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Re-air: originally released June 26, 2026.
Original episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-has-god-spoken-to-us-by-his-son-hebrews-1-1-4-hebrews-w-otis-fowler-pt-1--72703809

How has God spoken to us by His Son? Hebrews 1:1-4: God spoke by the prophets, but in these last days by His Son, the express image of His person.
Hebrews w/ Otis Fowler Pt 1, with Otis Fowler, Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.

"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 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 also he made the worlds" (Hebrews 1:1-2). Otis explains why he reads the NASB 1995, then reads Hebrews 1:1-4.

Hebrews was written to believers under persecution, and the book sets the old covenant beside the new: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (John 1:17), and God cut a covenant with Abram (Genesis 15). "The express image of his person" (Hebrews 1:3) is like a stamp on wax, not the moon reflecting the sun. Jesus says "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58), "I and my Father are one" (John 10:30) and "he that hath seen me hath seen the Father" (John 14:9).

Also covered: the first and the last (Isaiah 44; Revelation 1), heaven meted out with the span (Isaiah 40:12), "the brightness of his glory," the only begotten Son, modalism and the Trinity, "upholding all things by the word of his power," "the image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15-20), one sacrifice for sins (Hebrews 10:11-12), and an outline of the whole book.

Questions answered
- How has God spoken to us by His Son (Hebrews 1, Verses 1-2)? (9:24)
- What does "the express image of his person" mean? (19:11)
- Why was Hebrews written? (10:53)
- What is the difference between the old and new covenant? (14:02)
- What does "the brightness of his glory" mean? (57:54)
- What does "only begotten" mean? (1:01:07)
- What is modalism? (1:04:15)
- What is the outline of the book of Hebrews? (1:30:51)

Next: Hebrews w/ Otis Fowler Pt 2: https://youtu.be/tnRGX9PNeJs
Hebrews w/ Otis Fowler playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeCZX100_f80

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Chapters
0:00 Hebrews 1, Verses 1-4: Hebrews w/ Otis Fowler Begins
1:11 Why Otis Reads the NASB 1995
5:50 A Heart for Discipleship
7:36 Looking Unto Jesus (Hebrews 12, Verse 2)
7:59 Milk and Strong Meat (Hebrews 5)
9:24 Reading Hebrews 1, Verses 1-4
10:53 Written to Believers Under Persecution
13:06 Grace and Truth Came by Jesus Christ (John 1, Verse 17)
14:02 Old Covenant vs New Covenant
15:38 Cutting a Covenant With Abram (Genesis 15)
19:11 The Express Image: A Stamp on Wax
21:40 He Made Himself of No Reputation (Philippians 2)
23:01 Information vs Transformation
26:16 I Am the Way (John 14, Verse 6)
26:58 I and My Father Are One (John 10, Verse 30)
30:26 Peace With God (Romans 5, Verse 1)
36:42 The Falling Away (Hebrews 6)
41:00 Before Abraham Was, I Am (John 8, Verse 58)
42:30 In the Beginning Was the Word (John 1, Verse 1)
44:28 The First and the Last (Isaiah 44 and Revelation 1)
49:23 Heaven Meted Out With the Span (Isaiah 40, Verse 12)
52:52 All Power Is Given Unto Me (Matthew 28)
55:55 Entering His Rest (Hebrews 4, Verses 1-2)
57:54 The Brightness of His Glory (Hebrews 1, Verse