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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 3 * PART 3 * BOOK 46
Hebrews 2:3


Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, (that is by the Son, the One we’re emphasizing here in these first two chapters) and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him:" Now I guess the best place to start is, "What do we mean by this Salvation which was first spoken by the Lord Himself?" So turn back to Matthew, and we’ll go into His earthy ministry again, because I think if anything else I’ve stressed in my years of teaching, and I think most of you and our listening audience out in television land are beginning to understand, is that the Bible is a progressive revelation.
Matthew 9:35a "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues,…" How many times have you heard me say it, and I’ll keeping saying it as long as the Lord gives me breath, "When Jesus made His appearance to the Nation of Israel, everything He said and taught was directed to the Nation of Israel and He was under the Law." And all I ask people to do is just stop and think, did He ever one time tell the disciples or his followers to quit Temple worship.
Well let’s go all the way back to Genesis, even though I’m sure Paul is making the original reference to the Lord’s earthly ministry there in Hebrews 2:3, but yet I think we can take the opportunity to go all the way back to when it all began in Genesis chapter 3, where we have the first prophetic utterance concerning the coming of a Redeemer and Saviour for the whole human race.
So that’s where we struck Satan his death blow at the cross, but Satan got in his lick by making Christ suffer) and thou shall bruise his heel." Now then the next great event in human history that leads to the coming of our great Salvation is the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis chapter 12.
So Jesus in verse 35: Matthew 9:35 "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, (according to the Law) and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, (which had been promised all the way since Genesis chapter 12.
"How shall we escape if we neglect so great a Salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord." Do you see where I’m coming from? Alright then, how did the Lord come? By virtue of the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and the prophets - and now here He is, and makes His appearance.
Alright, but we’re not there yet in Christ’s earthly ministry, He’s still in the Kingdom economy, so come back to Matthew chapter 4, and let’s just drop in at verse 17.
She saith unto him, Yea Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world." Now isn’t that obvious? This is all the Gospel now that began with the coming of Christ to the Nation of Israel in fulfillment of all those Old Testament prophecies, but now this was their Gospel, and that’s what they had to believe.
You know them, and I don’t have to read them, but then come down to verse 5: Matthew 10:5a "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,…" Now when I read this verse to my classes, I always stop to make the point, He doesn’t suggest and say, "Well, maybe you’ll have a little better result if you do this." No He commanded them, and He’s the Lord of glory, He’s the Creator, He’s the God of this universe, and He had every right in the world to command them, and look what He tells them.
Now verse 1 of Genesis chapter 12, and remember this is half way between Adam and Christ’s first advent: Genesis 12:1 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: (which of course will be the land of Canaan.) 2.