Heb.1:1 – God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets…
I find it quite interesting the way the Lord has chosen to reveal Himself to most of the world. He has chosen to use words, specifically the inspired word of God to speak to all of us. After all Jesus is the Word of the Father and it stands to reason this is how He would speak. According to this verse the Lord apparently has unveiled Himself to us a little bit at a time over the centuries through the Old Testament prophets. There was a progressive unfolding of Christ through the prophets until the day He actually appeared among us. The Word actually became flesh and lived among us. Since that day He has spoken to us through His Son. Now in the New Testament He still uses words, its just that now the light found there is much brighter shining through the face of the Son of God. Here is how Barclay describes today’s verse.
“THIS is the most stylistically impressive piece of Greek in the whole New Testament. It is a passage that any classical Greek orator would have been proud to write. The writer of Hebrews has brought to it every possible skill and form of word and rhythm that the beautiful and flexible Greek language could provide. In Greek, the two adverbs which we have translated in many parts and in many ways are single words, polumerōs and polutropōs. Polu- in such a combination means many, and it was a habit of the great Greek orators, like Demosthenes, the greatest of them all, to weave such sonorous words into the first paragraph of a speech. The writer to the Hebrews felt that, since this letter was to speak of the supreme revelation of God, the ideas must be clothed in the noblest language that it was possible to find.
There is something of interest even here. The person who wrote this letter must have been trained in Greek oratory. When he became a Christian, he did not throw his training away. He used the talent he had in the service of Jesus Christ.”
So open up the Bible for yourself and don’t be surprised at how quickly and profoundly the Lord will speak to you. He will reveal His Son to you and His love for you as well. You will be amazed as His miracles become alive in your life, opening your eyes to see His glory and your ears to hear His voice. His love will awaken you to His purposes for your life. Go ahead and get started, now would be a great time to open the Bible for yourself.