Preface: The writer of Hebrews begins this epistle uncompromisingly stating that Jesus is equal to God and that He is higher than the angels. Then he follows this up with Scriptural documentation.

Bible Summary: In these last days God has spoken by his Son. Of the Son he says, "Let the angels worship him." And, "Your throne, O God, is forever."

This should be the most extensive examination of Hebrews 1 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

Brief Overview:

Outline of Chapter 1:

Preface

Introduction

         vv.     1–4           Jesus is God; Jesus is Higher than the Angels

         vv.     5–14         Scriptural Documentation that Jesus is God and Higher than the Angels

Chapter Summary

Addendum

Charts, Graphics and Short Doctrines:

         Preface               Preface

         Preface               Brief Overview

         Preface               Quotations

         Introduction         Titles and/or Brief Descriptions of Hebrews 1 (by Various Commentators)

         Introduction         Brief, but insightful observations of Hebrews 1 (various commentators)

         Introduction         Fundamental Questions About Hebrews 1

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         Introduction         The Prequel to Hebrews 1

         Introduction         The Principals of Hebrews 1

         Introduction         The Places of Hebrews 1

         Introduction         By the Numbers

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Hebrews 1

         Introduction         Outlines and Summaries of Hebrews 1 (Various Commentators)

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Hebrews 1 from the Summarized Bible

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         Introduction         The Big Picture (Hebrews –)

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         Summary            A Set of Summary Doctrines and Commentary

         Summary            Why Hebrews 1 is in the Word of God

         Summary            What We Learn from Hebrews 1

         Summary            Jesus Christ in Hebrews 1

         Summary            A Brief Review of Hebrews 1

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         Addendum          A Complete Translation of Hebrews 1

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         Addendum          Doctrinal Teachers Who Have Taught Hebrews 1

         Addendum          Word Cloud from the Kukis Paraphrase of Hebrews 1

         Addendum          Word Cloud from Exegesis of Hebrews 1

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An Introduction to Hebrews 1

I ntroduction: Hebrews 1 does not have an introductory verse, to the Hebrews from ____. At the end of this book, in a handful of manuscripts, we have Written to the Hebrews from Italy through Timothy. Almost everyone doubts this as being a part of the book of Hebrews; but what this indicates is, at some point, this was the thinking of certain ancient scholars (ancient as in going back how far? We don’t know). Does this even allege that Timothy is the writer or did he simply deliver the letter (as per this line of tradition)? Again, we do not know. However, what is clear is, this first chapter and the book itself is filled with quotations from the Old Testament. In the short 14 verses of Hebrews 1, over half of it is given over to quotations from the Old Testament (at the time of writing, there would not have been an Old Testament and a New Testament). One would expect, with so many quotations as is found in this letter, that the ideal audience is of Jewish origin. Even though the words of God from either testament can touch a person, so much of this is provided by way of proof of the (correct) point of view of the author.

Along these same lines, it would be good for you to understand some basics when it comes to the manuscripts that we use. Nearly every Bible translation depends upon the Masoretic text for the Old Testament. This is the Hebrew text which has been copied for hundreds of years by hand (as well as being preserved orally). The manuscripts which we depend upon were preserved by the masoretes.

Also, around 200 b.c., the Hebrew text was translated into Greek, as that is what much of the civilized world read at that time. For all intents and purposes, the Greek used in this translation is the same as the New Testament was written in (it was not written in Aramaic). The Greek text is called the Septuagint (which means 70) and it is sometimes called the LXX (= 70 in Roman numerals). The tradition is there were 70 or 72 translators who worked on the Greek translation (and given that many translators, the translation into Greek is going to be fairly uneven).

The Masoretic text (= MT) continued to be preserved; and the Greek text (LXX) was also continued to be preserved (along with several other ancient translations, like Aramaic, Arabic, and Latin). I mention this because there is not always a perfect correspondence between the MT and the LXX. For instance, Psalm 110 in the MT is Psalm 109 in the Greek text. When a recent translation gives the Old Testament citation, they will often give both the MT and the LXX location, when they are different. Most of the citations found in the New Testament come from the Greek Septuagint, as that would have been the Bible in the 1^st century a.d.

The writer of Hebrews is doing a lot more than simply asserting that Jesus is the Messiah of the Old Testament. Jesus is the Son of God; He is fully God; He created the earth and the heavens. He is addressed as God in the Old Testament, when His throne is said to be forever. This writer is not holding back; he is not easing into the theology which he is presenting.

This writer has a very ambitious agenda. He wants to fully show exactly Who Jesus is based upon the Old Testament; and he wants to set the agenda for the faith practices going forward. The writer is so ambitious as to only give about half of these first 14 verses over to showing that Jesus is God the Son—not in a general sense, but in the sense that, Jesus is fully and completely God. If this is what the writer sets out to do in the first 14 verses, you can well imagine all that he has planned in his mind.

