The reason the book of Hebrews was written was because the early church had a lot of Christians of Hebrew nationality who were being persecuted severely by their fellow Jews for being Christians.  God inspired the writer of Hebrews (2 Timothy 3:16) to write to them, exhorting them to not abandon Christianity in favor of returning to Judaism.  Throughout the book he shows the superiority of Jesus over various aspects of Judaism.  In the above passage he opens the book by showing Jesus’ supremacy over the Old Testament prophets who were highly revered by the Hebrews.… Read More Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Prophets