Hebrews 1:2a

"Hath in these last days (that is the period of Christ's first advent. Those were the last days according to all the Old Testament prophecies) spoken unto us by his Son, (remember there is no "his" in the original as we spoke of in the previous lesson. So it should read, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by) Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,..."


Now just stop for a moment. I think we're all guilty of just reading so fast, that we don't read. What does it mean to be appointed heir? Well, they get everything. You know we like to read of the heir of some wealthy corporation, or the Vanderbilt family, or the Rockefeller's and we'll read of their great wealth, and it always says, "They're the heir of so and so fortune." So we're well acquainted to what it is to be an heir, but you see the Triune God again, the Father, Son, and the Spirit, have in unison made the Son the Heir of everything. Now let's go back to the Book of Philippians chapter 2, and this again says it all in a different light than even Hebrews.


I'm going to keep stressing that Hebrews is written with the idea of showing the Jewish people that Jesus of Nazareth was not just a martyr. He was not just a prophet, but rather He was God the Son! He was the Creator of everything. So here in Philippians chapter 2, Paul, I think covers the whole realm of Christ's coming and what He accomplished. Verse 5:


Philippians 2:5

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6. Who, being in the form of God,..." Remember what the Scripture says in John 1:1?


John 1:1

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." So this same Jesus, the Word in John 1:2, the Christ:


Philippians 2:6-7

"Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery (or it wasn't anything that He was doing that wasn't appropriate) to be equal with God: 7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, (or a bond slave is a better term) and was made in the likeness of men:" He was made in the likeness of men as he was born of the virgin Mary, but always remember He was still God. We're going to be showing that as we go further in Hebrews.