Discovery BoxHebrews 1:2 
Context1:2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, 1 whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world. 2
Hebrews 1:8
Context1:8 but of 3 the Son he says, 4
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, 5
and a righteous scepter 6 is the scepter of your kingdom.
Hebrews 2:6
Context2:6 Instead someone testified somewhere:
“What is man that you think of him 7 or the son of man that you care for him?
Hebrews 4:14
Context4:14 Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
Hebrews 7:28
Context7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, 8 but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.
Hebrews 11:17
Context11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, 9 yet he was ready to offer up 10 his only son.
Hebrews 12:5
Context12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?
“My son, do not scorn 11 the Lord’s discipline
or give up when he corrects 12 you.
Hebrews 12:7
Context12:7 Endure your suffering 13 as discipline; 14 God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?
1 tn The Greek puts an emphasis on the quality of God’s final revelation. As such, it is more than an indefinite notion (“a son”) though less than a definite one (“the son”), for this final revelation is not just through any son of God, nor is the emphasis specifically on the person himself. Rather, the focus here is on the nature of the vehicle of God’s revelation: He is no mere spokesman (or prophet) for God, nor is he merely a heavenly messenger (or angel); instead, this final revelation comes through one who is intimately acquainted with the heavenly Father in a way that only a family member could be. There is, however, no exact equivalent in English (“in son” is hardly good English style).
sn The phrase in a son is the fulcrum of Heb 1:1-4. It concludes the contrast of God’s old and new revelation and introduces a series of seven descriptions of the Son. These descriptions show why he is the ultimate revelation of God.
2 tn Grk “the ages.” The temporal (ages) came to be used of the spatial (what exists in those time periods). See Heb 11:3 for the same usage.
3 tn Or “to.”
4 tn The verb “he says” (λέγει, legei) is implied from the λέγει of v. 7.
5 tn Or possibly, “Your throne is God forever and ever.” This translation is quite doubtful, however, since (1) in the context the Son is being contrasted to the angels and is presented as far better than they. The imagery of God being the Son’s throne would seem to be of God being his authority. If so, in what sense could this not be said of the angels? In what sense is the Son thus contrasted with the angels? (2) The μέν…δέ (men…de) construction that connects v. 7 with v. 8 clearly lays out this contrast: “On the one hand, he says of the angels…on the other hand, he says of the Son.” Thus, although it is grammatically possible that θεός (qeos) in v. 8 should be taken as a predicate nominative, the context and the correlative conjunctions are decidedly against it. Hebrews 1:8 is thus a strong affirmation of the deity of Christ.
6 tn Grk “the righteous scepter,” but used generically.
7 tn Grk “remember him.”
8 sn See Heb 5:2 where this concept was introduced.
9 tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.
10 tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.
11 tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”
12 tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
13 tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.
14 tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”
