The Danger of Drifting Hebrews 2:1-4

In light of the author’s argument in proving the superiority of Jesus Christ to the Prophets (Hebrews 1:1-3) and Angels (1:4-14), we come now to the author’s first of six warning passages (Hebrews 2:1-4; 3:7-4:2; 5:11-14; 6:1-20; 10:26-39; 12:15-29).  This first warning passage in Hebrews 2:1-4 is indeed a very solemn warning.  In view of the author’s presentation of the superiority of Christ, over both the Prophets and Angels, it was urgently important that his largely Jewish audience maintain their allegiance to the gospel message.  He is warning his Jewish readership to not drift back into Judaism because Jesus Christ is superior to anything that Judaism had to offer. The author had proven that Jesus Christ is superior to Prophets because He is God’s final revelation to man (Hebrews 1:1-3), and that He is superior to the Angels because He is God’s Son who will inherit the kingdom and Angels were messengers, who worshipped the Son (Hebrews 1:4-14).  These truths that had been presented should be earnestly (sincerely) heeded to.  In other words, his Jewish audience needed to strictly heed to the presentation given lest these truths should drift away (v.1)!  The word drift means to be carried along by...