Hebrews 1:1
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,”
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways — the Greek phrase "polymeros kai polytropōs" emphasizes the fragmentary and varied character of the old covenant revelation. But this partial revelation points beyond itself, for the era of progressive, piecemeal disclosure now gives way to the final and complete word spoken by the Son himself, the heir of all things and sustainer of the universe.
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In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways — the Greek phrase "polymeros kai polytropōs" emphasizes the fragmentary and varied character of the old covenant revelation. But this partial revelation points beyond itself, for the era of progressive, piecemeal disclosure now gives way to the final and complete word spoken by the Son himself, the heir of all things and sustainer of the universe.