That’s what orange signs along the highway do—they warn you to pay attention. The first explicit warning in the Book of Hebrews is in 2:1-3.
The book reminds you that in the Old Testament, disobedience was punished. The author mentions the Law as having given through angels. He may have in mind Deuteronomy 33:2 and Psalm 68:17, as well as references in writings made between the Old and New Testaments. In the New Testament the activity of angels in connection with the giving of the Law is mentioned in Acts 7:53 and Galatians 3:19, as well as this passage in Hebrews. The point is that, as glorious as were the angels, they were not the source of revelation in giving the law, but were simply a means, helpers that God used in communicating his will to his people. God was the ultimate speaker, but it was indirect speech. Hebrews is contrasting that, as you look back to Hebrews 1:1-2, with the revelation in the Son. He is far more glorious than they. Continue reading “Pay Attention!”