One of the things which I think about is, how well-planned is this epistle? Did the author have a full outline from which he worked? Did he know which verses he was going to quote? In my mind, that is how he had to do it, but I am basing that upon my own sensibilities as a writer. Not everyone has the same mind, the same way of writing or the same way or organizing.

In any case, I believe that this was Paul’s epistle to write, and that it would have been very satisfying for him to write. However, he completely lost all credibility in Jerusalem when he went there, driven by emotion, and offered a vow. See Acts 21 (HTML) (PDF) (WPD). Time was short and Paul could not undo this mistake. What he did destroyed his credibility before the believing Christians in Jerusalem—among those who had any amount of doctrine at all in their souls. As a result, God gave this assignment to someone else (and we don’t know who).

This occurred before. Paul was teaching the gentiles, but decided that he needed to be elsewhere (he didn’t). So Apollos came and filled in for him (this was Ephesus; Acts 18:24). Did Apollos fill in for him when it came to writing Hebrews? There is just not enough evidence to say who did. In my opinion, after just one chapter, I believe that Paul’s style is too different to have written Hebrews.

In this chapter, there was so much technical jargon that I included it in this first draft. Usually I wait for the second or third draft to include the vocabulary. Some of it you may be aware of and some you may not have a full grasp of. When you see a word in purple, that word is linked to the Dictionary of Terms (which link will lead you right back to the first use of this term in the document). So, if you want to look up a term, you will not lose your place in the document.

If you have been a growing Christian over a period of, say, five years or so, the vocabulary is not going to throw you off. If you are a brand new believer or if your teaching is limited, then be forewarned that there is a lot of information packed into this very short chapter.

Why was this chapter written? Although we do not find phrases like, you all seem to think that this is true, but let me tell you, it isn’t! However, this first chapter of Hebrews clearly lays out who Jesus is and who He isn’t. He is clearly God, He is clearly sent by God; and He is not an angel.

In the epistles of Paul, he very much depends upon his own authority in the body of his epistles. He provides justification from the Scriptures, but he also stands upon his God-given authority.

The writer of the Hebrews does not appear to assert any personal authority. However, he earns this authority by making a point and going back to the Hebrew Scriptures again and again and again. To give you an idea, in the book of Romans, 17% of the verses contain an Old Testament citation (which is the highest percentage of citations done by Paul in any of his books). The author of the book of Hebrews cites the Old Testament in 28% of its verses. In other words, the writer of Hebrews references the OT in every fourth verse. No NT book is comparable, apart from the book of Revelation (which surprises me, and I feel I need to confirm this).

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Jesus is God; Jesus is Higher than the Angels

As I begin working on this epistle, there are two things which strike me in this first paragraph: the author refers to our ancestors in the first verse, which would refer back to Jews, as the revelations made to mankind after Abraham were given to various Jews (prophets and the like).

Secondly, in v. 2, there is a possible reference to the last days; so we need to have an understanding of that (depending upon how this is worded in the Greek).

The exegesis should clear up both of these references.

Although I am pretty certain that I got the essence of this passage, there were a few phrases which I don’t know if I fully translated them correctly.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    In many times and in may ways of old, the God, speaking to the fathers, by the prophets, before last of the days—these (ones)—by a Son, Who appointed an heir of all (things), through Whom even He made the ages; Who, being a radiance of the glory and an exact copy of the nature of Him, bearing not only the all (things) to the speech of the power of Him, a washing of the sins He was making, He has sat on a right hand of the majesty in exaltation. So much more excellent He has come to be of the angels, as great as excellence by them He has become an heir to [the] name.

Complete Apostles’ Bible      God, who in various ways and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

has in these last days spoken to us by the Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;

who being the effulgence of His glory and the exact expression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

having become so much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.

Revised Douay-Rheims         .

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all,

In these days, hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world.

Who being the brightness of his glory and the figure of his substance and upholding all things by the word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high:

Being made so much better than the angels as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

V. Alexander’s Aramaic T.     .

Eastern Aramaic Mnscrpts     .

James Murdock’s Syriac NT In many ways, and many forms, God anciently conversed with our fathers, by the prophets:

But in these latter days, he hath conversed with us, by his Son; whom he hath constituted heir of all things, and by whom he made the worlds;

who is the splendor of his glory, and the image of himself, and upholdeth all by the energy of his word; and by himself he made a purgation of sins, and sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

And he is altogether superior to the angels, as he hath also inherited a name which excelleth theirs.

Original Aramaic NT              From the first, in all parts and in all forms, God spoke with our fathers by The Prophets,

And in these last days he has spoken with us by his Son, whom he ordained The Heir of all things, and by him he made the universe.

For he is The Brilliance of his glory, The Image of his Being, and upholds all* things by the power of his word; and he in his Essential Being has accomplished the purification of our sins, and he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. *

And This One is altogether greater than the Angels, according to how much more excellent than theirs is The Name* which he possesses.

Plain English Aramaic Bible   .

