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Hebrews #1 - 1:1 to 2:4

The Book of Hebrews was written by an unknown author to a group of Christians who were in danger of falling away from their faith in the face of persecution. They were especially in danger of returning to Judaism as though it were more tangible and superior. In this letter, the author encourages them by pointing to the superiority of Jesus and challenges them to persevere. It is really a pastoral letter of encouragement with lots of theology thrown in.

In this series of sermons we will look at Hebrews 1-6 and probably pick up the next section next year.

Introduction

Imagine you didn’t know God and wanted to. How would you go about it? How would you know if you were successful?

1.      One of the key truths in Christianity is that we have a God who has made himself known to us – the doctrine of revelation.

Read Hebrews 1: 1-4.

a.       How has God made himself known?

b.      What does this method of revelation tell us about the sort of God that God is?

c.       List all the things in these verses that we learn about the Son.

(Much of what is said in these verses about the Son will be elaborated on in the rest of the book of Hebrews.)

2.      Verse 4 says that the son is superior to the angels. Angels had an important place in Judaism and many saw them as the ones through whom the law was given to Moses – see Acts 7:53 and Gal 3:19.

Read Heb 1: 5 –14 and find all the ways the Son is seen as superior to the angels in these verses. It might help to do this section by section.

a.       Hebrews 1: 5-6

b.      Hebrews 1: 7-12

c.       Hebrews 1: 13-14

d.   What are your conclusions about the Son from these verses?

(You’ll find the Old Testament verses quoted listed in the footnotes of your Bibles. The verses will appear a bit differently as the writer is quoting from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible – called the Septuagint.)

3.      The writer has given us all this information about the superiority of the Son to the angels for a very practical reason.

Read Hebrews 2: 1-4.

a.       What is the writer’s concern for his readers?

b.      Why is his concern for them so great?

4.      Think about this challenge for us -

a.       What are some of the signs that a person might be drifting away?

b.      What are some of the reasons why people might drift away?

c.       What dangers are there for you in this area of drifting?

d.      What have you found has helped you in the past or now in stopping the drift?

e.       Are there things in this section of Hebrews 1:1 – 2:4 that might help us not to drift?

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