Hebrews Part 5

HEBREWS PART 5

Hebrews 2:1-18

1. INTRODUCTION

II. GOD’S FINAL WORD IN HIS SON 1:1-10:18

A. The Appointed Heir of All Things - 1:1-3

B. The Son is Superior to Angels - 1:4-2:18

1. His Deity: The Proof from the Scriptures - 1:4-14

2. The First Warning -The Danger of Drifting - 2:1-4

a. Pay closer attention, don’t drift away (v1)

b. The word spoken through angels proved reliable (v2)

c. You can’t escape judgment if you neglect salvation (v3a)

d. The gospel was declared by the Son to the Apostles (v3b)

e. Authenticated by God, the Holy Spirit, signs, wonders (v4)

3. His Humanity: Proof from His Sovereignty -2:5-9

(a) The sovereignty was promised to man, not to angels

(b) Man’s sovereignty and right to rule was lost

(c) Jesus won back this sovereignty for man

(d) Jesus will rule sovereignly in the Messianic Kingdom (e) This was never promised to angels

(f) He is superior to angels

4. Proof from His Salvation - 2:10-18

a. To Bring Many Sons to Glory - 2:10-13

1. God perfected Jesus by means of suffering (v10)

2.The Sanctifier and the sanctified can call Father (v11)

3. “I will proclaim Your name to My brethren” (v12)

4. “I will put My trust in Him” (v13a)

5. “I and the children whom God has given Me” (v13b)

b. To Render the Devil Powerless (v14)

c. To Free the Believer (v15)

d. To Help Man (vss 16-18)

1. He gives help to the descendant of Abraham (v16)

2. He was made like His brethren in all things (v17)

3. He sympathizes with man in sufferings (v18)