2:11 For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

In talking about the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified, the writer… Continue reading →

2:10. For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Those who serve as officers in the armed… Continue reading →

2:5 For he didn’t subject the world to come, of which we speak, to angels.

Having completed his detour into the consequences of neglecting the truths which he is teaching, the writer now returns to his previous argument, that in… Continue reading →

2:2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty

Many people in the first century believed that the Law had been given through the intermediary of angels. However, Scripture makes… Continue reading →

2:1 Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.

Long ago when I was in Bible College, one of our lecturers was fond of saying, “If you find a “therefore”,… Continue reading →

1:13 But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”

The writer continues to pile up the arguments for Christ’s superiority over the… Continue reading →

1:10 And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.

This and the next two verses are a quotation from Psalm 102:25-27. This whole Psalm is a prayer to… Continue reading →

1:7 Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire.”

Having established that Christ is the exact representation of the Father, that He is the co-creator and co-sustainer of the universe, and… Continue reading →

1:6 When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”

Jesus is referred to as the “first begotten” of God. This is distinct from John 3:16, where He… Continue reading →

1:4 having become as much better than the angels as the more excellent name he has inherited is better theirs.

This verse begins the writer’s argument as to the superiority of Christ over the angels. This is very important, for… Continue reading →