GOD’S TESTIMONY. Hebrews 1:5. God did not declare Christ’s eternal Sonship to an angel. Nor was there any instruction to worship angels, not even Michael. Instead, God pointed Him out to us as the Lamb of God and His unique eternal Son. This is a clear declaration from God Himself about the Son’s nature. As the One above all others, He is the exact representation of God. Lord Jesus Christ is the only One to whom the universe owes homage, surpassing angels in both nature and person. Angels themselves know they belong to Him by creation.
Not able to be compared, He is “so much better than they.” They hasten to obey when they hear His command, for He is God, and both the Father and Son are equal. They are never in competition. With God, there is no change due to different opinions. They are united in purpose—each one equal in power. Each personality is distinct, but always working together. The Father expresses His affection and delight in the Son. The Son honors the Father, yet declares both are One.
The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews reminds the readers of these passages of the Word of God, which were their laws. The Jews did not recognize the incarnate Word, so he pointed them to the written documents in which they relied. God had spoken in the past in various ways and at different times through prophets, and now He speaks through His Son. The scriptures written here bear witness to the relationship between the Father and Son, beginning with Psalm 2:7.
In the context of Psalm 2, it begins with an attack on God and His anointed One, the Christ. God responds in an unusual way, then tells them that His King is already “installed” as far as He is concerned. What happened in history to make this possible? It was the death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit arranged that this quotation would come first.
The salvation of individuals begins with repentance to God for their rebellion and sin. When a person admits their guilt as a sinner and is willing to submit and surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ, they put their faith in Him, and He saves them. “This day” then refers to the time when He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. The divine Son is openly exalted as the eternal Son who is superior because He saves lost souls and gives them eternal life, rather than angels who are “ministering spirits.”
The second quotation from 2nd Samuel 7:14, in its context, speaks to the ongoing relationship between the “Son of David,” who is declared by God to be His Son. “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son.” The last king who sat on the throne of David had died centuries before, but the covenant was fulfilled in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was “born of the seed of David,” which fulfilled part of the promise. The resurrection of Jesus demonstrated that He is the Son of God and is now seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
The Christian Jews would know these passages of scripture were a covenantal promise, and they needed to be reminded that this was fulfilled in the crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is God’s Son in His place of authority who responds to the effect of His redemptive work.
It's clear that there is not, and never will be, an angel whom God will recognize or even consider as an equal. Lucifer tried, along with others like him, to ascend to the throne of the Godhead, thinking he was equal to them. But despite his position and the strength God gave him to use, he made a fatal mistake when he tried to be like the Most High. Men now make the same mistake, thinking they are gods when God has clearly stated that every person will acknowledge Jesus as Lord to the glory of God the Father.