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9 mar 2023 · To the early Hebrew believers, Jesus makes His ministers a flame of fire was a straightforward declaration of the angels’ subservient, lesser position as agents of Jesus Christ. Angels were created by Jesus and for Jesus (Colossians 1:16; John 1:3).
- And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. A further intimation of the position assigned in the Old Testament to angels, contrasted by means of μὲν and δὲ , with further quotations with reference to the SON.
Hebrews 1:7. ESV Of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire." NIV In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire."
Hebrews 1:7-14. King James Version. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 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.
And His ministers of flaming fire. This is plainly the meaning required by the context, which deals with the use made by the Divine King of the various forms and forces of Nature. Just as He makes the clouds serve as a chariot and the sky as a tent, so he employs the winds as messengers and the lightnings as servants.
And his ministers a flame of fire; they are but ministers and servants, who reveal or perform his will to those to whom God sends them; honourable officers of the great King, fulfilling his pleasure, Hebrews 1:14, executing all his commands, and going and coming at his beck, Psalm 103:20,21. Though they are seraphims, bright, glorious, and ...
English Standard Version. 7 Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.” 8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you.
