Hebrews 1:4

“Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”

"Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." - Hebrews 1:4
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What does Hebrews 1:4 mean?

Hebrews 1:4 (KJV) states, "Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." This verse is from the New Testament of the Bible, and it comes from the book of Hebrews, which is believed to have been authored by the…

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The Supremacy of Christ: A Reflection on His Excellent Name

Hebrews 1:4 states, "Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." This profound verse encapsulates the essence of who Jesus is in relation to the heavenly beings and reminds us of His unmatched authority and…

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A Prayer for Understanding the Supremacy of Christ

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and awe as I reflect upon the profound truth encapsulated in the book of Hebrews, specifically Hebrews 1:4, which declares, "Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a…

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Hebrews 1:4 - "Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."
Hebrews 4:1 - "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it."
1 Samuel 4:6 - "And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp."
1 Samuel 4:9 - "Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight."
Hebrews 4:9 - "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Hebrews 4:5 - "And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest."
Hebrews 1:14
Hebrews 1:14
Hebrews 10:4 - "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."
Hebrews 4:4 - "For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works."
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 6:1
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 13:4 - "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
Hebrews 5:4 - "And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron."
Hebrews 6:1
Hebrews 3:4 - "For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God."
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 8:1-5
Hebrews 8:4 - "For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:"
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." - Hebrews 4:9
Hebrews 4:8 - "For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day."
Hebrews 4:11 - "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
Hebrews 7:4 - "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."
Hebrews 4:6 - "Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:"
Hebrews 13:1 - "Let brotherly love continue."
Numbers 4:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"