The sun just below a long ridge of dark Judean hills at dawn, its light fanning up softly into a clear, pale sky.

The Book of

Hebrews 1

God spoke many times and in many ways. Now He has spoken His final word, and that word is a Person: His Son.

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Where we are

1–2The SonGod's final word, above the angelsChapter 1
3–4:13Enter His restGreater than Moses; today, hear Him
4:14–7Our high priestTempted like us, a priest forever
8–10:18A new covenantOne sacrifice, once for all
10:19–13Run by faithHold on; fix your eyes on Jesus

The Supremacy of the Son

On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

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The writer of Hebrews

Hebrews 1:3

So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

Reflect

God has spoken

God is a God who speaks, and “in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son.” He has not left us guessing what He is like: the Son is “the exact representation of His nature.” When you want to know God, where do you usually look? What would change if you looked first and longest at Jesus?

Seven Scriptures about the Son

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Seven passages from the Old Testament, and in every one God is speaking. He calls the Son His Son and heir, God on an everlasting throne, the Creator who remains, and the King at His right hand. The angels worship the Son and serve as God’s swift messengers. So the writer asks: “to which of the angels did God ever say” any of this?

For to which of the angels did God ever say:

“You are My Son;

today I have become Your Father”?

Or again:

“I will be His Father,

and He will be My Son”?

And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says:

“Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

Hebrews 1:6

Now about the angels He says:

“He makes His angels winds,

His servants flames of fire.”

But about the Son He says:

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever,

and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness

and hated wickedness;

therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever

Hebrews 1:8

Question

Quick question

In verse 8 God the Father speaks to the Son in the words of Psalm 45.

What does God call the Son in verse 8?

A worn, faded wool cloak rolled up on a boulder in the foreground; ancient mountains and a vast dawn sky beyond.

And:

“In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

They will perish, but You remain;

they will all wear out like a garment.

You will roll them up like a robe;

like a garment they will be changed;

but You remain the same,

and Your years will never end.”

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Yet to which of the angels did God ever say:

“Sit at My right hand

until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Pray

You remain

Worship the Son who is “the radiance of God’s glory.” Thank Him that He “provided purification for sins” and now reigns at the Father’s right hand. Bring Him whatever feels worn out or changing in your life today, and rest in His promise: “You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

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A verse to carry with you

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Hebrews 1:3

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