the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Hebrews 1:1-14
The author of the epistle to the Hebrews is probably the apostle Paul. But he does not name himself in order to leave everything open for the Lord Jesus, the great "Apostle . . . of our profession" (Hebrews 3:1). Having spoken by means of so many different agents, God finally spoke to Israel and to mankind directly through His own Son (Mark 12:6 . . .). He is "the Word", the full, final revelation of God. To give us a better idea of Him, He teaches us who this Son is: the heir of all things, the Creator of the worlds, the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, the One who upholds all things (John 1:1; John 1:18). But the One who made the worlds also made purification for sins! In order to create, it was sufficient for Him to speak, but for the work of salvation He had to pay the supreme price: His own life.
A succession of quotations from the Messianic Psalms 2:1-12; Psalms 45:1-17; Psalms 102:1-28; Psalms 110:1-7 . . . establish the exaltation and supremacy of the Son of God. The angels are created beings, the Lord Jesus is the Creator; they are servants, He is the Lord. The angels, in an invisible way, serve on our behalf; the Lord Jesus alone has accomplished the purification of sins, mine and yours. And what He is incomparably enhances the value of what He has done.
