“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.”
But about the Son he says, 'Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom' — Psalm 45:6-7 is applied directly to the Son, calling him "God" explicitly and granting him an eternal, righteous throne. This is the climax of the catena: not merely superiority to angels but equality with God himself.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 1:8
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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