God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power (Heb. 1:1-3a).God had spoken to the people of Israel through His prophets in many ways over many years, but there came a time when He spoke through Someone like Him. God “has spoken to us in His Son,” the writer of Hebrews said in looking back at the incarnation. The writer described God the Son in the flesh as the “exact representation of His nature.” Jesus perfectly represented who God the Father is and what He is like. In his gospel, John wrote, “No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him” (John 1:18). In His time on earth, Jesus perfectly portrayed for those who witnessed His life and ministry what the unseen God is really like. One of the purposes He fulfilled in His incarnation was to demonstrate God’s nature in human form.
Song: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
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