“And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.”
In speaking of the angels he says, 'He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire' — Psalm 104:4 is cited to establish the subordinate nature of angels: they are servants and ministers, not sons, made of elements that serve God's purposes. By contrast, the Son is no servant but the heir and sustainer of all things.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 1:7
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…
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