The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 1:1-4, “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.

3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.”

The author of Hebrews is clearly unknown. Scholars, however, like Eusebius, Campbell Morgan, and C. I. Schofield (to name but a few) lean, however, to the Apostle Paul as the author. The emphasis of the epistle is that the LORD Jesus Christ is greater than the prophets (1:1-3), greater than the angels (1:4-2:18), greater than Moses (3:1-19), or Joshua (4:1-13), or Aaron (4:14-10:18).

“Owing to bitter persecution, the Jewish Christians were beginning to think they had lost everything by embracing the cause of Christ. They had begun to undervalue Christian privileges and were becoming absorbed with their own sufferings. Without question, they were in a backsliding condition.

The clear message for those people is that inasmuch as Jesus Christ lived and died and arose again for them, they should live and work heartily for Him. Is not the same true for us?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

Gene

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom