Summary
If you look at verse 1 in Hebrews, it says, long ago at many times, and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets. The Lord, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow, though they are red, like crimson, they shall become like wool. The Lord speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, the days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. The prophets and the many times and through the many ways that they had spoken were directing Israel to Jesus. Look again at verse 1, long ago at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets going on, but in these last days, he has spoken to us by his son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. And the New covenant in the New covenant, Jesus is actively sustaining his creation, delivering his promise of salvation to us today through his word, through the waters of baptism, through communion, through our congregations, and the church as a whole until he comes again.
Video citations
- "Same God Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" August 12, 2018 — All summer long, we've been turning to Scripture to ask questions. We asked, why do we worry? What's the point in praying? Why do bad things happen to good people? And today we're going to ask…