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways; 

But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations; 

Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven; 

Having become by so much better than the angels, as the name which is his heritage is more noble than theirs.

Bible in Worldwide English     Long ago, God talked to our fathers through the prophets. He talked many times and in many ways.

In these last days, he talked to us through his Son. God chose him to be the one to whom he would give all things. God also made the world by this Son.

He shines as bright as God. He is just like God himself. He holds up the world by the power of his word. He made people clean from their wrong ways. Then he sat down beside God in heaven.

He is much greater than the angels because God has given him a much better name than theirs.

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Easy-to-Read Version–2008  In the past God spoke to our people through the prophets. He spoke to them many times and in many different ways. And now in these last days, God has spoken to us again through his Son. He made the whole world through his Son. And he has chosen his Son to have all things. The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God's nature, and he holds everything together by his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side of God, the Great One in heaven. The Son became much greater than the angels, and God gave him a name that is much greater than any of their names.

God’s Word™                         In the past God spoke to our ancestors at many different times and in many different ways through the prophets. In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe. His Son is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of God's being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he received the highest position, the one next to the Father in heaven. The Son has become greater than the angels since he has been given a name that is superior to theirs.

Good News Bible (TEV)         In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. He is the one through whom God created the universe, the one whom God has chosen to possess all things at the end. He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power. The Son was made greater than the angels, just as the name that God gave him is greater than theirs.

The Message                         .

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New Life Version                    .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Contemporary English V.       Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors. But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son. God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven. He had become much greater than the angels, and the name he was given is far greater than any of theirs.

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        Throughout our history God has spoken to our ancestors by his prophets in many different ways. The revelation he gave them was only a fragment at a time, building one truth upon another. 

But to us living in these last days, God now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son, the appointed Heir of everything, for through him God created the panorama of all things and all time. 

The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One. 

He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name far greater than theirs.

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  Long ago God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in many ways. But in these last days, he has spoken to us through a Son, whom he appointed to be the heir of all things. It is through him that God also made the universe. He is the brightness of God's glory, the exact representation of his being. He even holds everything together by the word of his power. After he had made cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. He has become just as superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than their name.

Williams’ New Testament      It was bit by bit and in many different ways that God in olden times spoke to our forefathers through the prophets, but in these latter days He has spoken to us through a Son, whom He had appointed lawful owner of everything, and through whom He had made the worlds. He is the reflection of God's glory and the perfect representation of His being, and continues to uphold the universe by His mighty word. After He had procured man's purification from sins, He took His seat at the right hand of God's majesty, thus proving Himself to be as much superior to angels as the title He has inherited is superior to theirs.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            God, who in many parts and in many ways a long time ago spoke to the fathers with the preachers, over the last of these days spoke to us in the Son, whom He placed as an inheritor of everything, through whom He also made the spans of time, who being radiance of the magnificence and an exact expression of His substance, also carrying all things with the statement of His ability, after doing a cleansing of the sins, He was seated in the right side of the Majesty in high places, after becoming so much better than the angels, as much as He has inherited a more distinctive name than they.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           God, who in times past spoke by the prophets to the fathers a little at a time and in a variety of ways, has in these last days spoken to us by [His] Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things and by whom he made the worlds. [The Son], being the brilliant shining of [His] glory and the exact likeness of His substance and maintaining all things by his powerful word, after--by himself--making purification of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty of high, being so much better than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name that they.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles God, who in ancient times, spoke often, and in various ways, to the fathers, by the prophets, has, in these last days, spoken to us by a Son, whom he has constituted Lord of all things, by whom, also, he made the universe: who, being in effulgence of his glory, and an exact representation of his character, and controlling all things by his own powerful word, after he had, by himself, made expiation for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; being exalted as far above the angels, as the name he has inherited, is more excellent than theirs.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament God, who, of old, at many times and in many ways, spoke to our ancestors, by the Prophets, has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he 'took his seat at the right hand' of God's Majesty on high, having shown himself as much greater than the angels as the Name that he has inherited surpasses theirs.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.  But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.  So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Evangelical Heritage V.          .

Ferrar-Fenton Bible                .

Free Bible Version                 God, who in the past spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at various times and in many ways, has in these last days spoken to us through his Son. God appointed the Son heir of everything, and made the universe through him. The Son is the radiant glory of God, and the visible expression of his true character. He sustains everything by his powerful command. When he had provided cleansing for sin he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. He was placed much higher than the angels since he received a greater name than them.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

International Standard V        The Letter to the

Hebrews

God Has Spoken to Us

God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe. He is the reflection [Or radiance] of God’s glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty and became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is better than theirs.

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods, has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe. He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High. He is as much superior to the angels as the name that he has inherited surpasses theirs.

