Heb Hebrews, chapter Epistle to the Hebrews, chapter 1
God’s Final Word through His Son
In the past, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets in many portions and in a variety of ways,
but in these last days He has spoken to us through His Son, whom He appointed as the heir of all things and through whom He also brought the entire created order into existence.
He is the radiant outshining of God’s glory and the exact imprint of His very being, and He sustains all things by His powerful word. After accomplishing the cleansing of sins, He took His seat at the right hand of the supreme Majesty in heaven,
having become far superior to the angels, just as the name He has received is far more excellent than theirs.
The Supremacy of the Son over the Angels
For to which of the angels did God ever say,
“You are My Son;
today I have brought You forth?”*
And again,
“I will be a Father to Him,
and He will be a Son to Me?”*
And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He declares,
“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”*
With reference to the angels, He says,
“He makes His angels swift as winds,
and His servants like a flame of fire.”*
But with reference to the Son, He says,
“Your throne, O God, stands forever and ever,
and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
You have loved what is right and hated lawlessness;
therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
with the oil of gladness above Your companions.”*
And He also says,
“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth at the beginning,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but You remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like a robe You will roll them up,
and like clothing they will be changed.
But You remain the same,
and Your years will never come to an end.”*
And to which of the angels has He ever said,
“Sit at My right hand
until I place Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet?”*
Are not all the angels ministering spirits, sent out by God to serve on behalf of those who are destined to inherit salvation?
Notes
5 Quoted from Ps. 2:7
5 Quoted from 2 Sam. 7:14; 1 Chr. 17:13; cf. Ps. 89:26-27
6 Quoted from the Septuagint of Deut. 32:43; cf. Ps. 97:7
7 Quoted from Ps. 104:4
8-9 Quoted from Ps. 45:6-7
10-12 Quoted from Ps. 102:25-27
13 Quoted from Ps. 110:1