JESUS, OUR GREAT SALVATION
Hebrews 1:1 – 2:18
Key Verse 2:1
* Jesus’ Superiority over Prophets and Angels (1:1-14)
How had God led his redemptive work? (1,2) What does the author tell about the Son? (2,3; Col 1:15,16) What does it mean that Christ is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his being? (Jn 1:13,14; 14:9) Find out how Jesus sustains all things and how he had provided purification for sins. (3; 2:5-18)
What does verse 4 tell about Christ’s superiority over the angels? (4; Eph 1:20-22; Phil 2:9-11) How does the author demonstrate Christ’s superiority through the quotations from OT? (5-14) What do verses 8-9 say about the nature of Christ’s lordship? What does Christ’s superiority over prophets and angels mean?
* Jesus, A Merciful And Faithful High Priest (2:1-18)
Which warnings does the author give the Jewish Christans? Why must we pay the most careful attention to the message of God’s word of “so great a salvation”? (1-4) What does “drift away” mean? How was “this salvation” fulfilled through the son of man? (5-10) What does it mean that Jesus is the pioneer of our salvation?
Why is not Jesus ashamed to call us his brothers and sisters? (11-13; Gal 3:7) For what purpose did Jesus share in our humanity and suffer death? (14-18) What does it mean “Jesus became a merciful and faithful high priest” to you? (17) What do we learn from Jesus about his humility, suffering, and death?