Hebrews 2:8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.Man’s original destiny on the earth to rule over all things well was thwarted by Adam’s sin (Gen. 3). Since then, neither mankind nor the earth itself has been the same. Man forfeited his kingdom an...  Read More

Hebrews 2:5-8a For [God] did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking. 6 But one has testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that You remember him? Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him? 7 You have made him for a little while lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And have appointed him over the works of Your hands; 8 You...  Read More

Hebrews 2:5 For [God] did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking.           On the sixth day of God’s creation, He created humanity in His image (Gen. 1:26-27). After blessing them and telling them to multiply, God put all things on earth under their care, giving man dominion over His creation (vv. 28-30). Not longer after, however, man rebelled against God and t...  Read More

Hebrews 2:1 We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.Jesus made it very clear that those who come to Him in faith will never be cast out (John 6:37, 39). Christ’s sheep (those who trust in Him) hear His voice, and no one will snatch them out of His hands (John 10:28). They are secure in their faith with the full assurance that they belong to Him...  Read More

Hebrews 2:3b-4 After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard, 4 God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.The “it” in v. 3 is the “so great a salvation” previously referred to by the author of Hebrews. This gospel, as it otherwise known, was “at first spok...  Read More

Hebrews 2:3-4 …how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard, 4 God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.Now since the Son of God is superior to angels (1:5-14), then the word the Son declared is supe...  Read More

Hebrews 2:2-3a If the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?The Law, summarized in the Commandments (Exod. 20:1-17) given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai circa 1446 BC, was mediated and ordained by angels. Though not stated in Exodus 20, Psalm 68:17 speaks of chariots m...  Read More

Hebrews 2:1 For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.All doctrinal teaching demands a response. There is no purpose in teaching biblical doctrine unless there is a life application to draw from such information. So, after a clear exposition in the first chapter of Hebrews regarding the superiority of Christ over all things to inc...  Read More

Hebrews 1:10-14 “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 sai...  Read More

Hebrews 1:7-9 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.”Though superior in name and ...  Read More

Hebrews 1:6 And when [God] again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”            The superiority of Jesus over everything and everyone means that He cannot be put on the same level as angels. Whereas angels are mere messengers of God, Jesus is the Son of God, superior to angels in His majesty, for He alone is to be worshiped. Using the LXX (Sep...  Read More

Hebrews 1:5 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”?Jews believed in the power of a name. For example, Michael means “who is like God”; Daniel means “mighty man of God”; and Nathaniel means “given by God.” The very name “Jesus” (Heb. Yeshua; Eng. Joshua) means “Yahweh saves.” Further...  Read More