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      GOD, who at many times and in many ways spoke anciently to the fathers by the prophets, in these last days spoke to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds, who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high, being made as much greater than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    Long ago God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in many ways. But in these last days, he has spoken to us through a Son, whom he appointed to be the heir of all things. Through him, he also made the universe. He is the brightness of God's glory and the exact representation of his being. He holds everything together by the word of his power. After he had made cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. He has become far superior to the angels just as he has inherited a name that is more excellent than their name.

Urim-Thummim Version         Elohim, who at many times and in many ways spoke in times past to our ancestors by the Prophets, has in these Last Days spoken to us by his Son, who HE has appointed heir of all things, by whom also HE fashioned the Ages; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the Word of his power, when he had by himself acquired our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on High; Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent Name than they.

Weymouth New Testament    God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets, has at the end of these days spoken to us through a Son, who is the pre-destined Lord of the universe, and through whom He made the Ages. He brightly reflects God's glory and is the exact representation of His being, and upholds the universe by His all-powerful word. After securing man's purification from sin He took His seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as far superior to the angels as the Name He possesses by inheritance is more excellent than theirs.

Wikipedia Bible Project          .

Worsley’s New Testament    God, who at sundry times, and various ways, spake of old unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds. Who being the refulgence of his glory and the imprest image of his person, and sustaining all things by his powerful word, having by Himself performed the purging away of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high. Being as much superior to the angels, as He inheriteth a name more excellent than they.

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2002)   .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New English Bible–1970        .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

New RSV                               .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

exeGeses companion Bible   .

Hebraic Roots Bible               In many ways and in various ways of old, Elohim spoke to the fathers in the prophets;¹ in these last days He has spoken to us in the Son, whom He appointed heir of all; and by whom he made the worlds; for He is the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His being, and upholding all things by the power of His Word; having made purification of our sins through Himself, He sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,² (Psa. 110:1) and He is altogether superior to the cherubs, just as the name He has inherited is a more excellent name than theirs.³

¹ Historical records show the Book of Hebrews was written by the Apostle Paul. From the context we can see that the Sanctuary in Jerusalem has not yet been destroyed by the Romans and Paul is giving a clear picture of the changing of the Levitical order in the first covenant to the Melchizedek one in the New Covenant.

² Yahshua is not Yahweh the Father, but is Yahweh the Son and is seated on the right hand of Yahweh in heaven. This clearly shows two thrones and two beings, being one or united in mind, thought and purpose. Rom 8:34, Act 2:33, 7:55-56, 1Pet 3:22, Heb 8:1, 10:10-13, 12:2, Psa 110:1.

³ All the Cherubs such as Gabri-el, Micha-el, Rapha-el are named after the generic title of El, but Yah-shua is named after the family name of Yahweh giving Him a better name

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Long ago God used the prophets to speak to our ancestors many times and in many ways; but during these last times, God used His Son to speak to us. God appointed him to inherit everything. Through him God made the universe. The Son is the shining brightness of God’s glory and the exact picture of God’s real being. The Son holds up the universe with his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sin, he sat down at God’s right side in heaven. Jesus has received a title — Son. This is better than any of the angels. He is so much more important than angels.

The Scriptures 2009              Elohim, having of old spoken in many portions and many ways to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by the Son, whom He has appointed heir of all, through whom also He made the ages^a.  who being the brightness of the esteem and the exact representation of His substance, and sustaining all by the word of His power, having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand Psalm 110:1 of the Greatness on high, having become so much better than the messengers, as He has inherited a more excellent Name than them.

^aSee John 1:3

Tree of Life Version                At many times and in many ways, God spoke long ago to the fathers through the prophets. In these last days He has spoken to us through a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things and through whom He created the universe. This Son is the radiance of His glory and the imprint of His being, upholding all things by His powerful word. When He had made purification for our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Thus He became as far above the angels as the name He has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       variously and manifoldly formerly The God Speaking [to] the fathers in the forecasters on [one] last [of] the days these speaks [to] us in son whom [He] appoints heir [of] all [things] through whom and [He] makes the ages Who Being Radiance [of] the recognition and Representation [of] the substance [of] him Bearing also the all [things] [by] the word [of] the power [of] him purification [of] the offenses Making sits (down) in [one] right [of] the majesty in [things] high [by] this Greater Becoming [than] the angels [in] which different (more) against them [He] has inherited name...

Alpha & Omega Bible            (Letter to the Hebrews)
¢ · THEOS (The Alpha & Omega), AFTER HE SPOKE LONG AGO TO THE FOREFATHERS 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. WHEN HE HAD MADE PURIFICATION OF SINS, HE SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE MAJESTY ON HIGH,

HAVING BECOME AS MUCH BETTER THAN THE ANGELS, AS HE HAS INHERITED A MORE EXCELLENT NAME THAN THEY.

Awful Scroll Bible                   God in plenty-portions and in plenty-turnings, speaking of old to the fathers, from-among the exposers-to-light-beforehand,

in these last days He speaks to us by-within His Son, whom He sets forth as lawful-allotter of everything, through whom also He prepares the ages,

who being the shining-out of His Splendor, and the stamped impression of His standing-under, and bearing all, by the spoken Word of His Power, performing a cleansing by Himself, of our misses-of-the-mark, sits-down from-within the right hand of the Majesty on high,

coming about so much more mightier than the angelic messengers, as much as He has lawfully-allotted a borne-throughout Name off from them.

