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Lecture Review – Please share thoughts or challenges you received from the last summary lecture.

Summary Statement - Make one concise statement summarizing this passage.

LESSON QUESTIONS

1. Skim the following verses to generally describe the types of spiritual beings created by God. (The purpose of this question is to get an overview. Long answers that list descriptions verse by verse are not necessary for small group discussion.)

Cherubim (Gen. 3:24; Ex. 25:17-22; 1 Kgs. 6:23,27; Ezek. 1:5-14, 10:1-22) _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Seraphim (Isaiah 6:1-7) _______________________________________________________________________________

Living creatures (Revelation 4:6-8) __________________________________________________________

Messengers/Ministers (Psalm 104:4) ____________________________________________________________________

2. Use a Bible dictionary or resources at the back of your Bible to define the word “angel”. ____________________________

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How were angels created? (Neh. 9:6; Col. 1:16) ____________________________________________________________

What do angels look like? (Ps. 104:4; Lk. 24:4-5/John 20:11-13) _______________________________________________

How many angels were created? (Deut. 33:2; Ps. 68:17; Mt. 26:53; Heb. 12:22; Rev. 5:11) ___________________________

Why were angels created? (Ps. 103:20-21; Ps. 91:11; Heb. 1:14) _______________________________________________

List the important roles angels fulfill.

Heb. 1:6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Jude 9; Rev. 12:7-9 __________________________________________________________________________________

Daniel 6:21-22, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 22:39-43 ____________________________________________________________

Matthew 1:20-21; Luke 1:26-38; Luke 2:8-15 ______________________________________________________________

In your own words, summarize what we know about angels from the Bible:

Creation of angels ___________________________________________________________________________________

Physical form of angels _______________________________________________________________________________

Functions of angels __________________________________________________________________________________

(Application) What are some of the ways that the truth about angels presented in scripture differs from the representation of angels in our culture?

(Application) How is the ministry of angels on your behalf and on behalf of the church an encouragement to your faith?

(Opinion/Application) What can you learn from angels in the following verses and apply in your own life? (Hebrews 1:6; Luke 2:13-14, 15:7; Revelation 5:8-13, 7:11-12)

3. Use the following chart to list the ways the writer of Hebrews contrasts Jesus and angels in this passage. The Old Testament references are listed for convenience; they are not necessary to complete this question. However, please be encouraged to look them up to see how scripture supports scripture!

|Contrast |Jesus |Angels |

| |(Hebrews 1:4) | |

|Name | | |

| |(1:5a) | |

|Begotten vs. created | | |

| | |(Nehemiah 9:6) |

| |(1:5b) |(1:7) |

|Relationship to God | | |

| |(Ps. 2:7; 2 Sam. 7:14; 1 Chr. 17:13) |(Ps. 104:4) |

| |(1:8-9) |(1:6) |

|Position in God’s Kingdom | | |

| |(Ps. 45:6-7) |(Deut. 32:43; Ps. 97:7) |

| |(1:10-13) |(1:14) |

|Status in God’s Kingdom | | |

| |(Ps. 102:25-27; Ps. 110:1) |(Ps. 103:20-21) |

| |(2:3-4) |(2:2) |

|What was brought to man | | |

4. Read Hebrews 1:1 through 2:4. What warning is given in Hebrews 2:1-3a?

In what ways was God’s message of salvation communicated?

Verse 2:3b _________________________________________________________________________________________

Verse 2:3c _________________________________________________________________________________________

Verse 2:4a _________________________________________________________________________________________

Verse 2:4b _________________________________________________________________________________________

5. (Opinion/Application) Describe the difference between the person of Christ and the work of Christ.

(Opinion) Why is the work of Christ significant to you?

6. (Opinion) In your own words, describe how Jesus is superior to angels.

PERSONAL APPLICATION

List some things in your life that you consider supreme and/or ways you are tempted to worship something other than God.

When you consider that Christ is superior over all things, how does it change the way you pray, think, speak, and act?

Meditate on Psalms 91 and 103. Record your thoughts and verses that stand out to you.

Complete this statement: This lesson causes me to ________________________________________________________

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