Daily Word

Today we begin in the book of Hebrews. The prologue introduces the two time periods in God’s speaking to His people: “Long ago” and “these last days.” The Son’s coming marks our time period as the “latter days” of salvation promised through the prophets. The piecemeal character of prophetic revelation showed its incompleteness (“at many times), just as the repetition of animal sacrifices showed that they could not remove guilt. “In many ways” included visions, dreams, and dark sayings. “God Spoke is an important theme throughout Hebrews to be watchful for. “His Son” this revelation is qualitatively superior to that given through the prophets. Moses, the greatest prophet, was only a servant in God’s house; Christ is “over God’s house as Son.” The Son speaks, as the prophets did, but speaks as the Son whose revelation is final. The Son’s supremacy will be displayed at the end of history, for “all things were created…for Him” (heir of all things). He is the first born, the preeminent heir, whose enemies will be put under His feet. As God’s adopted sons through Jesus, we to are heirs. The son’s supremacy was displayed at the dawn of history, for “by him all things were created” (through whom…He created the world). The Greek word rendered “world” is lit. “ages” also “universe” in highlighting the successive periods of history in the created order. Later in Verses 10-12 quote Ps. 102:25-27 as testimony to the Son’s role in creation and His eternal preeminence, in contrast to the created universe. Re-read those first two verses and meditate on the fact that God has been speaking to us for a very long time. Do you hear Him today speaking to you through His son Jesus the Christ?