The Voice of God
"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds." (Hebrews 1:1,2)
Let us question the text for a few minutes, to be sure that we know just what it says. We will let it answer in its own words.
To whom are we introduced in the very beginning of this epistle?
"God."
"What has God done?"
God spoke.
When did God speak?
"God spoke in time past."
To whom did God speak in time past?
"God spoke in time past unto the fathers."
Through whom did God speak in time past?
"God spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets."
Did God speak more than once?
"God spoke at sundry times."
How did He speak?
"In divers manners."
Has God spoken in later times?
"God hath in these last days spoken."
To whom has God spoken in these last days?
"God hath in these last days spoken unto us."
Through whom does He speak to us?
"By His Son."
Nevertheless who is it that speaks first and last, by whatever agent and in whatever manner?
"God."
What has God done for His Son, by whom He speaks to us?
"God hath appointed (Him) heir of all things."
Of how much is the Son heir?
"Of all things."
What force is there to the words, which God has spoken to us by His Son?
"God has spoken unto us by His Son, by whom also He made the worlds."
What two things are said of God in these two verses?
"God spoke," and "He made the worlds."
E.J.Waggoner
"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds." (Hebrews 1:1,2)
Let us question the text for a few minutes, to be sure that we know just what it says. We will let it answer in its own words.
To whom are we introduced in the very beginning of this epistle?
"God."
"What has God done?"
God spoke.
"God spoke in time past."
To whom did God speak in time past?
"God spoke in time past unto the fathers."
Through whom did God speak in time past?
"God spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets."
Did God speak more than once?
"God spoke at sundry times."
How did He speak?
"In divers manners."
Has God spoken in later times?
"God hath in these last days spoken."
To whom has God spoken in these last days?
"God hath in these last days spoken unto us."
Through whom does He speak to us?
"By His Son."
Nevertheless who is it that speaks first and last, by whatever agent and in whatever manner?
"God."
What has God done for His Son, by whom He speaks to us?
"God hath appointed (Him) heir of all things."
Of how much is the Son heir?
"Of all things."
What force is there to the words, which God has spoken to us by His Son?
"God has spoken unto us by His Son, by whom also He made the worlds."
What two things are said of God in these two verses?
"God spoke," and "He made the worlds."
E.J.Waggoner