“And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.”
And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him' — the allusion to Deuteronomy 32:43 (LXX) places the Son at the apex of cosmic worship. The command for angels to worship the Son is unthinkable applied to any creature; worship belongs to God alone, asserting the Son's divine prerogative.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 1:6
Our Lord Jesus Christ calls His coming in the flesh an exodus [or going out]: as when He says, “The sower went out to sow.” Matthew 13:3 And again, “I went out from the Father, and have come.” John 16:28 And in many places one may see this. But Paul calls it an [eisodus or] coming in, saying, “And when again He brings in the First-Begotten into the world,” meaning by this Bringing in, His taking on Him flesh. Now why has he so used the expression? The things signified…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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