Our Father Has Spoken
A profound sermon showing Christ as superior to angels, to Moses, and to the old priesthood—the great High Priest who opens the way to our Father.
1 1Long ago, in many times and many ways, our Heavenly Father spoke to our ancestors through the prophets. 2But in these final days he spoke to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the universe. 3The Son is the brightness of our Father's glory, the exact image of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After purifying sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. 4He became as much greater than angels as his inherited name is greater than theirs.
5For to which of the angels did our Father ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"? a a v5 Our Father here speaks the words of two Old Testament promises — Psalm 2 and the promise to David — and the New Testament shows they reach their fullness in Jesus, the eternal Son.
Far Above the Angels
6And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all my angels worship him. 7Of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire."
8But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom. b b v8 In this Old Testament quotation, our Father addresses the Son and calls him God — the Bible's clearest confession that the Son shares the Father's own divine identity. 9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore our Father, your Father, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions."
10And, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. c c v10 The Father here addresses the Son as Lord, naming him as the one who laid the foundation of the earth. The Son's creative work, named in verse 2, is now named by the Father himself. 11They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. 12You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will never end."
13But to which of the angels did our Father ever say, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?"
14Aren't all angels ministering spirits, sent to serve those about to inherit salvation?
