No Greater Choice
The author of the book of Hebrews seems to be overtly concerned about what appears to be an eminent threat of Jewish members of the first century Church on the verge of returning to Judaism, thusly, abandoning Christianity. The legitimacy of their decision to follow Jesus Christ is mirrored in the first three verses of this epistle (Chapter 1, verses 1-3):
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom He also made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power…”
This attempt to stop the New Covenant Church cold in its tracks was obviously an extravagant ploy of the devil at a time when the church was infantile and ignorant. But the Lord Jesus Christ was not about to allow such a puny disavowell of the saving power of His blood to stand!
The Apostle declared that this sacrifice was based on the power and authority of the great Creator God who had by Himself purged the sins of the world and is presently positioned at the right hand of God (Hebrews 1:3).
It was the angel of the Lord that announced to Joseph that he should boldly and without fear take Mary to be his wife because the holy life in her womb was conceived, not illegitimately, not naturally, not by human means, but miraculously, by the power of God. It was a divinely intended act of God (Matthew 1:20). And furthermore, this holy child was the fulfillment of hundreds, even thousands of years of prophecy. It was the divine connection of God’s saving intentions for His people from before the foundation of the world that His name must be called Jesus, which being interpreted is Jehovah Savior.
“But while [Joseph] thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1: 20-21)
