The Bible Verse Hebrews 1: 4
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Hebrews 1: 4
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Loading ...Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
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1)The theme of the section Heb.1:5-2:18 is announced in this verse.In this section,it is shown that Jesus Christ is better than the angels.
2)It was the tradition that the Law was given to the people of Israel through the mediation of the angels.Read Acts 7:53;Gal.3:19.
3)We can find references in the o.T. & the N.T.for the ministry of the angels.Here are some of them.Dan.9:21;Matt.1:20;2:13;4:11;Luke 1:11,18,26;
22:43;Acts 12:7;27:23.
4)”Better”-(Gr.=kreisson)the key word of the Epistle is introduced for the first time here.It occurs 13 times in this Epistle.See Heb.1:4;6:9;7:7,19,
22;8:6(twice);9:23;10:34;11:16,35,40;12:24.
5)Jesus Christ is better than the angels because of the higher status He has
than the angels.
6)In Heb.1:5-14,it is shown that Jesus Christ is better than angels as Son of God.The writer used seven O.T. quotations to prove his point.Ps.2:7;
2 Sam.7:14;Deut.32:43;Ps.104:4;Ps.45:6,7;Ps.102:25-27&Ps.110:1.
7)In Phil.2:9-11,we can find the exalted position of Jesus Christ.He was given a name which is above every name.At the name of Jesus ,every knee has to bow;every tongue has to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.Read Is.45:23.