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CHAPTER 1The Son is in the express image of the person of the Father—Christ is the Only Begotten Son and thus above the angels. |
God and the Godhead is where Paul begins. He teaches the relationship of the Father and the Son. He explains how the Son is the appointed Creator, our Mediating Lord and Redeemer. | |
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1 God, who aat sundry times and in
divers mannersa spake in time
past unto the bfathers by the
cprophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his aSon, whom he hath bappointed cheir of all things, by whom also he dmade the eworldsa;
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1a divers manners God has
always spoken to his servants the prophets. The diverse manners can be
briefly stated by a few examples. Some he sent messengers and angels to
visit. Others heard only the voice of the Lord. Some saw firery images
such as the burning bush and pilars of fire as they also heard his voice.
And still others, where their faith was sufficent, he did speak face to
face as one man speaketh to another.
2a spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds Paul understood well the nature of God and the relationship between the Father and the Son. Here he points out that Jesus Christ the Son was made heir of all things by the Father, Jesus or Jehovah being the Firstborn in the spirit and the Only Begotten in the flesh by God the Father. Thus in terms of this second estate he is the Only Begotten Son and heir we have to look to who is the way and heir of the Father's kingdom. Further Paul also so states that is was by the Son that the worlds, plural, were made, which is also the same testimony which John bore of him, that without him there was nothing made that was made (John 1:1-4). |
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GR in many locations and various ways [various times] b TG Family, Patriarchal c Amos 3:7; TG Prophets, Mission of 2a TG Godhead; TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship; TG Jesus Christ—Jehovah b TG Jesus Christ, Authority of Lev. 16:32; Ps. 2:2-3; Heb. 1:9 c Matt. 21:38 (33-46); TG Jesus Christ, Relationship with the Father d TG Jesus Christ, Creator; Moses 1:33 e TG Astronomy; TG Creation; TG God, Creator
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3 Who being the brightness of his
aglory, and the express image of his
bperson, and upholding all things by the word of his
cpowera, when he had
by himself dpurged our sins, sat down on the
eright hand of the fMajesty on high;
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent anamea than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my aSon, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a bFather, and he shall be to me a Son? |
3a the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power Here Paul gives the
reason by which Jesus did state that if you had seen him you had seen the
Father, and that is because Jesus as the Only Begotten Son of God the Father
in the Flesh was in the 'express image' of the Father. They look alike, the
Son mirrored the Father in his earthly appearance and form. It also sets
forth that God the Father is his own 'person'. And it also clarifies that
Jesus' performs his word by the power he had been given of the Father.
4aBeing made much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name Perhaps this ought to read 'better than the other angels, for we were all the spirit children of God the Father of Spirits, Jesus Christ being the Firstborn and heir. And other scripture may be given wherein Chirst is stated as an 'angel' of God. After all he is 'God among us' or 'from among us', Emmanuel. And being the Firstborn, he was the rightful heir to his Father's Kingdom and also he who had responsibility unto us his younger sibblings in the Spirit. Now that more excellent name which he received is the name of Jesus Christ, which was given to him of his Father in the preexistence as per its meaning and by his selection, that 'Jehovah Deliver' or 'Jehovah Redeemer' meaning that it is only through and by Jehovah that all are saved unto salvation and exaltation, even unto immortality; and there is no other name given by which men may be saved. |
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Angels b HEB the Adversary or Accuser (also v. 2); Ps. 109:6 c HEB accuse 2a Amos 4:11
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6 And again, when he bringeth in the
afirstbegotten into the world, he saith,
bAnd let all the angels of God cworship
him.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a aflame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy athrone, O God, is for bever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. |
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Jesus Christ, Firthborn b JST Heb. 1:6-7 ... And let all the angels of God worship him, who maketh his ministers as a flame of fire, And of the angels he saith, Angels are ministering spirits. c TG Worship 7a D&C 7:6 8a TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven c D&C 88:104
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9 Thou hast loved arighteousness,
and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee
with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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Angels b HEB the Adversary or Accuser (also v. 2); Ps. 109:6 c HEB accuse 2a Amos 4:11
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10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the
afoundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of
thine bhands:
11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall awax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. |
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Angels b HEB the Adversary or Accuser (also v. 2); Ps. 109:6 c HEB accuse 2a Amos 4:11
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13 But to which of the angels said
hea at any time,
Sit on my aright hand, until I make thine enemies thy
footstool?
14 Are they not all aministering bspirits, sent forth cto minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
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13a to which of the angels said he We all stood once in the presence of God our Father of our spirits. Our eldest brother was Jehovah who is the same as Jesus Christ. That the spirits of heaven are called as being 'angels' of God is quite understandable. Even Jehovah, the eldest Son was and could be so designated an angel of the Father. Psalms 110 records that THE LORD said unto David's Lord that which verse 13 refers to. What scriptural verse of inspiration of understanding David spoke from is lost in the Jewish text, but it is evident that the knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the Father and Son was once quite well to be understood. Jesus so references the Psalm in testimony to himself as recorded in Mark 12:36-37 and Luke 20:42-44. It is also repeated in the Acts of the Apostles 2:34-36. And so does Paul record it here in Hebrews chapter 1 verse 13. What has lost such pure and simple knowledge is the corruption of the Jews and the apostasy of the reminants of the early church which survive the pursecutions. |
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Ps. 110:1 14a D&C 7:6; TG Angels b Zech. 6:5 (4-8) c GR for service
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[15 For this is His work and
His glory, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
16 And thus all who are anointed and appointed to minister therein do but minister unto the children of the Father who are the heirs of His salvation. 17 Even the Son was made to be the Servant of all mankind in this great work, for it is He who provided man with the atonement and resurrection, openning the way through the veil into the Kingdom of God.] |
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Angels b HEB the Adversary or Accuser (also v. 2); Ps. 109:6 c HEB accuse 2a Amos 4:11
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