Hebrews 1:13

"But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”"

Key Reflection

Hebrews 1:13 challenges the readers by quoting Psalm 110:1, where God addresses his Son as a sitting ruler who will defeat enemies and rule over them. This rhetorical question emphasizes Jesus' divine status and his exalted position at God's right hand, concepts that would have resonated with the Jewish audience’s understanding of messianic prophecy. The original readers would recognize this as a powerful affirmation of Christ’s authority and sovereignty, drawing on familiar Psalms to bolster their faith in Jesus’ role as both Messiah and Lord.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 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 honour had been conferred on the Son of God; and he was therefore far exalted above them. Sit on my right hand. See Barnes "Heb 1:3". This passage is taken from Ps 90:1--a Psalm that is repeatedly quoted in this epistle as referring to the Messiah, and the very passage before us is applied by the Saviour to himself, in Mt 22:43,44, and by Peter it is applied to him in Ac 2:34,35.

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