1Why do the nations rage,
and the peoples plot a vain thing?
2The kings of the earth take a stand,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,
3“Let’s break their bonds apart,
and cast their cords from us.”
4He who sits in the heavens will laugh.
The Lord will have them in derision.
5Then he will speak to them in his anger,
and terrify them in his wrath:
6“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
7I will tell of the decree:
Yahweh said to me, “You are my son.
Today I have become your father.
8Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance,
the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
9You shall break them with a rod of iron.
You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
10Now therefore be wise, you kings.
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11Serve Yahweh with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way,
for his wrath will soon be kindled.
Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
This passage establishes Christ’s superiority over angels, a central argument in Hebrews. While Jews revered angels as intermediaries of the Law of Moses (Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19), the author of Hebrews demonstrates that Christ, as the eternal Son of God, is far greater.
Unlike angels or even Adam (Luke 3:38), Christ is not called the Son of God by creation or adoption, but by inheritance. This means that His Sonship is intrinsic to His divine identity as God, not something conferred upon Him.
The title “only-begotten” (John 3:16) excludes all other beings—angels, humans, and any created entity—from sharing in Christ’s unique Sonship. He is not merely one among many sons of God, but the eternal Son, distinct in nature and authority.
The author cites Psalms 2:7: “You are My Son; today I have begotten You.”
This verse does not suggest a beginning of existence but rather affirms Christ’s divine status and eternal relationship with the Father (John 3:17).
Jesus was never created; He has always existed. He declared, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30), declaring His divine unity and eternal nature. The following passages confirm His existence from eternity past:
Unlike angels or any created being, Christ is the eternal, uncreated Son of God, superior to all. The New Testament affirms His divine preexistence and unity with the Father, demonstrating that He always existed and will always reign supreme.