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Hebrews 1:7
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.
Verse Hebrews 1:7. _WHO MAKETH HIS ANGELS SPIRITS_] They are so far from being superior to Christ, that they are not called God's sons in any _peculiar_ sense, but his _servants_, as _tempests_ and _...
AND OF THE ANGELS HE SAITH, WHO MAKETH HIS ANGELS SPIRITS - He gives to them an inferior name, and assigns to them a more humble office. They are mere ministers, and have not ascribed to them the name...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD AND His GLORY CHAPTER 1-2:4 _ 1. The Son in whom God hath spoken (Hebrews 1:1)_ 2. So much better than the angels (Hebrews 1:5) 3. Admonition and...
HEBREWS 1:5 TO HEBREWS 2:18. THE SON IS SUPERIOR TO THE ANGELS. For this theme the way has been prepared in the closing words of Hebrews 1:14. The section may possibly be directed against angel-worshi...
He was the superior to the angels, in proportion as he had received a more excellent rank than they. For to which of the angels did God ever say: "It is my Son that you are; it is I who this day have...
THE END OF FRAGMENTS (Hebrews 1:1-3)...
OF. with reference to. Greek. _pros_. App-104. SPIRITS. App-101. MINISTERS. Greek. _leitourgos._ App-190.:4. This verse is from the Septuagint of Psalms 104:4....
_And of the angels he saith_ Rather, "And, with reference to the Angels, He saith." He has shewn that the title of "Son" is too special and too super-eminent to be ever addressed to Angels; he proceed...
ΚΑῚ ΠΡῸΣ ΜῈΝ ΤΟῪΣ�, “_and with reference to the Angels, He saith_.” The λέγειν πρὸς here resembles the Latin _dicere in aliquem_, Winer, p. 505. He has shewn that the title of “Son” is too special and...
CH. 1. FINALITY AND TRANSCENDENCE OF GOD’S FINAL REVELATION IN CHRIST (1–4). ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHRIST’S PREEMINENCE ABOVE ANGELS (5–14). CH. 6. AN EXHORTATION TO ADVANCE BEYOND ELEMENTARY CATECHETICAL...
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM SCRIPTURE OF THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST TO ANGELS...
_GOD'S SON IS SUPERIOR TO THE ANGELS -- HEBREWS 1:4-7:_ The Lord Jesus Christ is pre-eminent. He is superior to the prophets and to the angels. Peter wrote of Jesus that He, "is gone into heaven, and...
ΠΡΌΣ (G4312) с _асс._ к. ΠΟΙΏΝ _praes. act._ pari, от ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать. Part, в роли _subst._ ΠΝΕΎΜΑ (G4151) дыхание, ветер, ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΌΣ (G3011) служитель. Приведенное здесь описание можно поним...
B. _Superior to angels in worship: worship Him._ (cf. Acts 13:33); Hebrews 1:6-7. _TEXT_ Hebrews 1:6-7 Hebrews 1:6 A
CHRIST SUPERIOR TO ANGELS. (Hebrews 1:7-9) The verses which are now to be before us continue the passage begun in our last article. As a distinctive section of the Epistle this second division commen...
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. OF, [ pros (G4314) tous (G3588) angelous (G32)] - 'in reference TO the angels.' SPIRITS - or 'winds.'...
1 Though the title, "Hebrews" is not inspired, the opening strain shows that this epistle is addressed to Israelites "whose are the fathers" (Rom_9:5), and who alone had the oracles of God. No author...
1:7 ministers (k-15) _ Leitourgos_ . See Note k, to Romans 15:16 . 'Ministering' in ver. 14 is from the same root. fire; (l-19) See Psalms 104:4 ....
From Psalms 104:4, according to LXX. The angels are not sons but servants, 'doing His pleasure' in the material world....
CHRIST IS SUPERIOR TO THE ANGELS. They are not addressed by God as 'sons,' but are expressly commanded to worship the Son. The angels are servants doing the will of God in the lower sphere of the mate...
THE FINAL REVELATION IN THE SON 1-4. Introduction. God of old revealed Himself to the fathers of the race, but the revelation was not complete or final. In our own day He has given a direct revelatio...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CONTENTS About the letter to the Hebrews Shape of the letter to the Hebrews Notes to explain the letter to the Hebrews Word List Book List AB...
