The Supremacy of God's Son

1 Long ago, at many times and ^(A)in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,

²⁰ knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. ²¹ For ^(A)no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God ^(B)as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

⁶ And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him ^(A)in a vision; I speak with him ^(B)in a dream. ⁷ Not so with ^(C)my servant Moses. ^(D)He is faithful in all my house. ⁸ With him I speak ^(E)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in ^(F)riddles, and he beholds ^(G)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation, ^(A)the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, ¹¹ inquiring ^(B)what person or time^{[a] (C)}the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating ^(D)when he predicted ^(E)the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. ^12 (F)It was revealed to them that ^(G)they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you ^(H)by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, ^(I)things into which angels long to look.

² And God spoke to Israel ^(A)in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” ³ Then he said, “I am God, ^(B)the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will ^(C)make you into a great nation. ⁴ I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also ^(D)bring you up again, and ^(E)Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.”

²⁷ And ^(A)beginning with ^(B)Moses and ^(C)all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

^30 (A)Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^(B)God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,

The Call of Abram

12 Now ^(A)the Lord said^[a] to Abram, “Go from your country^[b] and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. ^2 (B)And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. ^3 (C)I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and ^(D)in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”^[c]