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Hebrews It! (Legal Study, Chapter 1:4) Pt. 4

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Continued from Hebrews It! (Legal Study, Chapter 1:1-3) Pt. 2

Pt. 3 Went into Verse 3 extensively​
This study gave evidence that we needed to dedicate a 7 pt. Sub-Study to the "Theophany" (Pre-Incarnate Christophany)​

Hebrews 1​

4 So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.​

This verse is actually addressed for further context, later on in Hebrews.​
Hebrews 2:7 You made them (Jesus Christ) a little lower than the angels;
When you compare these 2 verses, what we find is that vs. 1:4 is Post Christ's ascension, while vs. 2:7 is Pre Christ's Incarnation. It's a planning type statement, but also refers to Jesus Christ during His incarnation. Most specifically, this verse is saying that by the Son's affirmed cooperation with His Father, the Father ensured that His Son was Incarnated through the carefully tended bloodline of Israel. This isn't saying that the Son was "Created", but instead that The Son was incarnated as a genuine Son of Man.
Because we have this strong evidence of the Book of Hebrews entire Unbreakable Context, we see that the very book of Hebrews is written to Jews of Israel, who know the Old Testament extravagantly well. Where modern Christianity would blaze through this book on a literal level, there are some Deep Spiritual implications to every verse in Hebrews about JESUS. The unbreakable contextual flow of Hebrews is the Spiritual revelation of what Jesus Christ did and accomplished from Genesis all the way to Revelation. The reason we went into such detail to understand Jesus Christ so much more clearly, was to simply Survive the understanding required to read through Hebrews as the entire book of Hebrews Specifically revolves around Jesus Christ.
Let's set terminology to assist in what we are about to discuss:
Pre-Incarnate Messiah = Jesus before He was knit within Mary's womb to ALL humanities Bloodline, through the Painstakingly tended by God, Jewish Bloodline of God.
When this term is used, it will denote God as one. The Father will be discussed as the very "Will" of Messiah. This will allow us to better understand God as ONE.​
Jesus Christ = Post Ascension Jesus Christ​
Pre-Incarnate Christ was NEVER lower in rank than the angels. The Will of Messiah was to recognize the order of Creation that He had established upon creation. At Creation, He had also imbued all of Creation with Personal Volition that could fight Against His, God's, Authority and Will. Now, it is easy to think like a human being and believe that Heaven's chain of command is established as follows:
God (Infinite)
Arch Angels (Immortals, only Mortal to God)
Angels (Immortals, only Mortal to God)
Humans (Mortals with Immortal Souls. The Human Immortal Soul is only Mortal to God)

However, this is not God's Ways. God's ways are not man's ways. What God is revealing on this matter is that God has a very specific form of Leadership. God is a... SERVANT LEADER!​
This will be mildly humorous, as this definition is a literal worldly definition of the term Servant Leadership in relationship with a business organization, yet it holds value!​
Servant leadership is a management style and philosophy that prioritizes the needs of others over one's own. Servant leaders focus on improving their organization, community, industry, or direct reports, rather than just themselves. They believe that people have intrinsic value beyond their work contributions and are committed to the growth of each individual in the organization.​
Let's fully evaluate scripture in the most rapid way possible. Jesus Christ is the FULL Revelation of GOD, unto mankind. How does God treat His followers?​
John 13:4 So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself. 5 Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.
Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
What do we call this when we establish evidence so strong that our Posit is proven? Scriptural Forensic Evidence! I assure you, this will hold true all throughout Genesis to Revelation. We could actually go line by line in scripture starting in Genesis and Proof this Position of scriptural stance.​
Here comes an even more dramatic proof of this assertion. Under God, we know that Angels are SUPER Powerful! All of that Power and what did God create them for? What is their rightful station of authority?​

Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?​

Now, let's de-complicate this Revelation of a scripture. Lets actually re-write this verse from the Pre-Incarnate Christ Perspective.​
What is an angel? Are they not all servant spirits sent forth to serve humanity?
Has this verse lost it's integrity? No. It simply reads in a more direct way, written from a Pre-Gospel perspective.​
So, here we are, seeing that God is allowing us to pear into His HEART, as He desires us to beckon Him to do with ours. Think of this, God is the most powerful Power beyond all comprehension... and He created angels to be a revelation of His Power, yet angels, by God's DESIRE are servants of Man. God is revealing that He is a Servant to ALL of creation out of Choice, Love, Compassion, Mercy, Empathy, one could even say, a Spiritually Divine Romance towards all creation.​
God created mankind to "Have Dominion of Everything on the Earth". What intrinsic value does Creation have to God, especially Humans? We are His intended Bone of His Bone, Flesh of His Flesh. He is the Groom! We are the Bride! Just as Eve was formed from the Rib of Adam, Adam was formed from the very "Rib of God". Don't believe me? Let's go back into a word study that flew by us from OP Pt. 3f.​
-Aramaic word Zoe: 2222 zōḗlife (physical and spiritual). All life (2222 /zōḗ), throughout the universe, is derived – i.e. it always (only) comes from and is sustained by God's self-existent life. The Lord intimately shares His gift of life with people, creating each in His image which gives all the capacity to know His eternal life.​
Jesus spoke Aramaic! Let's search this passage out!​
135 overall occurrences. Did you notice something odd about the word, as it is defined per evaluation of all 135 occurrences?​
-Aramaic word Zoe: 2222 zōḗlife (physical and spiritual). All life.​
Jesus Christ uses this word in a POWERFUL way when He says:​
Now, I am inserting a link to something that is "Actors" portraying events that happened within scripture. When we say: "The Synoptic Gospels", we are saying Mathew, Mark, Luke.​
- pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject. (often initial capital letter) taking a common view: used chiefly in reference to the first three Gospels synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, from their similarity in content, order, and statement.​
John... John is an entirely different Matter. John was the very first "Christian Apologist".​
Christian Apologist - A Christian apologist is a Christian writer who defends their beliefs against critics and recommends their faith to others. The word "apologist" comes from the Greek word apología, which means "speaking in defense". Apologetics is a branch of Christian theology that uses systematic argumentation and discourse to defend Christian doctrines The very GOOD, Loving Character of God. Apologists have taken many forms over the centuries.​
I am a kinetic person. It helps me to interact with scripture to increase my understanding of it! This is how my brain works. It is how God made me. I am, by label and methodology, a Christian Apologist. If you are wondering why reading a study done by myself is so unique, this is the reason. I changed the definition I found. Every word that I write in exegesis or extrapolation is founded on the very GOOD, Loving Character of Jesus Christ as revealed to us in the Gospels. I consider John 5:39 every time that I evaluate scripture.​
Now, back to "Zoe"... and this link to "Actors" portraying events. Sometimes it can help to watch a physical reenactment of scripture to understand a concept. So, without further ado, a clip from the Chosen, meant to be considered under the pretenses of the Aramaic word Zoe.​
This clip is contained within spoiler, but must be linked to YouTube by the Owner of the Clip's preference.​
Alternate available clip​
John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Now, lets divide this up into two "matters".​
The Shadow of the one True Tabernacle of God
Way, Truth and Life
WAY - This one took a bit of digging to bring forward​

Strong's #3598 - ὁδός (Greek word for WAY, and transliterated as hodós)​

I had to go to a Lexicon that utilized the Septuagint (Greek Bible) to find the connection​
Study Light Strong's #3598 hodos - This finally led to a connecting verse.​
Isaiah 62:10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples
This verse Cross Referenced to the exact verse that I was hoping for!​
Exodus 17:15 And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner,​
When the Tabernacle of Moses was entered through the NARROW WAY, the Alter could be accessed. Moses, named a particular Alter (The Lord is My Banner). He didn't just do this in any passage of scripture, but He did it within the very passage of scripture where he "Struck the Rock". This alter event follows the Rock being Struck and moves into an attack by the Amalekites. We see a deliverance that takes place in this event. I'm not going to go too deep into this, but none other than "JOSHUA" defeats the Amalekites. Joshua is the Israelite that takes up the banner from Moses, when Moses dies, not entering "the promised land". Joshua was also a Shadow or Type for Jesus, who's very Name is actually Yeshua, which is actually closest to JOSHUA in Hebrew. It just all keeps pointing back to Jesus!​
The Truth - Within the Holy Place, which is through the "Narrow Way or Gate" of the Tabernacle into the courtyard and then through the first set of Curtains that enters the actual Tabernacle, a 7 candle Lamp, that is supported by one single Lamp Stand, shines. This Lamp is a more complex spiritual matter. If our HEART which is also known as our SOUL looks to self, we are steeped in utter darkness! However, if our heart looks to the VERY TRUTH, which is Jesus Christ, our very being is steeped in the very Light of Truth.​
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.​
The Light is simple and complicated because we understand this from our previous study, especially revealed in Pt. 3g of this Series. <- Link Here​
The LIGHT is also known as ZOE. I will conclude Part 4 of this OP with one single question that we should ask ourselves, honestly. Was this Universe made out of NOTHING? What does scripture say on this "matter"?​

Thank you so very much for the time you've spent reading this, today! We will continue the OP at Part 5, tomorrow. See you there!

 
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