Hebrews 1:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousnessc is the sceptre of thy kingdom. ”

Hebrews 1:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But unto the Son he saith - In Psalms 45:6-7 . The fact that the writer of this Epistle makes this application of the Psalm to the Messiah, proves that it was so applied in his time, or that it...
Hebrews 1:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But unto the Son [he saith], Thy (o) throne, O God, [is] for ever (p) and ever: a (q) sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (o) The throne is proper for princes and not for serva...
Hebrews 1:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 ang...
Hebrews 1:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

unto. Greek. pros, as Hebrews 1:7 . God . App-98. for ever, &c . App-151. a . the. sceptre . Compare Psalms 2:9 ; Revelation 2:27 . righteousness . Rightness. Greek. euthutes S...
Hebrews 1:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. But to the Son, etc. It must indeed be allowed, that this Psalm was composed as a marriage song for Solomon; for here is celebrated his marriage with the daughter of the king of Egypt;...
Hebrews 1:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2270 EXCELLENCY OF CHRIST’S PERSON AND GOVERNMENT Hebrews 1:8 . Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdo...
Hebrews 1:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But unto the Son he saith , Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever - If this be said of the So...
Hebrews 1:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. O God, х Ho ( G3588 ) Theos ( G2316 )]. Grotius, 'God is...
Hebrews 1:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 revela...
Hebrews 1:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto. — Rather, of. The connection with Hebrews 1:7 is so close (“Whereas of the angels He saith... of the Son He saith”), that we must not vary the rendering of the preposition. The passage wh...
Hebrews 1:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 ema...
Hebrews 1:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Final and Supreme Messenger Hebrews 1:1-14 Christianity is greater than the Mosaic dispensation because it has been given through the Son, whereas the Law came through angels. See Acts 7...
Hebrews 1:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Hebrews 1:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom. (9) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God,...
Hebrews 1:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But unto the Son, he saith ,.... What he does not to angels, and which sets him infinitely above them; which shows him to be a Prince and King, and not a servant, or minister; and which even ascribe...
Hebrews 1:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But unto the Son he saith , Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Ver. 8. Thy throne, O God, is for ever ] Christ is God, then, a...
Hebrews 1:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 wi...
Hebrews 1:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 ma...
Hebrews 1:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Dignity of Christ. A. D. 62. 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by...
Hebrews 1:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; In the Father's apostrophe to the Son, he giveth him the name of God, and thereby is he proved to have a better one than angels, made by, and servants to, him; and as the great gospel Min...
Hebrews 1:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 1:5-14 )...
Hebrews 1:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Hebrews 1:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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,...
Hebrews 1:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Hebrews 1:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 OFF...
Hebrews 1:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Hebrews 1:1-58 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...
Hebrews 1:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A comparison between Christ and the angels:
Hebrews 1:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:25 ; 1 John 5:20 ; 1 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Peter 1:11 ; 2 Samuel 23:3 ; Deuteronomy 2:37 ; Deuteronomy 7:14 ; Hebrews 3:3 ; Hebrews 3:4 ; Hosea 1:7 ; Isaiah 32:1 ; Isaiah 32:2...
Hebrews 1:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seeing Christ in Hebrews Hebrews 1:1-13 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,...
Hebrews 1:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

O God — God, in the singular number, is never in scripture used absolutely of any but the supreme God. Thy reign, of which the sceptre is the ensign, is full of justice and equity. Psalms 45:6-7 ....

Hebrews 1:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hebrews 1:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Hebrews 1:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hebrews 1:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 1:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 1:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 1:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hebrews 1:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hebrews 1:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 1:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Hebrews 1:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes