2. Format for Entry Assignments: Date- Two complete sentences Example Jan. 26, 2016- I believe that there.... EQ Assignment: When you think of angels, what kind of picture comes to mind? Describe what you think they are or what they look like. End

4. Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

5.  Christ is far superior to all creatures, even those of the spirit world.

6. I. Thesis-Christ’s Superiority (1:1-4)  Argument ◦ In His Son, God revealed Himself fully and finally. ◦ The New Testament Scriptures witness to the person, message, and of work Christ.

7. I. Thesis-Christ’s Superiority (cont)  Seven qualifications prove Christ’s superiority: ◦ The “appointed heir of all things.” (1:2; 2:5-9) ◦ The Creator. (1:10-12) ◦ The ‘brightness’ of God. ◦ Express image. ◦ Sustainer of the universe. ◦ Purged human sin. ◦ Enthroned, sitting at the right hand of the Father.  Conclusion: Christ is better than the angels.

8. II. Superiority Proved from the Old Testament (1:5-14)  Sonship: Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant.  Worship: Christ is first in the sense of privilege and honor.  Dominion: Whereas angels serve, Christ rules.  Immutability: Christ, unlike His changing creation, is immutable.  Enthroned: Christ is now sitting at the right hand of the Father.

9. III. Superiority Proved by His Life (2:5-18)  Christ’s humiliation: ◦ Only Christ could achieve the true dignity for which God created humans. ◦ Christ lived on earth about 33 years. This period of humiliation, during which Christ assumed a status lower than angels, has ended.

10. III. Superiority Proved by His Life (cont.)  Christ’s suffering: ◦ An assertion: Christ’s suffering increased His effectiveness. ◦ An explanation: Christ’s sufferings equipped Him to be our brother, deliverer, and priest.

11. IV. Superiority Applied to Jewish Christians (2:1-4): ◦ The verb let it slip may be translated drift away.  It is a nautical term that pictures a ship drifting past the harbor due to inattention and the winds or tides. ◦ The Jewish Christians knew their history and what God had spoken to them in the past. If these things from the past had proved to be true and solid, how much more the things of Jesus Christ?

12. IV. Superiority Applied to Jewish Christians (cont): ◦ Believers must never abandon Christ for the types and symbols of the old covenant.

13. 1. Which ‘Superiority Proved from the Old Testament’ speaks of Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant? 2. How long did Christ live on the earth?