Hebrews 1:1-2 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, (2) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds"
Except for the four hundred years between the Old Testament and the New
Testament, God has always spoken to His people. He even spoke creation into
existence. "Let there be light."
He spoke to Adam: "The day you eat of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil, thou shalt die."
He spoke to Cain: "the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from
the ground." (Genesis 4:10)
He spoke to Noah in giving the instructions for building the ark. He spoke to
Abraham when He called him out of the land of the Ur of Chaldees. He spoke to
Moses: "I AM THAT I AM." Throughout the Old Testament, God spoke to
us by and through the prophets. He spoke to and through David, Solomon, Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel and other prophets.
But, in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. We just finished the
study of the book of John. He concluded that book by saying, "And there
are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be
written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the
books that should be written. Amen." (John 21:25) It would seem logical to
think this would include His words spoken also.
We are not privy to every word spoken by our Lord; but, we have been given all
that we need in order to live a life honoring our Father in heaven. "For
whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we
through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." (Romans
15:4)
May the Lord bless His Holy Word into our hearts as we study this wonderful
book of Hebrews. As we travel through this book, we will see what the Lord
Jesus has to say to us as He compares and contrasts law and grace. We will
rejoice as we are confirmed by this book to be under the unconditional
sovereign grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.