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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:13-14

The sovereignty of the Son and the service of the angels. "But to which of the angels said he at any time," etc.? The writer is still treating of the preeminence of the Son over the angels; and he shows it in the facts that he is a Sovereign and they are servants. I. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SON OF GOD . "But to which of the angels said he at any time, sit on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool?" This quotation the writer makes from Psalms 110:1-7 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 1:13-14

The contrast between our Lord and the angels reappears in the impressive quotation from Psalms 110:1-7 ., which is so entirely Messianic that it is alluded to no less than ten times in the range of the New Testament. It affirms the superiority and supremacy of our Lord in so conclusive a manner that no ingenuity of perverse interpretation can successfully apply it to any monarch, priest, or warrior whatsoever. All enemies who steadfastly resist his claim must be overthrown by his righteous... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 1:13

But to which of the angels - The apostle adduces one other proof of the exaltation of the Son of God above the angels. He asks where there is an instance in which God had addressed any one of the angels, and asked him to sit at his right hand until he should subdue his enemies under him? Yet that high honor had been conferred on the Son of God; and he was therefore far exalted above them. “Sit on my right hand;” see notes on Hebrews 1:3. This passage is taken from Psalms 110:1, a Psalm that is... 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 1:13

Hebrews 1:13 . But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit thou, &c. In this interrogation a vehement negation is included; He said not at any time to any of the angels, as he said to his Son in the human nature, Psalms 110:1. Sit thou on my right hand Reign thou over the universe; till, &c. He never spake these words, or the like, concerning them; there is no testimony to that purpose recorded in the whole book of God, the only means of such knowledge, and rule of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 1:5-14

Christ greater than angels (1:5-14)According to Jewish beliefs, angels were beings of a high order who fulfilled an important role in the giving of God’s law to Israel (Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19). The writer therefore shows from the Old Testament (which the Jews believed to be the Word of God) that Jesus Christ is greater than angels. His birth into the world as a man does not mean that he is inferior to angels. On the contrary, angels worship him, for he is God, inseparably united with his... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 1:10

Lord . App-98 . in the beginning . Greek. kat ' archas. See John 1:1 . hast . . . foundation . Literally didst found. Greek. themelioo. App-146 . earth . Greek. ge . App-129 . read more

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