But to which of the angels said he at any time,
Sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?
All Commentaries on Hebrews 1:13 Go To Hebrews 1
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Sit on my right hand The ancient Jews themselves understood this 109th psalm of their Messias, nor could they answer Christ's words, (Matthew xxii. 45.) when he showed them by these same words, that their Messias was not only the Son of David, but also the Lord of David, of whom it was said: the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool. See also 1 Corinthians xv. 25. and in this epistle, Chap. x. 13.
Are they not all ministering spirits? The apostle, in this chapter, not only shows how much the dignity of Christ is superior to that of the highest Angels, but also his divinity; and that he is both true God and true man, as the ancient Fathers took notice against the Arians. (Witham)
The holy Angels, says St. Augustine, to whose society we aspire, help us without difficulty, because their notion is pure and free. (De Civit. lib. 11. chap. xxxi.) Having then Jesus Christ for our advocate and mediator at the right hand of God, and his Angels for our guardians, ministering spirits, what can we wish for more? _
