There are many opinions on the author of the book of Hebrews. We believe it was a collaborative effort with Paul and some of his closest companions. Most researchers agree on the time frame of the writing and it would place the writing of Hebrews near the time of Paul's death. In his last recorded letter Paul asks Timothy to bring the scrolls, especially the parchments. Could it be that the parchments had no writing on them and that is what was used to write Hebrews?  He also asked Timothy to bring Mark with him. Luke was already there with him.

Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God's glory (see Genesis 1 - He broke through the darkness of sin) and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

God spoke in the past through the prophets, the Old Testament. Now we have God speaking to us through His Son, the New Testament. Not only did Jesus create everything, He sustains it and keeps it together. There will come a time when He will stop sustaining everything and there will be a new heaven and a new earth. (see 2 Peter)

Until we make the "Son" the center of our universe with all our lives revolving around Him, then we fall short of all God wants us to be.

There is an important teaching point in
Hebrews 1:6
Let all God's angels worship him.

There is a footnote from the Old Testament to which the writer refers.  The part of the verse that mentions the angels is not found in all Bible versions.  In fact, in e-sword only one version mentions Let all God's angels worship him. and that is the Brenton English Septuagint.  This led us on a search to find which Bible versions contained that part of the verse.  We found N.L.T. (New Living Translation).  Their sources include the Latin Vulgate, Syriac scrolls, the Greek Septuagint, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Hebrews 1:14
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

This verse is a great comfort for those of us who have loved ones who are not yet believers. Even when they have not made a decision, angels are sent to serve them. This verse took us on a thought journey concerning holy angels and evil angels. It seems that only holy angels have the ability to manifest themselves in human form. Evil angels must inhabit some person or animal and are unable to manifest themselves in human form. They are however able to inhabit unbelievers, who are willing to accept them.

Hebrews 2:15
and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

How many believers live in fear of death? So many of us "worms" are afraid to go into the "cocoon" in order to emerge as a beautiful "butterfly". Jesus freed us from the fear of death.

Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.

Courage and hope are built on the foundation of Jesus. We are His "house" while we sojourn here.

Hebrews 3:10-13
That is why I was angry with that generation, and I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.' So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.

The writer(s) or Hebrews tells us that God was angry with the generation of Moses and said that they would never enter His rest. They wandered around for forty years and were not allowed to go into the "Promised Land". If we substitute salvation for rest, we can make the connection that if we do not know His ways, if our hearts go astray, if we have a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from God, we will not have His "rest" (salvation).

The "Today" that is mentioned in this passage is the first day of our eternity. Today begins at the moment of our conversion and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This is what the criminal on the cross experienced.

Luke 23:43
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

For the criminal, his "today", was the first day he believed and the first day of his eternity. On that "today", Jesus did not literally go to paradise.  He went in spirit to proclaim to the evil spirits in prison (tartaroo). He proclaimed His victory over sin and death. It wasn't until later after the resurrection that He presented Himself to God the Father in heaven.

Hebrews 3:19
So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.

They don't have salvation, therefore no rest. The gospel was preached to Moses and the others in the desert. The message was of no value to them because they did not combine it with faith.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

How is the word of God living and active?

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

We have this confidence in Him not in ourselves. It is approaching the throne without doubt or fear and with respect.

Hebrews 6:1-2
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

As Believers in Jesus we should have no need of laying again the basic foundations of the faith. We should know the fundamentals. These are the major "biggies".  We grow in our understanding of those areas that may be "fuzzy" for us.

Hebrews 6:7
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.

Matthew 13:8
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop-- a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

Sounds as if we should drink in the nourishing "rain" and produce a crop of righteousness.