Hebrew Chapter1 - Observation

Iyer@brahminbeliever.com | | Updated on Tue 15 September 2020

The version used is KJV

Titles for God

  • God, Theos G2316 equivalent to Elohyim
  • Son, Huios G5207 equivalent to ben
  • Majestry, Megalosyne G3172
  • Father, Pater G3962 equivalent to Av or Abba (Aramaic)
  • Lord, Kyrios G2962 equivalent to Adonai
  • YHVH/Master from Psalm 102:25
  • implicitly King as he is the kingdom

Actions of God, the Father

  • 1 spoke thru prophets
  • 2 spoke thru Son, appointed His Son as heir, made the world
  • 5 spoke to angels
  • 6 spoke
  • 7 apoke to angels
  • 8 spoke to His Son
  • 9 anointed His Son
  • 10 laid foundation of earth and heavens
  • 13 spoke, made enemies footstool
  • 14 sent out ministering spirits

Actions of God, the Son

  • 2 made the world, owns all things
  • 3 upholds things, purifies sins, sat at right hand
  • 4 inherited an excellent name
  • 8 rules the kingdom
  • 9 loved righteousness, hated lawlessness, sits above His companions
  • 10 created heavens and earth
  • 13 treads on His enemies

Actions of man

  • 1 heard from God

Audience

Hebrews - both current believers in varying degree of maturity as well as any one who identified themselves as part of the family of Abraham - this includes all the 12 tribes (even the lost ones dispersed across nations), and other descendents of Abrham.

Verbs, Pronouns...

1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

n v pn conj adj adv
times
divers
manners
time
fathers
prophets
 spake
at
and
in
in
past
unto
by
 sundry

2 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;

n v pn conj adj adv
days
heir
things
worlds
 spoken
hath
appointed
made
 us
his
he
he
 in
by
of
by
 last
unto
 also

3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

n v pn conj adj adv
brightness
glory
image
person
things
word
power
sins
hand
 being
upholding
had
purged
sat
 his
his
his
he
himself
our
 of
and
of
and
by
of
by
on
of
on
 express
right
high
 down

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

n v pn conj adj adv
angels
inheritance
name
 Being
made
hath
obtained
 he
they
 than
as
by
than
 much
better
excellent
 so
more

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

n v pn conj adj adv
angels
time
day
 said
have
begotten
be
be
 he
my
I
I
him
he
me
 For
of
at
And
and
 unto
thee
 again

6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

n v pn conj adj adv
world
angels
 bringeth
saith
let
worship
 he
he
him
 And
in
into
And
of
 firstbegotten
 again

7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

n v pn conj adj adv
angels
spirits
ministers
flame
fire
 maketh
 he
his
his
 And
of
and
of
 angels
 saith

8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

n v pn conj adj adv
throne
sceptre
righteousness
sceptre
kingdom
 saith
is
is
 he
 But
unto
for
and
of
of
ever
ever

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

n v pn conj adj adv
righteousness
iniquity
oil
thy
fellows
 loved
hated
anointed
and
with
of
above
 gladness
 therefore
even

10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

n v pn conj adj adv
beginning
foundation
earth
heavens
works
hands
 laid
are
And
in
of
and
of
 thine

11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

n v pn conj adj adv
remainest
garment
 perish
wax
 They
they
 but
and
as
 thou
old

12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

n v pn conj adj adv
vesture
shalt
years
 fold
be
changed
thou
fail
 them
they
 And
as
and
but
and
 same
thy
 art
not

13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

n v pn conj adj adv
angels
time
hand
enemies
footstool
 said
make
 he
my
I
 But
of
at
on
until
 right
thine
thy

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

n v pn conj adj adv
spirits
forth
minister
heirs
salvation
 ministering
sent
be
 they
them
 for
of
not

Repeating words

Wordcloud of the KJV text

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  • all 5 ['1:2', '1:3', '1:6', '1:11', '1:14']
  • hath 3 ['1:2', '1:4', '1:9']
  • unto 4 ['1:1', '1:2', '1:5', '1:8']
  • righteousness 2 ['1:8', '1:9']
  • his 6 ['1:2', '1:3', '1:3', '1:3', '1:7', '1:7']
  • which 2 ['1:5', '1:13']
  • than 2 ['1:4', '1:4']
  • Thou 3 ['1:5', '1:9', '1:10']
  • they 4 ['1:4', '1:11', '1:12', '1:14']
  • sceptre 2 ['1:8', '1:8']
  • not 2 ['1:12', '1:14']
  • him 2 ['1:5', '1:6']
  • ever 2 ['1:8', '1:8']
  • right 2 ['1:3', '1:13']
  • art 2 ['1:5', '1:12']
  • be 4 ['1:5', '1:5', '1:12', '1:14']
  • said 2 ['1:5', '1:13']
  • spirits 2 ['1:7', '1:14']
  • hast 2 ['1:9', '1:10']
  • on 3 ['1:3', '1:3', '1:13']
  • thine 2 ['1:10', '1:13']
  • But 2 ['1:8', '1:13']
  • whom 2 ['1:2', '1:2']
  • angels 6 ['1:4', '1:5', '1:6', '1:7', '1:7', '1:13']
  • but 2 ['1:11', '1:12']
  • he 11 ['1:2', '1:2', '1:3', '1:4', '1:5', '1:5', '1:6', '1:6', '1:7', '1:8', '1:13']
  • made 2 ['1:2', '1:4']
  • thou 3 ['1:11', '1:12', '1:12']
  • my 2 ['1:5', '1:13']
  • saith 3 ['1:6', '1:7', '1:8']
  • God 5 ['1:1', '1:6', '1:8', '1:9', '1:9']
  • them 2 ['1:12', '1:14']
  • at 3 ['1:1', '1:5', '1:13']
  • again 2 ['1:5', '1:6']
  • things 2 ['1:2', '1:3']
  • Who 2 ['1:3', '1:7']
  • when 2 ['1:3', '1:6']
  • any 2 ['1:5', '1:13']
  • shall 6 ['1:5', '1:11', '1:11', '1:12', '1:12', '1:14']
  • I 3 ['1:5', '1:5', '1:13']
  • who 2 ['1:1', '1:14']
  • hand 2 ['1:3', '1:13']
  • thy 5 ['1:8', '1:9', '1:9', '1:12', '1:13']
  • Son 3 ['1:2', '1:5', '1:8']
  • time 3 ['1:1', '1:5', '1:13']

Here is the Greek Textus Receptus, without any stop words.

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Figures of Speech

  • 2 metaphor: right hand can be both real and metaphor for strength
  • 7 simile: angels - winds and ministers - flames of fires
  • 9 metaphor: oil of gladness can be recognizing the accomplishment and success of our Messiah's mission
  • 11 simile: old like garment
  • 12 simile: vesture and change of garment

Lists

  • 1 many portions and ways (although only 2)
  • 11/12 old like garment, vesture roll up and be changed

Cause & effect

  • 3: made purification of sins -> sat at the right hand
  • 4: much better than angels -> more excellent name
  • 5: father -> son
  • 9: love righteousness/hate lawlessness -> anointing
  • 11/12: old-> roll up and change
  • 12: same -> years will not come to an end