Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

(Heb 2:1) “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”   The discourse and personal knowledge of sin before a holy God, eternal punishment, the sending of God’s Son including His death and resurrection, are not information upon a mountain of information. No, it is the most important knowledge one will ever be confronted with. It is not simply to be heeded, but to earnestly, dead seriously heeded into action.

(Heb 1:14) “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”  When a person is saved, they are indwelt, sealed, with the Spirit of God (Eph 1:13-14).  He, God the Spirit, is our protector. Personal supposition: Knowing who will be saved, an angel is assigned to watch over us until born an “heir of salvation”, so the text reads “…for them who SHALL BE heirs of salvation.” 

 (Heb 1:10) “ And, Thou, Lord,…hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (11)  They shall perish;…they all shall wax old… (12) And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”  Though the Second Person of the Godhead now has a physical body, it is no longer subject to sickness, corruption, and death. His body cannot die nor change: (Heb_13:8) “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” 

(Heb 1:13) “But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?”  This verse destroys the false doctrine of Jesus once being an angel who volunteered to become a man. This chapter teaches God became man, the Father still referring to Him as the Lord God. If He had been an angel, He would still be referred to as an angel. Becoming a man does not make an angel, God.

(Heb 1:10) “ And, Thou, Lord,…hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (11)  They shall perish;…they all shall wax old as doth a garment; (12) And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”  God the Father speaking to Jesus reveals the Son’ authority and power; the Lord shall fold them as easily as one folds a garment. As in the beginning the world was brought forth with a “Word”,  so in the end a “Word” is all that is needed.

(Heb 1:10) “And, Thou, Lord, …hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Heb 1:11) They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;”  Context: God is speaking directly to His Son. The world and all that is in it is physical. They shall end, but God the Son will have no end – “but Thou remainest”! The Maker, was made a physical body to participate, endure and enjoy life among the created. He than gave His life to save them. He arose a physical, eternal being, the Lord Jesus Christ. This world will end, but Christ and His redeemed will live forever!

(Heb 1:9) “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”  I find the phrase, “God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness”, interesting. Priests and Kings were anointed; and Jesus is both. “Oil of gladness”: He Who suffered as none other will have nothing but good – gladness – for here on out!

 (Heb 1:9) “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”  I find the phrase, “God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness”, interesting. Priests and Kings were anointed; and Jesus is both. “Oil of gladness”: He Who suffered as none other will have nothing but good – gladness – for here on out!

(Heb 1:9) “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.”  The evidence of the Lord Jesus’ love for righteousness is evidenced by not only the acceptance of Him as the Passover Lamb offering, but also of the very declaration: (Heb 4:15) “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” 

 (Heb 1:8) “But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.”   The “sceptre of righteousness” refers to the manner in which the Lord Jesus will rule. The term is reflected in these Words: (Deu 32:4) “He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He.”