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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:4-14

Christ greater than the angels. The Jews used to boast that their Law had been given at Sinai by the instrumentality of angels; and they concluded from this that the Mosaic dispensation would continue as long as the world itself. But the apostle asserts here that the Lord Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant, is immeasurably greater than the angels; and he supports his assertion with abundant evidence from the Hebrew Scriptures. Hebrews 1:4 supplies us with the key to this whole... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:4-14

The greatness of the angels revealing the greatness of the Lord. Our ideas with regard to the angels are mostly vague, or poetic, or formal, never evoking holy thought or inspiring praise, or breathing on our soul an hour's calm, or strengthening us to strike a blow at sin. We think there is nothing practical about the doctrine of angels, and so we pass it by. We have Christ, we say; we do not need the angels; they who have the king overlook the courtiers. Yet a considerable portion of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:8-13

Two more quotations from the psalms with reference to the SON adduced in contrast. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:10-12

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning , etc. The bearing of this quotation (from Psalms 102:25-27 ) on the argument in hand is not at first sight obvious; since, in the psalm, the address is plainly to God, without any mention of, or apparent reference to, the Son. The psalm is entitled, "A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD ." It seems likely, from its contents, to have been written by some suffering saint during the Babylonian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:10-12

The Son and the universe. "And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation," etc. The main subject of the writer is still the same—the superiority of the Son to the angels; and he here adduces further proofs of his superiority by setting forth the relations of the Son to the universe, in words which he quotes from Psalms 102:25-27 . I. THE SON IS THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE . "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:10-12

These verses affirm the glory of Christ in his creative power, and in the unchangeableness of his nature. The quotation from Psalms 102:1-28 . is cited with fearless confidence as belonging to him "who was God," and was "with God," and without whom "was not anything made that was made." This truth, addressed to Christian Jews by a Jewish writer, is the most conclusive proof that it was the work of the Holy Spirit to raise their minds, so jealous for the honor of Jehovah, to an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 1:10

And - That is, “To add another instance;” or, “to the Son he saith in another place, or in the following language.” This is connected with Hebrews 1:8. “Unto the Son he saith Hebrews 1:8, Thy throne,” etc. - and Hebrews 1:10 he “also” saith, “Thou Lord,” etc. That this is the meaning is apparent, because:(1) The “object” of the whole quotation is to show the exalted character of the Son of God, and,(2) An address here to Yahweh would be wholly irrelevant. Why, in an argument designed to prove... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 1:11

They shall perish - That is, the heavens and the earth. They shall pass away; or they shall be destroyed. Probably no more is meant by the phrase here, than that important changes will take place in them, or than that they will change their form. Still it is not possible to foresee what changes may yet take place in the heavenly bodies, or to say that the present universe may not at some period be destroyed, and be succeeded by another creation still more magnificent. He that created the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 1:12

And as a vesture - A garment; literally something thrown around - περιβόλαιον peribolaion - and denoting properly the outer garment, the cloak or mantle; see notes, Matthew 5:40. “Shalt thou fold them up.” That is, the heavens. They are represented in the Scriptures as an “expanse.” or something spread out (the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:7): as a “curtain,” or “tent” Isaiah 40:22, and as a “scroll” that might be spread out or rolled up like a book or volume, Isaiah 34:4; Revelation 6:14. Here... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 1:10-12

Hebrews 1:10-12. And thou, Lord, in the beginning, &c. These words, with those contained in the two following verses, are quoted from Psalms 102:25-27, where they are evidently spoken of the God of Israel, the living and true God. “Some have thought they are here addressed to the Father, and not to the Son. But, as the former passages are directed to the Son, it is reasonable to suppose this is so likewise: especially as it would not have been to the apostle’s purpose to quote it here,... read more

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