Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today we have a mystery on our hands. We don't know for sure who wrote this book or who they wrote it too.

There are a few credible theories like Paul or Luke or Barnabas or Apollos.

All we know is that whoever it was ran in the same circle as the apostles. But if we don't

know who wrote it, then why was it canonized as scripture? The primary reason is that the early

church fathers accepted it as scripture. We'll link to an article with more info on that in the show

notes. It seems to be written to Jewish Christians. It references the Old Testament a lot, and it is a treatise on the supremacy of Christ, which is probably why it's a crowd favorite. It has its fair share of heavy lifting, but it's so worth it. Right out of the gate, the author is laying out rich theology. Jesus created the world. Jesus is the radiance of God's glory.

Jesus is the exact imprint of the Father.

Jesus sustains the universe at all times.

Jesus purified us from our sins.

Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father.

I'm ready for the altar call and we've only read four verses.

The earth and the heavens will wear out someday.

But Jesus will remain unchanged forever,

despite both of his homes being done away with and made new. The author tells his readers to not let

all of this escape them. God the Son came down to earth to live as a human, and God the Father

has made everything subject to the Son who created it all at the Father's command, and he controls

it all. Right now it doesn't

look like everything is subject to him, but someday we will see his authority and control fully

expressed. One of the ways we'll see that is when he deals with Satan, like 214 says. It requires a

little bit of unpacking, though. It says Jesus died so that through death he might destroy the one

who has the power of death,

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