Hebrews chapter 1

vs 8

I was going to ask "When you first read this in Psalm 45, did you think it was about the Son?" To be honest, in its context, I find it rather confusing, and I'm glad the author of Hebrews has given it some clarity.

Anyway, the point being that, this verse being about the Son, it promises him dominion - his is a position of authority, not servanthood. While the Son does serve the Father, he is not a servant.

vs 9

In the original psalm, you are likely to read this far more in context - it is the "Oh God" that throws out vs 8 (vs 6 in the psalm) contextually. But I guess it is the reading of them together - that God has the throne and that God sets you above your companions - that is one of the things that is putting this verse where it is - the Son is God, and therefore grants himself authority, if you will.

vs 10-12

Remember, we're looking primarily at the differences between the Son and the angels. I think the point of these verses is to highlight that God made earth and heaven, and yet both are going to curl up and end. Since the angels live in heaven and are indeed "heavenly beings", does this mean that they are indeed finite and not eternal? They may not die in that they have a fixed time of life, but they still get wrapped up when the time comes. At least, that's how I read it. It's not a simple thing, the use of this verse here.

vs 13

None, of course. But he did say it to his Son. Prophetically via David, of course. Except, of course, that Jesus himself asks how this could be of David - quite the conundrum. Thankfully, of course, we can just apply it to Christ and it clears it up for us. Still boggles the mind what David meant by it then.

vs 14

I suppose the answer is yes. I'm not sure what the source material for such a statement is, but now it's Heb 1:14! And the follow on thought is in the next chapter, although it's not as simple as you might think.