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Christ is a Better Messenger

Discover the superiority of Christ over angels and Moses in the Book of Hebrews, as the Son of God and Son of Man, with unique insights into his divine authority and role in salvation. Find blessings in adopting God's family and heeding Jesus' message.

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Christ is a Better Messenger

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  1. Christ is a Better Messenger Lessons from Hebrews

  2. Introduction • Jesus Christ is God’s spokesman for today. When angels spoke, their message was unalterable (Heb. 2:2). • Moses received the binding ordinances on Sinai (Heb. 10:28). • However, Christ is better than the angels, better than Moses, better than all others who came before (John 1:17; Heb. 1:1-4).

  3. Introduction • The Greek word kreittōn, translated “better,” occurs a total of nineteen times in the NT – thirteen of which are found in the letter to the Hebrews. • BDAG say it “(1) pertains to being of high status, more prominent, higher in rank, preferable, better; (2) pertains to having a relative advantage in value.” • Louw & Nida define it as: “(1) pertaining to being superior to something else in characteristics or function; (2) pertaining to having a higher status in comparison to something else.”

  4. Identification of the Son • The Son of God (Deity) • The Son of Man (Humanity)

  5. The Son of God • The title “Son of God” is used of relationship and character. • Jesus Christ is the very Son of God, the Only Begotten of the Father (Heb. 1:1-2, 5; 5:5). He is the manifestation of God in human form (John 1:1-3, 14).

  6. The Son of God • Jesus is a reflection of God’s glory, nature and power. • His accomplishments are unparalleled: He upholds all things by the word of His power; He made purification of sins; having completed his work, He is now seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high (Heb. 1:3-4).

  7. The Son of Man • The Hebrews writer uses the title, “Son of Man,” to communicate the Lord’s humanity (Heb. 2:5-9; cf. Ps. 8:3-8).

  8. The Son of Man • Jesus employed this expression to describe: • His kinship with mankind (Matt. 8:20; 11:19), • His divine authority (Matt. 9:6-8; 12:8), • His mission (Matt. 18:11; 20:28), • His rejection and agony (Mark 8:31; 9:31), • His temporal judgment upon Jerusalem (Matt. 24:27, 30), • and His final judgment of all mankind (Matt. 13:41-42; 25:31-32).

  9. Supremacy of the Son • Better than Angels • Better than Moses

  10. Better than Angels • Jesus is better than the angels – perfectly reflecting God’s nature, glory and power (Heb. 1:3-4). • As the Only Begotten of the Father, the Christ Child was worshipped by angels (Heb. 1:5-6; Luke 2:8-14).

  11. Better than Angels • Angels are God’s ministering servants, but the Son shares equality with the Father (Heb. 1:7-8, 14; Ps. 104:4). • Angels are powerful (Ps. 103:19-22), but Christ is more so (1 Cor. 8:5-6; Col. 1:16-17).

  12. Better than Angels • Certain angels sinned (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6), but Christ remained sinless (2 Cor. 5:20-21; 1 Pet. 2:21-25). • Both angels and Christ render service (Mark 10:45; Rev. 22:8-9), but He also commands (Matt. 28:18-20), angelic powers being subject unto him (1 Pet. 3:21-22).

  13. Better than Moses • Jesus is higher than Moses (Heb. 3:1-6). • Not a building, but the Builder; not a servant, but the Son – Christ is superior to the lawgiver of Mt. Sinai (Mark 9:2-8).

  14. Better than Moses • Because of his faithless transgression at Meribah, Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land (Num. 20:8-13, 23-24; 27:13-14; Deut. 3:23-29), and the mantle of leadership passed to Joshua (Num. 27:15-23; Deut. 31:23).

  15. Better than Moses • However, the sinless Son of God has gone before us into heaven. • He ever remains our Faithful Leader and Guide, Captain and Commander, Savior and Redeemer (Heb. 4:14-16; 7:26-28).

  16. Blessings & Duties of Sonship • Being adopted into God’s family, we share a precious relationship with the Father and the Son (Rom. 8:14-17; Gal. 4:4-7; Heb. 2:9-13). • Recognizing that Jesus is that prophet like unto Moses (Deut. 18:15-19; Acts 3:17-26), let us faithfully hear and heed His message (Heb. 2:1-4). • We must submit to the Father’s discipline, training and instruction (Heb. 12:4-11; cf. Eph. 6:4; 2 Tim. 3:16-17).

  17. Conclusion • Wisdom pleads, “My son, hear and heed the will of God” (Prov. 1:8; 1:10; 2:1-5; 3:1, 11-12)! • If you are outside of Christ, obey the gospel and enjoy the blessings of sonship; have faith in the Lord Jesus, and be baptized into Christ (Gal. 3:26-29).

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