Who are the 'fathers' God spoke to in Hebrews 1:1, and how did He speak to them?
The 'fathers' in Hebrews 1:1 are identified as the forefathers of Israel. God spoke to them in times past at sundry times and in diverse manners by the prophets through the Old Testament writings. The triune God of heaven and creation is the one who spoke.
Les explains that Hebrews 1:1 refers to the fathers as the forefathers of Israel. He notes that God—the triune God of heaven and of creation—spoke in times past at sundry times and in diverse manners to them by the prophets through the Old Testament writings. Les also says he likes to start with verse 1 to pick up the flow rather than jump on one verse, and he pauses when he comes to a thought.
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,