Better than Angels

LORD

V 4

the name LORD was given to Jesus as the name

a sovereign ruler no other above

a name above all of the angels

a name of the creator ruler of the universe

we are going to for the next 9 verses see the superiority of The Son/ Jesus to the angels

Remember this book is to the Jewish people who know the Old Testament

and the author of Hebrews is going to give a compelling argument for this fact

we will see the question to which of the angels do we see the Father saying this or that about

To Which of the Angels?

V 5

You are my Son

the Old Testament does call the angels the sons of God Plural.

in the New Testament the Christian are called the sons of God plural.

But there is only one Son

the first part of this verse is in

Psalm 2:7 LSB

“I will surely tell of the decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

The second part is in

1 Chronicles 17:13–14 LSB

“I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; and I will not remove My lovingkindness from him, as I removed it from him who was before you. “But I will cause him to stand in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

Here David is promised a son who will be the Messiah who will actually be the Son of God

V 6

Angels are not worshipped but all angels worship Jesus

even the demon angels have to fall down and worship Jesus

Psalm 97:7 LSB

Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast of idols; Worship Him, all you gods!

First born is the one who is made to have sovereignty over the rest / not necessarily the one born first

Psalm 89:26–29 LSB

“He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ “I also shall make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. “My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him. “So I will set up his seed to endure forever And his throne as the days of heaven.

Colossians 1:17–18 LSB

And He is before all things, And in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

V 7

Psalm 104:4 LSB

He makes His angels the winds, His ministers flaming fire.

V 8-9

Psalm 45:6–7 LSB

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your companions.

2 Samuel 7:16 LSB

“And your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

Revelation 11:15 LSB

Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

V 10

Jeremiah 32:17 LSB

‘Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,

Zechariah 12:1 LSB

The oracle of the word of Yahweh concerning Israel. Thus declares Yahweh who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him,

V 11-12

Psalm 102:26–27 LSB

“Even they will perish, but You will remain; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed. “But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end.

Isaiah 51:6 LSB

“Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment, And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not be dismayed.

2 Peter 3:10–13 LSB

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be found out. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens burning will be destroyed, and the elements will melt with intense heat! But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

V 13

Psalm 110:1 LSB

Yahweh says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I put Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet.”

Joshua 10:24 LSB

Now it happened that when they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

All of these verses prove that He is superior to the angels

angels are a tool to be used by God for His purposes

Jesus is God, He created the angels from nothing

in the light of what we have learned in Chapter 1 of Hebrews

today’s church should recognize and affirm the supreme divinity and unparalleled nature of Jesus Christ. 

The passage aims to correct any misconception that Jesus is merely another angel, instead proving His superiority over angelic being

 we see the emphasis Christ’s divine nature as the radiance of God’s glory and perfect representation of His being,

this this shows His perfect sacrifice and highlights His holiness.

He is the preexistent, divine Son of God, who has accomplished cleansing of sins once and for all

it is in Jesus that we put our trust to save us from our sins.

we don’t trust in angels, the church, or even ourselves

our faith has to be rooted on someone and He is Jesus