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Christians still. Whatever of encouragement was written for Israel on the entrance into Canaan (Heb. 13:5), on the approach to the sanctuary (Heb. 13:6), in the prophetic delineation of the Messianic age (Heb. 12:12 f.), and in the words of the wise (Heb. 12:5 f.), was of force for the Hebrews in their crisis of trial and is of force for the Church in all time. Counsels of patience (Heb. 10:37 f.) and warnings of judgment (Heb. 10:27) from the Prophets and the Law are still addressed to those who are under a divine discipline. In one sense the revelation given through the Son is final and unchanging (Heb. 10:26), but its meaning is brought home to believers by a living voice, and we also must listen heedfully if haply the voice may sound in our ears ‘To-day’ with a fresh message for us (Heb. 3:7 & c.).

It is unnecessary to add any comments on this general summary of the lessons which are based upon the quotations in the Epistle. It amply justifies the conclusions which were drawn from a fuller examination of the quotations in the first two chapters (pp. 69 f.). It enables us to feel, as was said there, that the O. T. does not simply contain prophecies, but that it is one vast prophecy, in the record of national fortunes, in the ordinances of a national Law, in the expression of a national hope. Israel in its history, in its ritual, in its ideal, is a unique enigma among the peoples of the world, of which the Christ is the complete solution.

The different aspects of the Christ which have been distinguished above are traced in a wide range of quotations.


i. The Divine Sonship of the Christ. Ps. 2:7; Heb. 1:5; 5:5; 2 Sam. 7:14; Heb. 1:5; Deut. 32:43 (LXX): COMP . P S . 97:7; H EB . 1:6.

H IS WORK FOR MAN AND FOR G OD , AND H IS FINAL VICTORY . C OMP . H AB . 2:3 F .; H EB . 10:37.

II . T HE C HRIST THE S OVEREIGN OF THE D IVINE K INGDOM . P S . 45:6 F .; H EB . 1:8 F .

T HE K ING WITH H IS PEOPLE . C OMP . H EB . 12:28.

III . T HE C HRIST , THE REVELATION OF THE F ATHER ’ ( THE L ORD ). P S . 102:25 FF .; H EB . 1:10 FF .

T HE S ON THE C REATOR . C OMP . H EB . 1:2 (11:3).

IV . T HE C HRIST THE P RIEST -K ING OF HUMANITY . P S . 110:1; H EB . 1:13; 10:12 F .; P S . 110:4; H EB . 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11 FF .

T HE WORK OF THE C HRIST FOR THE WORLD . C OMP . H EB . 1:2 KLHRONOVMO " PAVNTWN .

V . T HE C HRIST THE S ON OF MAN : TRUE , PERFECT , REPRESENTATIVE MAN . P S . 8:5 FF .; H EB . 2:6 FF .; P S . 22:22; H EB . 2:11 F .; P S . 8:17 F .; H EB . 2:13; N UM . 12:7; H EB . 3:1 FF .; P S . 2:7; H EB . 5:5; P S . 40:6 FF .; H EB . 10:5 FF .


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