The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Hebrews 1:10-12,
"In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end."
The writer of Hebrews quotes Psalm 102:25-27 here. He uses this passage as one of a number of things that God the Father has said about his Son.
The writer has already pointed out that the Father has spoken to mankind through his Son, Jesus Christ. We also read that Jesus Christ is heir of "all things", fitting and appropriate since Jesus was the one who created the universe (see John 1:3, Hebrews 1:2, 10) and maintains all things, Hebrews 1:2-3. Jesus Christ is also the "radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being", verse 3. The writer of Hebrews also speaks of the fulfillment of the grand work of Jesus Christ, providing for the "purification of sins" for all mankind, verse 3. Having accomplished that, he now sits "at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven", also verse 3.
Following his own observations of Jesus Christ, the writer quotes some of the things the Father has said about the Son. He first points out the supremacy Jesus Christ holds over the angels. Following that the writer speaks of what the Father has said about the nature of Jesus' kingdom: it will be enduring, lasting throughout eternity and it will be marked and ordered by "a scepter of justice", verse 8.
"In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end."
The writer of Hebrews quotes Psalm 102:25-27 here. He uses this passage as one of a number of things that God the Father has said about his Son.
The writer has already pointed out that the Father has spoken to mankind through his Son, Jesus Christ. We also read that Jesus Christ is heir of "all things", fitting and appropriate since Jesus was the one who created the universe (see John 1:3, Hebrews 1:2, 10) and maintains all things, Hebrews 1:2-3. Jesus Christ is also the "radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being", verse 3. The writer of Hebrews also speaks of the fulfillment of the grand work of Jesus Christ, providing for the "purification of sins" for all mankind, verse 3. Having accomplished that, he now sits "at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven", also verse 3.
Following his own observations of Jesus Christ, the writer quotes some of the things the Father has said about the Son. He first points out the supremacy Jesus Christ holds over the angels. Following that the writer speaks of what the Father has said about the nature of Jesus' kingdom: it will be enduring, lasting throughout eternity and it will be marked and ordered by "a scepter of justice", verse 8.
In the above passage, verses 10-12, we read what God the Father has to say about the enduring nature of the Son himself, by comparing the creation, which is temporal, to the Son, who is eternal. For me, this is quite comforting to know that the Son of God, to whom I belong, is both never changing and eternal - One whose years will never end!
I find this to be an incredible chapter about the person and work of our Savior, Jesus Christ!
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