Jesus' Supremacy Over the Prophets

The writer's goal in penning this epistle was to encourage and strengthen the faith of his Jewish Christian audience. They'd suffered hardship and deprivation and were being ostracized by their Jewish countrymen who accused them of forsaking the true God and His Torah by following a false messiah. They needed to be assured that Jesus is indeed God's Messiah. But even more importantly, they needed to understand that the totality of Israel's covenant relationship with God had been fulfilled and transformed in Him. Mosaic Judaism had served its role in God's purposes, and there was nothing to return to. The first proof of this is Jesus' supremacy as God's ultimate and final prophet.