『ep. 14 - Hebrews 1:1-2 | Who Wrote Hebrews, Why It Matters, and What God Is Saying to You Right Now』のカバーアート

ep. 14 - Hebrews 1:1-2 | Who Wrote Hebrews, Why It Matters, and What God Is Saying to You Right Now

ep. 14 - Hebrews 1:1-2 | Who Wrote Hebrews, Why It Matters, and What God Is Saying to You Right Now

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A Study Through the Book of Hebrews | Episode 1 EPISODE OVERVIEW We are officially diving into the book of Hebrews together and y'all, I am so excited about this series. In this first episode we're laying the groundwork — who wrote Hebrews, who it was written to, when it was written, and why it matters for us today. Then we jump right into Hebrews 1:1-2 and start unpacking what it means that God has spoken to us through His Son. Whether you're knee deep in laundry or cooking dinner, pull up a chair — this one is for you. BACKGROUND: WHO WROTE THE BOOK OF HEBREWS? Here's the honest answer: we don't know — and we probably won't know until we get to heaven. The author never identified themselves in the text, which makes Hebrews unique among the New Testament letters. Traditionally, many people (myself included, up until recently) have assumed Paul wrote it. But scholars have found some interesting clues that complicate that assumption. According to commentary by Dr. Malcolm B. Yarnell III of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary: The author was a second-generation Christian — meaning he received the gospel from those who heard Jesus directly, not from Jesus Himself. Paul, on the other hand, claimed his gospel was revealed to him directly by the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:8; Galatians 1:12), which makes it unlikely Paul was the author.The author refers to Timothy as "our brother" (Hebrews 13:23) rather than "a true son in the faith" — which is how Paul consistently referred to Timothy (1 Timothy 1:2). Other possible authors scholars have suggested include Luke, Apollos, and Barnabas. At the end of the day, what matters most is that the early church accepted Hebrews as divinely inspired Word of God — and when you walk through it, you'll see why. WHO WAS IT WRITTEN TO? The recipients are addressed as "brethren" and "beloved" — language used for fellow believers in Christ. Scholars have proposed a few different theories about the specific audience: A breakaway house church that had separated from the main congregationFormer Jewish priests who had converted to Christianity and were considering returning to certain Jewish practices to avoid persecutionA mixed group of Jewish and Gentile Christians who all revered the Old Testament as Scripture WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN? The book was likely written between 64–68 AD — before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Here's why that timing matters: the destruction of the temple in 70 AD was something Jesus Himself had prophesied (Matthew 24), and it marked the definitive end of the old covenant system of sacrifices. The fact that Hebrews doesn't mention this event as having already happened suggests it was written before it occurred. This also lines up with the reign of Nero, who was actively persecuting the church during this period. THE PURPOSE OF HEBREWS Hebrews was written to anchor believers in sound doctrine so they wouldn't be tossed around by every wind of teaching. Specifically it addresses: Jesus is God — His deity, His nature, and why that changes everythingThe old covenant was not sufficient — it was always pointing to Jesus as its fulfillmentWhat it truly means to be a ChristianWhat biblical faith actually looks like — not a feeling, but a foundation THE PASSAGE Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world." UNPACKING THE PASSAGE "Long ago, at many times and in many ways..." For the original audience reading this in the mid-60s AD, long ago was literally long ago. God had spoken through the prophets for thousands of years — and then went silent for 400 years between Malachi and the birth of Jesus. No major or minor prophet. No national word from God to Israel. Just silence. And yet even in that silence, the prophets had already done their work. From the very first messianic prophecy in Genesis 3:15 — where God tells the serpent that the offspring of the woman will crush his head — all the way through Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, Daniel, and every prophet in between, God was painting a picture of the One who was coming. That's how the Jewish people knew to look for a Messiah at all. A few examples of how God spoke "at many times and in many ways": Daniel — prophesying to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, outside of Israel entirelyJonah — sent to Nineveh, where the people repented, put on sackcloth and ashes, and turned to God "But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son..." We've been living in the last days since Jesus ascended to heaven. This isn't a reference to a specific future moment — it's a reference to this entire age we're currently in, the age of the church, before Jesus returns. God is outside of time entirely. A day is like a thousand years to Him (2 Peter 3:8). So "these last days" really means this last age — and in it...
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