Hebrews · 14 verses
Hebrews 1
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The heavens are the work of God’s hands, yet they are eventually rolled up like a robe.
The Son above the angelsvv. 1–4
God once spoke through the prophets in many different ways, but in these last days He has spoken by His Son. The Son is heir of all things, maker of the universe, radiance of God’s glory, exact representation of His nature, and the one who upholds all things by His powerful word. After providing purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; the angels, for all their grandeur, are left distinctly below Him.
Garments, fire, and a footstoolvv. 5–14
The chapter now conducts a brisk comparison between the Son and the angels, asking which angel ever received the words spoken to the Son. Angels are winds and flames of fire; the Son has an enduring throne, a kingdom ruled by justice, and years that never end. Even the earth and heavens, those grand works of God’s hands, will wear out like clothing, be rolled up like a robe, and be changed. The angels’ final appearance is wonderfully practical: ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation.
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Heb 1:1On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Heb 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
Heb 1:3The 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.
Heb 1:4So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
Heb 1:5For 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”?
Heb 1:6And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
Heb 1:7Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
Heb 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Heb 1:9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
Heb 1:10And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Heb 1:11They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
Heb 1:12You 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.”
Heb 1:13Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
Heb 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
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- 8Psalms 45:6–7Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- 3Colossians 1:15–17The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- 5Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- 7Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
- 12 Peter 1:20–21Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
- 5Acts 13:33He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- 10Psalms 102:25–27In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- 3Revelation 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
- 9Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- 5Hebrews 5:5So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
- 2John 1:3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
- 14Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- 21 Corinthians 8:6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
- 13Psalms 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- 2Colossians 1:16–18For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- 14Psalms 103:20–21Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
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