Concordant Literal Version    By many portions and many modes, of old, God, speaking to the fathers in the prophets,

in the last of these days speaks to us in a Son, Whom He appoints enjoyer of the allotment of all, through Whom He also makes the eons;"

Who, being the Effulgence of His glory and Emblem of His assumption, besides carrying on all by His powerful declaration, making a cleansing of sins, is seated at the right hand of the Majesty in the heights;"

becoming so much better than the messengers as He enjoys the allotment of a more excellent name than they.

exeGeses companion Bible   THE SON OF ELOHIM IS THE ESSENCE OF ELOHIM

In many portions and in many manners, long ago,

Elohim spoke to the fathers in the prophets,

and in these final days speaks to us in Son:

whom he placed heir of all;

through whom also he made the eons:

who being the effulgence of glory

and the character of his essence

and bearing all by the rhema of his dynamis,

when he, through himself,

made a purifying of our sins,

sat down at the right of the Majesty on high:

being so much better than the angels,

as he inherited a more excellent name than they.

Orthodox Jewish Bible                                       MOSHIACH’S LETTER

TO THE

MA’AMINIM HAMESHICHIYIM

FROM AMONG THE YEHUDIM

In many and various drakhim (ways) Hashem in amolike times (olden times) spoke to the Avot by the Nevi'im.

At the Ketz HaYamim, Hashem spoke to us by HaBen, whom He appointed Bechor of the Bechorah, Yoresh Kol (Heir of All Things), through whom also Hashem BARAH ES HASHOMAYIM V'ES HA’ARETZ (see Prov 30:4);

Who being the Shechinah zohar (brilliance) of Hashem and the exact impress and demut of Hashem's essential nature, being, and reality, and sustaining everything by his Dvar HaKo'ach, after he made tihur (purification) of chatta'im (sins), sat down at LIMIN ("the right hand" TEHILLIM 110:1) of the Majesty on High.

He had become as much superior to the malachim as ha-Shem (the Name) Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach has inherited is more fest (excellent) than theirs.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   In times past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets in many parts and in various ways, [but] during these final days He has spoken to us through His Son [Note: This period refers to the Christian age (See Acts 2:14-36)], whom He appointed to be heir of all things [and] through whom He created the universe. [See John 1:3; Col. 1:16]. This Son expresses the radiance of God’s splendor and represents His very Being, and He sustains everything by His powerful word. After He had provided cleansing for [people’s] sins, He sat down at the right side of the Majesty [i.e., God] on high [i.e., in heaven]. He had become as much superior [in rank] to the angels as the name He inherited [i.e., “Son.” See next verse] was superior to theirs [i.e., the name “angels” means “messengers”].

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       God, having long ago [during the theocentric dispensations of the Gentiles and Israel] spoken in many parts [OT books] and in various ways [illustrations, examples, promises, threats, types] to the fathers [patriarchs] by the prophets,

Has in the last of these days [dispensations of the Hypostatic Union and the Church Age] spoken to us in the Son [Jesus Christ as Prophet], whom He [the Father] appointed Heir over all things [heaven and earth: angels, mankind, and the rest of creation], through Whom [Jesus Christ as focal point of creation and history] He [the Father] also produced the ages [dispensations],

Who [as the Son of God] being the reflection of His [the Father’s] glory [deity] and the exact representation of His divine essence [humanity of Christ in hypostatic union], and upholding all things [including the so-called “laws of nature”] by the verbal expression of His inherent power [absolute sovereignty], after He had finished making purification [Jesus Christ as High Priest] for our [the elect only] sins [not just the imputed sin of Adam], sat down at the right hand side [session: Jesus Christ as King] of the Majesty on high [the Father].

By so much [His perseverance in suffering and obedience unto death, resulting in His victorious ascension and session], He became higher in rank over the angels [both elect and fallen], so much so that He obtained [inheritance-salvation] a more excellent name [reputation] than theirs.

