The writer of Hebrews reminds his Jewish contemporaries about their ancestors. “Indeed our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible” (11:2-3). ….“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside… sin,… and let us run … the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith,…” (12:1-2).
Jesus preaches on Isaiah 63, at his home synagogue in Nazareth. He is surrounded by men who remember him as a boy. He reminds them of their legacy . Then He proclaims, “today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:18-22). Through His death and resurrection, Jesus is revealed as Messiah, who said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law…; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” (Matt. 5:17). The writer continues, “See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!” (v. 25).
The writer warns, "At that time his voice shook the earth;... "Yet once in a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth” (v. 26). Those things that are shaken from the Old shall be removed. Those that are not shaken are the New Creation established by Messiah the Christ. "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe:" (v. 28).
Prayer: Oh God may we know the difference between those things that are shaken from those that are not. May our daily lives be acts of acceptable worship with you. Amen.
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