Hebrews 1-3

It took me about 10 minutes to read the beginning of this letter. In an early verse in this letter The Message presents this stentence when speaking of Jesus, "This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God's nature." That is a beautiful word picture of Jesus' divinity. We Christians, as light to the word, reflect Jesus' glory, but Jesus reflected God's nature. Its no wonder that people were in awe of Jesus. Their physical eyes didn't see it, but the spiritual "eyes" God has given all people were able to comprehend a little of that divinity. That awed the people who were hungry for God. And Jesus is "stamped" with God's nature. That verb leads me to picture the press fordges that shape sheet metal into the various shapes for cars and appliances. Also a wonderful picture of how Jesus' divinity literally shaped his life.
Stuart