Hebrews 1:5

1:5
“For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’ Or again, ‘I will be to him a Father and he shall be to me a Son.”
“For to which of the angels did God ever say.” The writer implies there is a distinction between the angels; they differ in degrees. He, thus, challenges his readers to find an angel that is spoken to in the scriptures that is spoken to in a more loving manner than Christ.
The writer then supports the statement by quoting Psalms 2:7. “The apostle insists that testimonies in matters of faith must be from the Scriptures.” We ought to strive to do the same. Rather than say, “I think this passage means…” or “What I got from this was…” Scripture ought to interpret itself, and we ought to let it.
The author is continuing on to show the supremacy of Christ over the angels. We have seen his supremacy over the prophets. Now he continues, in more detail than the prophets, for angels are mysterious and awe inspiring but are not God. Therefore with these mysterious beings the writer constructs a biblical argument as to why Christ is supreme over the angels.
“You are my Son.” Here is the writer’s evidence for the supremacy of Christ over angels. ‘You are my Son.’ Solomon was called ‘Jedediah’ meaning ‘beloved of the Lord’ (2 Samuel 12:25). But Jesus is called ‘my Son.” Extreme love is implied in this simple statement.
The Jewish people see this verse (Psalms 2:7) as a prophecy about the Messiah. We as Christians would term this a Christological passage. Thus, as a passage applying to Christ, we must say that Christ is the Son of God.
If Christ is not the Son of God Christianity fails. All of the Christian faith hinges on this one God-Man. This should be an area of great joy for we as believers, because Christianity remains. Centuries of martyrdom, of abuse, of hate toward this Man, Jesus, all trying to put an end to the spread of his name, but it remains. Jesus is still supreme, the Bible is sill seen as authoritative, and lives are still dramatically changed.
“You are my Son today I have begotten you.” This is a poetic expression revealing the unique relationship between the Father and Son. Not that the Son was born on this day, for Christ has no beginning, but that the Father and Son entered into a new relationship.
Here the author gives another evidence for Christ’s supremacy over the angels. 1) Not only is his name of higher importance, meaning and office, but also 2) to the Father he is the Son. We must try to grasp the beauty of these two evidences.
“ I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son. When he commits iniquity I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men.” 2 Samuel 7:14 “We say that both Solomon and the Lord Christ are intended in this oracle; Solomon literally and also as the type; the Lord Christ principally and mystically, as he who was represented by him.” ~John Owen. Spoken to Solomon fulfilled in Christ.
Giant Parenthetical:
(The intricacy of the Bible is astounding, but what is literally Jaw dropping is that it all points to Jesus and the work he did on the cross! I wonder if the writers knew of whom they were writing. A book written over the span of man hundreds of thousands of years, that has one theme, one protagonist, one climax one plot (with many sub-plots) and one end. Such a book can only have been written from one outside of time looking in. By one who knows the story intimately, like an author. There is beauty in this book.)
Christ is given the name Son of God showing his supremacy over angels. Therefore his witness is greater than mans.