SUMMARY.
I. The Revelation in a Son: i. 1–3.
1. The previous revelation was in portions; this is a Son, Who is the Heir and the Creator.
2. The previous revelation was in divers manners; this in a Son, Who is (1) the effulgence of God’s glory; (2) the image of His substance; (3) the Sustainer of all things; (4) the eternal Priest-King.
II. The Son and the Angels: i. 4–ii. 18.
1. The Revealer of God Son of God: i. 4–ii. 4.
2. The Son the Representative of man: ii. 5–18. (1) He is crowned with glory as Son, that His propitiation may prove effectual, and His humiliation involves a propitiatory death. (2) His glory consists in being Leader of His people, and His humiliation fitted Him for leadership. (3) His glory consists in power to consecrate men to God, and His humiliation endowed Him with this power. (4) His glory consists in the destruction of Satan, and Satan is destroyed through the Son’s humiliation.
III. Fundamental Oneness of the Dispensations: iii. i–iv. 13.
1. Moses and Christ are equally God’s stewards.