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             Long ago (or: In the old days), in many parts (or: fragments; divided portions; = bit by bit) and in much-traveled ways consisting of many turns and directions, God, having spoken to (or: by; in; with) the fathers – in (= through; in [the words of]) the prophets –

upon [the] last of these days spoke to us in a Son whom He placed (or: sets) [as; to be] Heir of all (or: One who receives all humanity as an allotment; or: heir of all things; or: One who received everything as his allotted inheritance) through Whom He also made the ages (or: formed and constructed the various designated periods of time [which compose existence, as well as God's influence and activities]);

Who, continuously being an effect of the radiance from (or: a result from a dawning and breaking forth of the bright light of the Day which is; a result of the outshining which is; an effulgence from; an effect of an off-shining [light]-beam belonging to; or: a result of a reflection of) the Glory and Splendor as well as an exact impress (or: exact likeness as from a stamp or a die; or: a carving) of His substructure (or: of His substance [that is] standing under as a foundation; which is the underlying support of His outward form and properties; from His sub-placing; or: from His assumed groundwork of the full expression [of His idea]) – besides continuously bearing (or: and while progressively carrying; and then repeatedly bringing) the whole (all things; everything and all existence) by the gush-effect which is His power (or: in the result of the flow from the power which is Him; or: with the saying pertaining to His ability; in the spoken declaration of, and which has the character of and its source in, His power and ability) through and by means of Himself – in producing a cleansing of (or: after making a ritual purification in regard to) the failures (the misses of the target; the mistakes and errors; or: a clearing by pruning which pertains to the sins) He at once seated Himself within [the] right part (or: hand; = in union with the receiving aspect, honored position and place of power) of the Greatness centered and resident within high places.

Coming to be in a so much stronger and better (or: Being born to a so much more excellent) [station; position; calling; relationship] than agents (or: messengers; or: folks who had a message), He has come by inheritance to, and enjoys the allotment in, a so much different Name (= designation) which has been carried through the midst, beside them.

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         God’s Full and Final Revelation in the Son

Although [*Here “although ” is supplied as a component of the participle (“spoke”) which is understood as concessive] God spoke long ago in many parts [Or “portions”] and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets, in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things , through whom also he made the world, [Or “the universe”; literally “the ages”] who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all things by the word of power. [Some manuscripts have “by the word of his power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down”] When he [*Here “when ” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had made”) which is understood as temporal] had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become by so much better than the angels, by as much as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

The Spoken English NT         THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS^a
The Coming of God’s Son-Who is far above the Angels
Long ago, God spoke to our ancestors many times, and in many ways, through the prophets.

In these ‘last days,’^b God has spoken to us through a Son. God has appointed the Son to inherit everything;^c and through him, God created the universe.^d

He’s the brightness of God’s glory, and the exact image^e of God’s nature. He holds everything in existence by his powerful word.^f When he’d done a cleansing of people’s sins,^g he sat down at the right side of the Majestic One in the heavens.

He has become much greater than the angels, just as the name that he has inherited is much greater than theirs.

^a.This traditional name comes from the fact that the letter seems targeted at Christian Jews. Hebrews doesn’t say who it’s from. Despite the older assumption that it’s from Paul, its literary style is far more polished than any of Paul’s letters, the theology appears to be independent of Paul’s, and the author appears to say in 2:3 that he learned the good news from people who heard Jesus—something that Paul would probably never say. He insists that he got the good news in a heavenly vision of Jesus, directly, right when he was persecuting the Christians (Galatians 1:12; see Acts 8:1-3; Acts 9:1-22 etc.). Could it be one of Paul’s friends, such as Barnabas? Apollos? Aquila? There’s nothing major to be said against any of these three as possible authors. One recent proposal is that Priscilla, married to Aquila, and a friend of Paul’s and Timothy’s (see Heb. 13:23), wrote it. But if that’s so, she has carefully hidden the fact that she is a woman by referring to herself using the masculine gender.

^b.The “last days” is a way of talking about the end of history, the time leading up to God’s hoped-for intervention to renew the creation and put an end to injustice.

^c.Lit. “has made him heir of all things”.

^d.Lit. “the ages,” or “the worlds”.

^e.Lit. “the stamp”.

^f.Lit. “he carries/bears all things by the word of his power”.

^g.Lit. “the sins”.

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     The supremacy of the Son
God, having spoken to the fathers through the prophets in many parts and in various ways, in the past, has at the end of these days spoken to us by Son,¹ whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the ages;² who being the projection of His glory and the very image of His essence, and sustaining all things by the expression of His[S] ³ own power, when He had by Himself provided purification for our sins He sat down on the highest Majesty’s right, having become so much superior to the angels as He has inherited a more excellent name than they have.

(1) I take it that ‘Son’ is being used like a proper name.

(2) That’s what the Text says, although most versions render ‘worlds’, which seems to make better sense, at least at first glance. But let’s stop and think a minute—since God is eternal, the concept of ‘time’ may be part and parcel of this Creation, limited to it and perhaps be a defining characteristic, along with space. But ‘ages’ is plural, and how does one distinguish one age from another? Presumably by the events of history—in other words, the Son controls the history of this planet.

(3) Here the pronoun refers to the Son; the previous occurrences refer to the Father. Below, whenever the referent changes I will indicate this by [F] or [S], which will be good until the next change.

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  God, Who spoke to the fathers at different times in the past and in many ways by the prophets, has spoken to us in these last days by His Son, Whom He has appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made the ages; Who, being the brightness of His glory and the exact image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His own power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; Having been made so much greater than any of the angels, inasmuch as He has inherited a name exceedingly superior to them.

