2 Cor. 4:4; Col. 1:15image of His person, and #Col. 1:17upholding all things by the word of His power, #(Heb. 7:27)when He had by Himself purged our sins, #Ps. 110:1sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4having become so much better than the angels, as #Is. 9:6, 7; Luke 1:32, 33; (Phil. 2:9, 10)He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
The Son Exalted Above Angels
5For to which of the angels did He ever say:
#Ps. 2:7; Acts 13:33; Heb. 5:5“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”?
And again:
#2 Sam. 7:14“I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son”?
6But when He again brings #Ps. 89:27; (Rom. 8:29)the firstborn into the world, He says:
#Deut. 32:43, LXX, DSS; Ps. 97:7; 1 Pet. 3:22; Rev. 5:11–13“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”
7And of the angels He says:
#Ps. 104:4“Who makes His angels spirits
And His ministers a flame of fire.”
8But to the Son He says:
#Ps. 45:6, 7“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, #Is. 61:1, 3has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”
10And:
#Ps. 102:25–27“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11#(Is. 34:4)They will perish, but You remain;
And #Is. 50:9; 51:6; Heb. 8:13they will all grow old like a garment;
12Like a cloak You will fold them up,
And they will be changed.
But You are the #Heb. 13:8same,
And Your years will not fail.”
13But to which of the angels has He ever said:
#Ps. 110:1; Matt. 22:44; Heb. 1:3“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?
14#Ps. 103:20; Dan. 7:10Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will #Rom. 8:17inherit salvation?
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