Oh, My God - Hebrews 1:1-4

The main object of Hebrews is an exhortation to remain faithful and avoid apostasy. This is done by casting off any weight of entangling sin and fixing you eyes upon Jesus, who initiated our faith. He empowers us to run the race until the day of our souls’ perfected transformation in eternity (cf. Hebrews 12:1-3). Yet how could Jesus measure up to the majesty and power of God’s angelic servants, how could even He compete with the likes of Moses, God’s great human servant of the Old Testament law and covenant? After all, Jesus, though an incredible teacher, was a simple carpenter and his ministers were but simple fisherman. How could the few but simple rites taught by Jesus compare to worship in the splendor of the Temple with all its pageantry, music, and ritual? The first four chapters of the book address these questions and exhort the reader to turn from the apostasy to which they lead.