Chapter 1 Verses 5-14
HEBREWS CHAPTER ONE VS. 5-14 (KING JAMES STUDY TEXT, STUDY BOOK WILL REFERENCE A DIFFERENT VERSION READING TEXT) PRELUDE: There are some studies in first century cultures and their attitudes towards angels. Suffice it to say that the cultural view of some towards angels was to honor them. Some studies have concluded actual angel worship, some of which has been debated and shown to be possibly erroneous. Israel’s attitude/knowledge of angels throughout biblical history: Gen 18:2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth (the promise of a son to Abraham, and the judgement against Sodom) David illustrates the hierarchal position of man/angels: Psa 8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels , ( gods) Dan 9:21 yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being ca