Hebrews 1
1
The Nature of the Son
1Long ago God spoke # Jn 9:29; Heb 2:2-3 to the fathers by the prophets # 2Kg 17:13; 21:10; 24:2; Jr 7:25; 26:5; 29:19; 35:15; 44:4; Ezk 38:17; Dn 9:6; Hs 12:10; Zch 1:6; 8:9; Mt 2:23; Lk 1:70; 24:44; Ac 2:30; 3:21,24 at different times and in different ways. # Nm 12:6,8; Jl 2:28 2In these last days, # Ac 2:17; Gl 4:4; 2Tm 3:1; 2Pt 3:3; Jd 18 He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things # Jr 3:19; 10:16; Zch 8:12 and made the universe # Lit ages # Ps 2:8; Jn 1:3; Col 1:16; Rv 4:11 through Him. 3The Son is the radiance # Or reflection of God’s glory and the exact expression # Or representation, or copy, or reproduction of His nature, # 2Co 4:4 sustaining all things by His powerful word. # Ps 33:6 After making purification for sins, # Other mss read for our sins by Himself He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. # Or He sat down on high at the right hand of the Majesty # Mt 22:44; Mk 16:19; Col 1:17 4So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs. # Eph 1:21; Php 2:9
The Son Superior to Angels
5For to which of the angels did He ever say, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father, # Or have begotten You # Ps 2:7 or again, I will be His Father, and He will be My Son? # 2Sm 7:14; Ps 2:7; Ac 13:33 # 2Sm 7:14; 1Ch 17:13 6When He again # Or And again, when He brings His firstborn into the world, # Col 1:15,18; Rv 1:5 He says, And all God’s angels must worship Him. # Dt 32:43; Ps 97:7 # Dt 32:43 LXX; Ps 97:7 7And about the angels He says:
He makes His angels winds, # Or spirits
and His servants # Or ministers a fiery flame, # Ps 104:4 # Ps 104:4
8but to # Or about the Son:
Your throne, God,
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of Your kingdom
is a scepter of justice. # Ps 45:6-7
9You have loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, Your God,
has anointed You
with the oil of joy # Is 61:1,3; Php 2:9
rather than Your companions. # Or associates # Ps 45:6-7
10And:
In the beginning, Lord,
You established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands; # Ps 102:25
11they will perish, but You remain.
They will all wear out like clothing; # Is 50:9; 51:6
12You will roll them up like a cloak, # Other mss omit like a cloak
and they will be changed like a robe.
But You are the same,
and Your years will never end. # Ps 102:26-27; Heb 13:8 # Ps 102:25-27
13Now to which of the angels has He ever said:
Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool? # Or enemies a footstool for Your feet # Jos 10:24; Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44; Mk 12:36; Ac 2:34-35; Heb 10:13 # Ps 110:1
14Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation? # Ps 103:20; Mt 18:10; Heb 5:9
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Hebrews 1
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The Son is God’s ultimate messenger
1In the past, God spoke through the prophets to our ancestors in many times and many ways. 2In these final days, though, he spoke to us through a Son. God made his Son the heir of everything and created the world through him. 3The Son is the light of God’s glory and the imprint of God’s being. He maintains everything with his powerful message. After he carried out the cleansing of people from their sins, he sat down at the right side of the highest majesty. 4And the Son became so much greater than the other messengers, such as angels, that he received a more important title than theirs.
Speaking to the Son and angels
5After all, when did God ever say to any of the angels:
“You are my Son. ”
“Today I have become your Father?”#1.5 Ps 2:7
Or, even,
“I will be his Father, ”
“and he will be my Son?”#1.5 2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chron 17:13
6But then, when he brought his firstborn into the world, he said,
“All of God’s angels must worship him.”#1.6 Deut 32:43 and Ps 97:7 LXX
7He talks about the angels:
“He’s the one who uses the spirits for his messengers ”
“and who uses flames of fire as ministers.”#1.7 Ps 104:4
8But he says to his Son,
“God, your throne is forever ”
“and your kingdom’s scepter is a rod of justice. ”
9“You loved righteousness and hated lawless behavior. ”
“That is why God, your God, ”
“has anointed you more than your companions with the oil of joy.”#1.9 Ps 45:6-7
10And he says,
“You, Lord, laid the earth’s foundations in the beginning, ”
“and the heavens are made by your hands. ”
11“They will pass away, ”
“but you remain. ”
“They will all wear out like old clothes. ”
12“You will fold them up like a coat. ”
“They will be changed like a person changes clothes, ”
“but you stay the same, ”
“and the years of your life won’t come to an end.”#1.12 Ps 102:25-27
13When has he ever said to any of the angels,
“Sit at my right side ”
“until I put your enemies under your feet like a footstool?”#1.13 Ps 110:1
14Aren’t all the angels ministering spirits who are sent to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?
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