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God Has Spoken To Us Through Not a Prophet, But a Son

God, having spoken long-ago in-many-portions and in-many-ways to the fathers by the prophets, spoke to us at the last[a] of these days by a Son[b], Whom He appointed inheritor of all things, through Whom also He made the worlds[c],

The Son Sat Down At God’s Right Hand, Having Become Better Than Angels

...Who— being the radiance[d] of His glory and exact-representation[e] of His essence[f], and upholding all things by the word of [g] His power— having made purification of sins, sat-down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:2 Or, end.
  2. Hebrews 1:2 That is, one whose essential quality is that He is God’s Son (as in 3:6; 5:8; 7:28), not just a prophet.
  3. Hebrews 1:2 Or, ages. That is, the universe of time and space.
  4. Hebrews 1:3 Or, reflection.
  5. Hebrews 1:3 As the imprint matches the die, so Christ matches the very ‘essence’ of God.
  6. Hebrews 1:3 Or, substance, actual being, reality.
  7. Hebrews 1:3 That is, characterized by; His powerful word.

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