SPIRITS. — Better, _winds._ It is very difficult to assign any clear meaning to the ordinary rendering, — unless, indeed, we were to adopt the very strange opinion of many of the earlier commentators,...
CHAPTER II THE SON AND THE ANGELS Hebrews 1:4 - Hebrews 2:18 The most dangerous and persistent error against which the theologians of the New Testament had to contend was the doctrine of emanations....
καὶ πρὸς μὲν τοὺς ἀγγέλους λέγει.… The πρὸς μὲν of this verse is balanced by πρὸς δὲ in Hebrews 1:8; and in both πρός is to be rendered “with reference to,” or “of” as in Luke 20:19; Romans 10:21; Xen...
to Hebrews 2:18. _The Son and the Angels_. Hebrews 1:4, although forming part of the sentence 1 3, introduces a subject which continues to be more or less in view throughout chaps 1 and 2. The exaltat...
GOD'S FINAL AND SUPREME MESSENGER Hebrews 1:1 Christianity is greater than the Mosaic dispensation because it has been given through the Son, whereas the Law came through angels. See Acts 7:53. The...
The first words of this epistle plunge to the heart of the subject. Two truths are revealed: the first, God; the second, that God has revealed Himself. Two periods of revelation are referred to, that...
GOD MADE JESUS A KING God causes His angelic messengers to be changed into whatever form suits His purpose (Hebrews 1:7; Psalms 104:4). They are simply servants to do God's bidding. Jesus' greatness i...
(8) And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels (m) spirits, and his ministers a (n) flame of fire. (8) He proves and confirms the dignity of Christ revealed in the flesh, by these six evident t...
Maketh his Angels, [5] spirits: and his ministers, a flame of fire. St. Augustine, on Psalm ciii., and St. Gregory, hom. xxxiv. in Evang., would have the sense and construction of the words to be, who...
(4) Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. (5) For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have...
The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
7._And to the angels, etc. _To the angels means _of _the angels. But the passage quoted seems to have been turned to another meaning from what it appears to have; for as David is there describing the...
We have said that in Chapter 1 we find the glory of the Person of the Messiah, the Son of God, by whom God has spoken to the people. When I say "to the people", it is evident that we understand the Ep...
Ver. 7 AND OF THE ANGELS HE SAITH,.... Or "to the angels", as in the following verse, "to the Son", which stands opposed to this; and the words said to them, or of them, are found in Psalms 104:4 WHO...
Having in one testimony from the Scripture, expressing the subjection of angels unto the Lord Christ, signally proved his main design, the apostle proceedeth to the further confirmation of it in the s...
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. Ver. 7. _A flame of fire_] Hence they are called seraphims, because they flame, like heavenly salamanders...
HEB 1:6-8 AND AGAIN, WHEN HE BRINGETH IN THE FIRST BEGOTTEN INTO THE WORLD, HE SAITH, AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM. AND OF THE ANGELS HE SAITH, WHO MAKETH HIS ANGELS SPIRITS, AND HIS MIN...
_Of the angels_ Speaking of them; _he_ David; _saith, Who maketh_ Or rather, _who made; his angels spirits_, &c. That is, the greatest thing said of angels is, that they are beings not clogged with fl...
AND OF THE ANGELS HE SAITH; Psalms 104:4. God indicates the nature and office of angels by calling them SPIRITS and A FLAME OF FIRE. The quotation, as usual in this epistle, is made from the Greek ver...
In the first verse is compressed admirably the one most vital truth as to the history of man in all past ages; to which Jews would fully agree. God is, without preliminary, presented as having "in man...
4-14 Many Jews had a superstitious or idolatrous respect for angels, because they had received the law and other tidings of the Divine will by their ministry. They looked upon them as mediators betwe...
OLBGrk; He adds another demonstration of the gospel Minister's exceeding angels, because he hath the name of _God, _ and angels are called only God's _ministers:_ for the Creator of angles, who best u...
1 Clement For it is thus written, "Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire."[156] Origen de Principiis Book II Respecting the substance of the angels also it speaks as foll...
