God’s Final Revelation

Daily Devotional: Read Hebrews 1:1–4

In his worship song “Knowing You, Jesus,” Graham Kendrick proclaims: “Oh, to know the power of your risen life / And to know you in your sufferings / To become like you in your death, my Lord / So with you to live and never die.”

When we know Jesus, we know God the Father as well, for the Son is the Father’s final, complete, and perfect revelation of Himself (John 14:7–10). In this first chapter of the book of Hebrews, we are told that “in the past God spoke” through prophets (v. 1), “but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (v. 2).

God spoke through prophets in the OT

The Son is called the “heir of all things”—King of the kingdom of God—and the universe was made through Him (v. 2). Only God Himself matches this description. According to verse 3, the Son is the “radiance of God’s glory.” This is a relationship of identity. Just as light and its source cannot be separated, only God can shine forth God’s glory. That means the Son must be God as well.

Here we read that Jesus is “the exact representation of his being” (v. 3). Again, this indicates identity. While the Son and the Father are not the same Person, they are both God. Furthermore, the Son sustains “all things by his powerful word” (v. 3). Only God can do that, so once again, the Son is God. If He is who God is and He does what God does, then He must be God Himself!

In God’s plan of redemption, the Son “provided purification for sins,” then “sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven” (v. 3). No man could have done either of those, nor could any angel (v. 4). Only the Lord Himself qualifies. Therefore, Jesus is God!

Go Deeper

What does it mean that Jesus is the “exact representation” of God the Father? What does that say about the authority of Jesus?

Pray with Us

While this month is all about You, Lord, we confess it is easy to get caught up in the festivities surrounding Christmas. Keep our hearts and minds focused on You, even when our to-do lists get long.

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being.

Hebrews 1:3

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