Jesus: God's final word – Hebrews E1
Download MP3Who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews? What did they want their readers to understand about Jesus?
Welcome to series five of The Rooted Podcast in which we'll be looking at the Letter to the Hebrews. In this episode, we give a quick overview by considering what we can know about the author, audience and context of the letter, before diving into chapter one. We discuss the supremacy of Christ as God’s Son, appointed as heir of all things; the cosmic nature of his role in creation; what it means for Jesus to be the exact representation of God; and his superiority over angelic beings.
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Welcome to series five of The Rooted Podcast in which we'll be looking at the Letter to the Hebrews. In this episode, we give a quick overview by considering what we can know about the author, audience and context of the letter, before diving into chapter one. We discuss the supremacy of Christ as God’s Son, appointed as heir of all things; the cosmic nature of his role in creation; what it means for Jesus to be the exact representation of God; and his superiority over angelic beings.
Timestamps
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:10) - An overview of Hebrews
- (01:50) - Who was Hebrews written to?
- (02:55) - Who wrote Hebrews?
- (05:19) - Hebrews 1: the superiority of Jesus
- (08:10) - Hebrews 1.1–4: God has now spoken through his Son
- (13:45) - How was Jesus involved in creation?
- (18:00) - What does it mean that Jesus is the radiance of God's glory?
- (24:45) - Jesus is better than the angels
- (27:00) - Are we preoccupied with angelic beings today?
- (29:20) - Focusing on lesser things draws us away from Jesus
- (30:40) - What God says about Jesus vs what he says about angels
- (32:35) - Personal reflections
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