Hebrews 1:7 And G2532 of G4314 G3303 angels G32 says G3004 (G5719) makes G4160 (G5723) His...
THE SUPERIORITY OF THE SON TO THE ANGELS (HEBREWS 1:5 TO HEBREWS 2:14) He Is Now Contrasted With The Angels, the Heavenly Beings and Intermediaries between God and the world (Hebrews 1:5). Having rev...
DOCTRINAL HINTS. In this Epistle, as in the Gospel of John, the doctrine is based on the Divine nature of Christ, and on His incarnation. As in the Gospel (John 1:1-18) it is said that the Word was Go...
Hebrews 1:5-14. Now follows the proof of this superiority in name and, as name generally implies in Scripture, in nature....
Hebrews 1:7. As to angels, moreover, they were made by Him (not begotten). They are spirits, not sons; and His servants or ministers, a ‘flame of fire.' Some render ‘spirits' by ‘winds,' and read, ‘He...
OF THE ANGELS (προς τους αγγελους). "With reference to" (προς) as in Luke 20:9. So "of the Son" in verse Hebrews 1:8. Note μεν here and δε in verse Hebrews 1:8 in carefully balanced contrast. The qu...
Hebrews 1:7 Angelic Life and its Lessons. I. There is no proof of the existence of other beings than ourselves, but there is also no proof of the contrary. Apart from revelation, we can think about t...
Hebrews 1:1. In this chapter our Saviour's glorious person is very plainly set before us, and it is made the ground of our faith, and a reason why we should give the more earnest heed to his words, le...
CONTENTS: The great salvation provided through Jesus Christ who is above prophets and better than angels. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ as God was equal with the Father, but as Go...
Hebrews 1:1. _God, who at sundry times and in divers manners, spake to the fathers._ By the personal appearances of Christ, the Word of the Lord; by voices, by angels, by visions, by dreams, and by im...
ABOUT THE ANGELS. The quotation is from Psalms 104:4 Septuagint. The _Expositor's Greek Testament_ says: "The writer accepts the LXX translation and it serves his purpose of exhibiting that the charac...
_Being made so much better than the angels_ THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST TO THE ANGELS I. THE SUPERIORITY OF HIS NATURE. II. THE SUPERIORITY OF HIS PREROGATIVE. III. THE SUPERIORITY OF HIS OFFICE. I...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 1:7 The splendor of ANGELS is acknowledged, proving that the Son, who is superior to all the angels, is all the more glorious. ⇐
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 1:1 Jesus Is Superior to Angelic Beings. Jesus’ identity (Hebrews 1:1) shows his superiority to angels. This superiority includes his uniqueness as Son
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 1:5. ANGELS.—Properly, any living being carrying out the Divine will is an angel, a messenger, a servant. But the word “angel” is precisely kept for such messen...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 1:1 EXORDIUM intimating in a succession of choice and pregnant phrases, the drift of the Epistle; a condensed summary of the coming argument. It briefly anticipates the views to b...
2 Kings 2:11; 2 Kings 6:17; Daniel 7:10; Ezekiel 1:13; Ezekiel 1:14;...
Fourth quotation, Psalms 103:4, varies slightly from LXX in substituting a flame of fire for flaming fire. Who maketh his angels spirits [ο π ο ι ω ν τ ο υ ς α γ γ ε λ ο υ ς α υ τ ο υ π ν ε υ μ α τ α]...
SEEING CHRIST IN HEBREWS Hebrews 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Hebrews ever stands before us as a great Bible masterpiece on the glories of Christ. The 1st chapter, which we are using, for the...
THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST TO ANGELS Hebrews 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Jesus Christ was God in AGES PAST; He was God, manifest IN FLESH; He is God in the AGES TO COME. In His Deity, He is the same yeste...
Who maketh his angels — This implies, they are only creatures, whereas the Son is eternal, Hebrews 1:8; and the Creator himself, Hebrews 1:10. Spirits and a flame of fire — Which intimates not only th...
Still our apostle goes on, comparing Christ and the angels together, and giving. transcendent preference to their one before the other. The angels are ministering servants, but Christ. Son; the angels...