In the Old Testament we have seen the first creation and its development (Genesis). In the New Testament we learn that the first creation failed completely and is set aside, and a new creation replaces it. (Romans). In Exodus we learned of redemption by the blood of a lamb, and, of God’s first family, the Israelites, coming out of Egypt into the wilderness. God wanted to live with this first family, so He told them to build Him a tabernacle where He could meet those redeemed people. But everything failed. They even crucified the Person Who was going to bring to pass everything God had promised. So God has made an entirely new creation. This time it is heavenly and can never fail. In Romans we read of the beginnings, the foundation of God’s heavenly family, the believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. And now we are going to learn the real purpose of our being redeemed — so that God may have a worshipping people.
The book of Hebrews teaches us how we can approach God. Though written to believing Jews (Heb. 3:1) it is for all believers. We’ll read about angels, prophets, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, Melchisedec, covenants, promises, sacrifices, but in Christ Jesus the believer has a better sacrifice, a better covenant, and better promises, that which is eternal and heavenly. “Worship” was the key to Leviticus and “access to God” is the key to the book of Hebrews 10:19-22. (Read also Col. 1:12).
V.1-2 In the Old Testament, God spoke to His people by servants and prophets such as David, Samuel, Isaiah and others. But now, God Himself is speaking to us, for the Lord Jesus is the Son of God. He is also the “heir of all things” and by Him the worlds were made, the sun, moon, stars; all that we can see and much more (John 1:3; Col. 1:16).
V.3 The glory of our blessed Savior. Who He is what He has done, and where He is now. We owe our life and breath to Him. He, by Himself purged or washed away our sins and now sits on the right hand of the majesty on high.
V.4-8 The Lord Jesus is superior to angels. We shall find quite a lot of this “comparing” in Hebrews, the words “better” or “much better” as in verse 4.
V.6 Angels are told to worship the Lord Jesus for He is God.
V.8-12 We are not to worship angels. These same words were written by a man who lived a thousand years before the Lord Jesus (Read Psa. 45:6-7). How did king David know to write almost the same words about this glorious Man Who was to come 1,000 years later.
V.13 No angel was ever told to sit at the right hand of God.
V.14 Angels are God’s servants to take care physically of the believers today.