Heb 1:1-3 Jesus Christ, God's Perfect Spokesman

An episode of the Dr. Vincent Valentyn talks about life, the church, the kingdom of God, and leadership. podcast, hosted by Dr Vincent G Valentyn, titled "Heb 1:1-3 Jesus Christ, God's Perfect Spokesman " was published on May 2, 2022 and runs 73 minutes.

May 2, 2022 ·73m · Dr. Vincent Valentyn talks about life, the church, the kingdom of God, and leadership.

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Summary

Heb. 1:1-3 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.  When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high Introduction: 1. In our introduction last week, we saw how "The Epistle To The Hebrews" is unique in its construct, authorship and intend. a. Firstly, there is no mention of the author's name, nor the recipients b. Rather, it starts like an "essay" (first 3 verses in chapter 1) 2. We also noted that the purpose of the epistle is: a. To encourage Jewish Christians to remain steadfast in their faith b. To demonstrate the superiority and supremacy of Christ and the New Covenant over that of the old. 3. That superiority is demonstrated through several contrasts... a. The very first contrast begins in these first 3 verses in which Jesus is contrasted with the prophets of the Old Testament

Episode Description

Heb. 1:1-3 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

Introduction:

1. In our introduction last week, we saw how "The Epistle To The Hebrews" is unique in its construct, authorship and intend.

a. Firstly, there is no mention of the author's name, nor the recipients

b. Rather, it starts like an "essay" (first 3 verses in chapter 1)

2. We also noted that the purpose of the epistle is:

a. To encourage Jewish Christians to remain steadfast in their faith

b. To demonstrate the superiority and supremacy of Christ and the New Covenant over that of the old.

3. That superiority is demonstrated through several contrasts...

a. The very first contrast begins in these first 3 verses in which Jesus is contrasted with the prophets of the Old Testament