The first verse of Hebrews chapter 1

Chapter 1:1

The prophets were important, yes. They had a significant role to play in times past; they were vessels of communication between God and man. The many different times the Lord used the prophets to get His message across are too numerous to list here. However, the Hebrews (to whom this book is addressed) knew all the stories by memory.... Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel…the readers were experts on the Law and Jewish history.

In this first verse, the writer mentions the many different ways God communicated with the prophets. Dreams, visions, direct contact, an audible voice--these were just a handful of the methods used. The Lord does what He wants, how He wants and when He wants! And He will use who He wants to use as well. Reflecting back on the incident recorded in Numbers 12. Miriam and Aaron were jealous of Moses and his spiritual authority. They spoke against him to the people of Israel, saying that he wasn’t the only one who had words from the Lord. “God has spoken by US as well!” They riled. This made the Lord angry; He came down in a pillar of cloud and spoke to Miriam and Aaron at the door of the tabernacle.
“Listen to Me,” God told them. “If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make Myself known to him in a vision and will speak to him in a dream.” He went on to say that it was different with Moses, however, because of Moses’ faithfulness. With Moses, God would speak mouth to mouth—even face to face. To Moses, He would speak directly, plainly, and not in dark sayings or riddles. I love the differentiation the Father makes here; the different ways that He wants to do things. We are in no position to dictate or conjure up prophecies from God when we want, or to take credit or expect glory for any messages He may choose to impart through us. Yes, the prophets were necessary and important; but there is One Who is more infinitely superior to the prophets…