Sunday, June 20, 2010

Hebrews 1:7-9 Jesus saves better than angels

Hebrews 1:7-9 7Of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire." 8But of the Son he says,"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."

Observation/Interpretation:
  • Jesus is better than angels because He is more permanent than they are.
  • Angels are temporary compared to winds and fire, but Jesus (aka God) is forever and ever.
  • Jesus is God by the way. Yup that's right God is Triune. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all God and are distinct persons at the same time. Yup its also a mystery. I kind of like this mystery frankly b/c it means God is more than I can completely grasp. Which is a good quality of a real God. If I could grasp Him completely then I might as well be God.
  • Jesus' kingdom is ruled in righteousness. Not like kings on earth where we know they have all used some amount of 'greasing the palms' to get into power.
  • Jesus is in heaven and accepted by God b/c He hates wickedness and loved righteousness. He alone was able to completely represent man and still be deity. Thereby offering up a perfect representative sacrifice for us.
  • Note too that God & Jesus hate wickedness. This means that those who do wickedness are included in that hate. Later on in Hebrews we'll see that its a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
  • Jesus is more highly anointed than His companions b/c He alone is perfectly righteous.
Applications:
  • I must worship Jesus and not angels
  • I must trust in Jesus b/c He lasts forever unlike other things/people
  • I want to be like Jesus and hate wickedness in my life, and love righteousness instead
  • I want to share how great Jesus is with others b/c I want them to know of their danger, and know that God has a solution for them
Just as P.S. I want to point out that its people's individual sins that they have knowingly committed as an affront to God that He is angry with. Its not just the general sin of humanity. But it is everyone's individual treasonous rebellion that has earned His hatred.

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