Analytical-Literal Translation  In many parts [or, Bit by bit] and in various ways in time past, God having spoken to the fathers by the prophets, in these last days He spoke to us by [His] Son, whom He appointed heir of all [things], through whom also He made the ages [fig., universe]; who being [the] outshining of His glory and [the] exact expression of His essence, and sustaining all the [things] by the word of His power, having Himself made by Himself a purification [or, purgation] of our sins, sat down at [the] right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.

Berean Literal Bible                .

Bond Slave Version               . sundry

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             GOD, who in sundry parcels and in divers manners spake in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

hath in these last days spoken to us by a son whom he hath constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the ages;

who being an effulgence of the glory, and an impress of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having by himself made a purification of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,

being made as much superior to the heavenly messengers as the name he hath inherited is more excellent than theirs:...

Context Group Version          God, having of old time spoken to the fathers in the prophets by diverse portions and in diverse manners, has at the end of these days spoken to us in [his] Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages; who being the reflected light of his glory {or public honor}, and the impression {or personal carving tool} of his substance {or confidence or foundation}, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of disgraceful acts, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become by so much better than the messengers, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.

English Standard Version      . imprint

Far Above All Translation       God, who in time past spoke in many stages and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets has spoken at the end of these days to us by his son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages, who being the radiance of his glory and the impressed image of his essence, and upholding everything by his powerful word, after he had through his own doing brought about the cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high, and to the extent to which he became better than the angels he has inherited a more excellent name than them.

Green’s Literal Translation    .

Literal New Testament           IN MANY PARTS AND IN MANY WAYS OF OLD GOD HAVING SPOKEN TO THE FATHERS IN THE PROPHETS

IN LAST DAYS THESE SPOKE TO US IN SON, WHOM HE APPOINTED HEIR OF ALL THINGS BY WHOM ALSO THE WORLDS HE MADE :

WHO BEING [THE] EFFULGENCE OF [HIS] GLORY AND EXACT EXPRESSION OF SUBSTANCE HIS UPHOLDING AND ALL THINGS BY THE WORD OF HIS POWER, BY HIMSELF [THE] PURIFICATION HAVING MADE OF SINS OUR SAT DOWN ON [THE] RIGHT HAND OF THE GREATNESS ON HIGH,

BY SO MUCH BETTER HAVING BECOME THAN THE ANGELS AS MUCH AS MORE EXCELLENT BEYOND THEM HE HAS INHERITED A NAME.

Literal Standard Version        In many parts and many ways, God, having spoken long ago to the fathers by the prophets, in these last days speaks to us in [His] Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the ages; who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also all things by the saying of His might—having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness in the highest, having become so much better than the messengers, as He inherited a more excellent name than them.

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  God spoke long-ago in many parts and in many manners, in the prophets to the fathers, and spoke to us upon the last of these days in his Son,

whom he appointed* heir of all things, through whom also he made* the ages.

It is he who, being the brightness of his glory and the exact representation of his essence, and is carrying all things by the declaration of his power. Having made* a cleansing of our sins through himself, he sat down by the right hand of the Majesty in the high places;

when he became so-much better than the messengers, inasmuch as he has inherited a more-excellent name than they.

Modern KJV                           .

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NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   Christ the Fullest, Supreme Revelation of God

God, who at sundry times and in [w]divers (all) [d]sorts of manners spoke in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed Heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds, who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, being made so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Revised Young's Lit. Trans.   .

R. B. Thieme, Jr. translation  In many parts [of the Old Testament] and in many different ways of old, the God, having communicated to the fathers by means of the prophets, in these last days He has communicated to us by means of a unique Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom [Jesus Christ] he [God the Father] designed the dispensations. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, By so much [ascension and session], having become more prominent than angels by so much as He has inherited a more superior reputation by the side of them. [V. 3 came from the ESV; capitalized.]

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         God, having in many parts and many ways spoken, of old, to the fathers in the prophets, at the end of these days spake to us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He constituted the ages; Who, being an effulgence of His glory and an exact expression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become by so much superior to the angels, as He hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

Young’s Updated LT             .

The gist of this passage: 

1-4

Translation: In many times [possibly, in many places] and in many ways in times past,...

We begin with three adverbs, two of which are found only here in the New Testament; and one which is a rare adverb. What is being described is how God the Father has revealed His Son in the Scriptures.

The first adverb may mean in many times, which simply indicates that, on many previous occasions, God revealed His Son to us. If we understand this to mean in many places, God revealed His Son in many different passages in the Old Testament.

The second adverb means in many ways, in diverse manners. God reveals His Son in many ways in the Old Testament. Sometimes it would be a direct prophecy, given by, say, Isaiah. God revealed His Son by the many animal sacrifices which were described and which took place in the Old Testament (the first 7 or so chapters of Leviticus gives us sacrifice after sacrifice which describe, typically, the Lord Jesus Christ). There were many other types which reveal the Lord: the first animal sacrifice in Genesis 3; by the description the Seed of the Woman; the offering of Isaac by his father Abraham; by the persons of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, etc. (these would all be types). You can pretty much find the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in virtually every Old Testament book, in some form or another.

