The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:3
Jesus as the Brightness of God's glory. I. THE GLORY OF GOD IS MANIFESTED TO MEN . Our relations of dependence upon God are exalted by our perception of him upon whom we depend. It is not as if a hand stretched out of the unseen, laying before us our daily bread, and then withdrawing itself, as if it concerned us nothing to know the Giver provided only we got the gift. God. is desirous that we should both know him, the Giver, and as much of his glory as it is possible for... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:3
Who, being , etc. The participle ᾢν —not γενόμενος , as in Hebrews 1:4 —denotes (as does still more forcibly ὐπάρχων in the cognate passage, Philippians 2:6 ) what the Son is in himself essentially and independently of his manifestation in time. This transcendent idea is conveyed by two metaphorical expressions, differing in the metaphors used, but concurrent in meaning. The brightness of his glory . The word δόξα (translated "glory"), though net in classical Greek... read more