Hebrews Lesson 2

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Hebrews- Lesson 2

• Gods Perfect Spokesman (11-3)
• Author Date Recipients
• Starts like and essay
• Purpose encourage Jewish Christians to remain
  steadfast in their faith
• Shows Superiority of Christ and the New Covenant
• Christs superiority is demonstrated through a
  number of contrasts
• God spoke in time past but in these last days
• Jesus is Gods perfect spokesman

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In Time Past

• Before the coming of Jesus
• OT times

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to the Fathers by the Prophets

• God spoke to the fathers by the prophets
• Father- ancestors of the Israelites
• Prophets Samuel, Elijah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, etc.
• Hebrew- one who boils over
• Inspired by God to speak for Him
• 2 Pet 121, For prophecy never had its origin in
  the will of man, but men spoke from God as they
  were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
• At times, prophets were unsure of what they spoke
• 1 Pet 110-11, Concerning this salvation, the
  prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come
  to you, searched intently and with the greatest
  care, trying to find out the time and
  circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in
  them was pointing when he predicted the
  sufferings of Christ and the glories that would
  follow.

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at various Times and Different Ways

• Gods revelation did not come all at once
• God used different methods
• Visions, dreams, symbols and signs
• We have a God who has clearly revealed Himself as
  One who speaks
• He communicates His will to mankind
• What He revealed through the prophets is
  wonderful
• But now Gods Spokesman in these last days

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In these Last Days

• Literally at the end of these days
• Closing period of the Jewish age (Milligan)
• Period of the Messiah
• Isa 22, In the last days the mountain of the
  LORD's temple will be established as chief among
  the mountains it will be raised above the hills,
  and all nations will stream to it.
• Micah 41, In the last days the mountain of the
  LORD's temple will be established as chief among
  the mountains it will be raised above the hills,
  and peoples will stream to it.

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In these Last Days

• Special reference to the age of the Messiah
• Apostles saw it as a time of fulfillment
• Acts 216-17, No, this is what was spoken by the
  prophet Joel "'In the last days, God says, I
  will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons
  and daughters will prophesy, your young men will
  see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

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In these Last Days

• Final phase of history
• After the first coming of Christ continuing until
  his coming again and consummation of all things
• Heb 926, Then Christ would have had to suffer
  many times since the creation of the world. But
  now he has appeared once for all at the end of
  the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of
  himself.
• 1 Pet 120, He was chosen before the creation of
  the world, but was revealed in these last times
  for your sake.
• 1 Cor 1011, These things happened to them as
  examples and were written down as warnings for
  us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has
  come.

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God has spoken to us by His Son

• God has spoken once again, but note the contrast
• in time past- prophets / in the last days-
  HIS SON
• His own Son to speak for Him
• As wonderful as the prophet were, how can they
  compare to Gods own Son?
• There really is no contrast

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Jesus is the appointed heir of all things

• Ps 28, Ask of me, and I will make the nations
  your inheritance, the ends of the earth your
  possession.
• In vs 5 he quotes Ps 27
• I will proclaim the decree of the LORD He said
  to me, "You are my Son today I have become your
  Father.

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Jesus is the appointed heir of all things

• Jesus is the beloved son the heir of all things.
  What would all things include
• Jn 1615- All that the Father has!
• Jn 526-29- The authority to raise the dead
• Mt 2818- The authority of heaven and earth
• This is still the authority that Christ has now
  Act 236 1036 Eph 120-22 1 Peter 322 Rev
  15

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Jesus is through whom He made the universe

• Not only heir but also Creator
• John 13, Through him all things were made
  without him nothing was made that has been made.
  
• Col 116, For by him all things were created
  things in heaven and on earth, visible and
  invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or
  authorities all things were created by him and
  for him.
• All things created by Him (creator)
• All things created for him (rightful heir)

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Jesus is the radiance of God's glory

• Brightness of Gods glory
• John 114, The Word became flesh and made his
  dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the
  glory of the One and Only, who came from the
  Father, full of grace and truth.
• When we see Jesus we see an extension of the
  glory of God.

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Jesus is exact representation of His being

• Col 29, For in Christ all the fullness of the
  Deity lives in bodily form,
• Therefore Jesus could say
• To Thomas If you really knew me, you would
  know my Father as well. From now on, you do know
  him and have seen him.
• To Philip Anyone who has seen me has seen the
  Father.

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Jesus is sustaining all things by His powerful
word

• Not only Creator but sustainer of the universe
• Col 117, He is before all things, and in him
  all things hold together.
• The great power of His Word
• We must listen to Jesus
• Luke 646, Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and
  do not do what I say?

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Jesus has provided purification for sins

• He died on the cross for our sins
• Jesus is our redeemer
• Heb 217, that he might make atonement for the
  sins of the people.
• Heb 926, 28, Then Christ would have had to
  suffer many times since the creation of the
  world. But now he has appeared once for all at
  the end of the ages to do away with sin by the
  sacrifice of himself so Christ was sacrificed
  once to take away the sins of many people

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Jesus has also he sat down at the right hand of
the Majesty in heaven

• He ascended to heaven, Eph 120 1Pet 322
• The right hand is a place of honor
• This is where Jesus now reigns
• Eph 121-22 I Pet 322 Heb 1012-13 1 Cor
  1525-26 Ps 1101-2 Rev 15 1714

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Conclusion

• Vs 3 continues into vs 4, but were going to stop
  here
• God is clearly a God who speaks
• He makes His will known to us
• He now speaks through His Son, Who is
• Heir of all things
• The Creator
• The radiance of Gods glory, the express image of
  His person
• Our Sustainer, Redeemer and King!

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• How can one turn their back on Jesus?
• Matt 175, While he was still speaking, a bright
  cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud
  said, This is my Son, whom I love with him I am
  well pleased. Listen to him!
• Are you heeding the words of the Beloved Son,
  Gods Perfect Spokesman?