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# Hebrews 1
## 1:1-4
### How did God change the way he spoke to people?
[1:1, 1:2]
The author wrote about God and the things God wanted to do as if God was speaking to mankind. Normally, people cannot see or hear God. They could only see God when Jesus came to the earth. However, God sometimes sent messages to prophets using visions, dreams, spoken prophecies, written prophecies, and in many other ways. The prophets told people the things God wanted them to know. However, people did not completely understand when the prophets told them these messages from God.
Therefore, God changed the way he spoke to people by sending his son, Jesus. God came to earth as the man Jesus. He came to tell all people clearly and completely who God is and the things that God wanted them to do. People can now know more about God because of what Jesus said and did. He walked and talked the way other people do. He spoke truth about God in ways that people could understand. He did miracles and healed many people. This showed people that he cared about them.
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See: [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md); [Vision](../articles/vision.md); [Miracle](../articles/miracle.md); [Son of God](../articles/sonofgod.md)
### What are the last days?
[1:2]
See: [Last Days](../articles/lastdays.md)
### How did the author explain why Jesus could speak for God to mankind?
[1:2, 1:3, 1:4]
The author wrote about seven things that showed people that Jesus is the Son of God. This means Jesus could speak for God because he is God. The seven things are:
1. God appointed Jesus heir of all things (See: Psalm 2:7-8). This means that in the end, he will possess and rule the whole world without anyone fighting against him.
1. Jesus created the universe. (See: John 1:3 and Colossians 1:16)
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See: [Son of God](../articles/sonofgod.md); [Jesus is God)](../articles/jesusisgod.md); [Clean and Unclean](../articles/cleanunclean.md); [Kingdom of God](../articles/kingdomofgod.md); [Inherit (Inheritance, Heir)](../articles/inherit.md)
### How did the author say that Jesus can speak for God?
[1:1, 1:4]
The author wrote that Jesus could speak for God. He did this by comparing Jesus to others who spoke for God in the past. He could also speak for God because he is God.
### How did the author begin to compare Jesus to others?
[1:4]
The author used the word “better”(κρείττων/g2909) many times in this book to compare Jesus to other people. The author said Jesus is better than all other people or creatures. In verses 1-2, the author wanted to say that Jesus was better than any ancestor of the Jews or any prophet. In the rest of Hebrews 1 and 2, the author explained how Jesus is better than the angels.
See: [Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs)](../articles/ancestor.md); [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md); [Angel](../articles/angel.md)
## 1:5-14
### How is Jesus better than angels?
[1:5, 1:6, 1:7]
God sent angels to give messages to people. The author talked about five things that proved Jesus is better than angels.
1. Jesus is better than the angels because God says Jesus is his Son. The author wanted to say that God never called any angels his son. However, many times in Hebrews, the author wrote about Jesus, the son of God. In verse 5, the author asked, “When did God ever say angels were God’s sons?” (See: Psalm 2:7 and 2 Samuel 7:14). This question expects an answer of “not one angel.” The author expected that people reading to know these Scripture verses and understand that he wanted to say that God had never done this.
1. The author wrote that God was talking about Jesus when he said, “Let all the angels of God worship Him” (see: Deuteronomy 32:43). Jesus is God and deserves to be worshipped. The angels do not deserve to be worshipped. Therefore, Jesus is better than the angels. The lesser being worships the greater one. The angels worship the Son. Therefore, Jesus is greater than angels.