All of this took place in the past, of old, long ago, because the canon of Scripture at that point in time was 400 years old. It had been completed around 400 b.c., and nothing had been added to it since. There were no prophets who suddenly came on the scene saying, “These are the words from God.” 400 years of silence. So, this is why these revelations were said to have occurred in ancient times.

Translation: ...the God, speaking to [our] forefathers,...

The revelation of His Son is found throughout the Old Testament, as God spoke to the forefathers of the people of Israel. God, most often, spoke to a prophet (a mediator) and that person spoke to the people—the forefathers of those who are receiving this letter.

One of the questions which I asked at the beginning was, do we know if the author is a Jew, based upon him using the phrase “our ancestors”? If you examine the Greek, this is not what he said. There is a simply way to include the word of us; and the author did not do this.

Translating this our forefathers is not wrong; but it does not specifically say this.

Translation: ...by means of the prophets,...

God always spoke through intermediaries. Well, almost always. When Israel arrived at Mount Sinai, God spoke the Ten Commandments to them aloud, and they freaked out. The representatives of the people ran to Moses and said, “Listen, please don’t let God speak to us directly. We cannot handle that. Let him speak to you and then you can tell us what He had to say.”

From the point forward, God spoke through His representatives (most often called prophets).

Translation: ...during these last days,...

The author uses the phrase these last days; but, it is clear, 2000 years later, that he was not speaking of the last days prior to the 2^nd advent (or the last days of the Church Age). I believe that we can legitimately understand these to be the last days of Israel, even though, as far as I can recall at this point, there is no prophecy given which clearly states, “Jerusalem is about to be destroyed. You all need to know that.” Most guess the book of Hebrews to be written about 3 years prior to the destruction of Jerusalem.

Although the epistle of the Hebrews would have gone to many different regions, certainly it would have gone to Jerusalem.

Translation: ...He speaks to us by [His] Son,...

Most recently, God has spoken to His people by means of His Son, Who is Jesus the Messiah.

Interestingly enough, the writer does not say, “And most recently, God has spoken to you by Paul and by James and by the other Apostles.”

Hebrews 1:1 In many times [possibly, in many places] and in many ways in times past, the God, speaking to [our] forefathers, by means of the prophets, during these last days, He speaks to us by [His] Son,... (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: ...Whom He appointed [to be] an heir of all (things),...

God the Father appointed Jesus the Son to be the heir to all things. I would assume this to be the heavens and the earth.

Jesus, in His humanity, will be the heir to all things.

Translation: ...through Whom even He made the ages,...

This word seems to have more connections to time epochs than anything else. When God created the earth and the universe, He was creating matter, space and time simultaneously, as these things cannot exist in a vacuum.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning [time], God created the heavens [space] and the earth [matter]. (ESV)

God also created the epochs of time during which we live. We know them as dispensations, although that understanding does make some changes to the word dispensations. So far, this would be the Age of Innocence; the Gentile Age, the Age of Israel and the Church Age.

Hebrews 1:2 ...Whom He appointed [to be] an heir of all (things), through Whom even He made the ages,... (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: ...which [Son] keeps on having the radiance of [His] glory...

The various relative pronouns refer back to Jesus. Jesus, being Deity, has the same radiance which He revealed to three of His disciples. Elsewhere in the Bible, this is called the Shekinah Glory.

Translation: ...and [being] an exact copy of His substance,...

Jesus, in His Deity, is an exact copy of God the Father’s substance or essence. They are both eternal life, both perfect righteousness, both perfect justice, both omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient, etc.

As an aside, we are created as a shadow image of God; but Jesus, in His Deity, is the exact image of God.

Translation: ...upholding even the all (things) by the power of His Word,...

We do not fully appreciate or understand, but there is some massive amount of energy needed in order to keep our universe going. Jesus is able to accomplish this.

Translation: ...accomplishing the cleansing of sins,...

Jesus came for the purpose of paying for our sins, which task He accomplished on the cross (before He died physically).

Translation: ...He has sat at the right hand of the majesty (of God) in the Exalted [place].

God the Father accepted the Lord’s work, and, therefore, raised Him up from the dead and exalted Him.

I have assumed that the exalted thing refers to the exalted place.

Hebrews 1:3 ...which [Son] keeps on having the radiance of [His] glory and [being] an exact copy of His substance, upholding even the all (things) by the power of His Word, accomplishing the cleansing of sins, He has sat at the right hand of the majesty (of God) in the Exalted [place]. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: He has come to be so much more excellent than the angels

Jesus was created lower than the angels. However, in all that He did, even His humanity is raised up above the angels.

Translation: He has become an heir to a name, far surpassing them.

I would assume here that the heirship refers to Jesus as King over all mankind.