Matthew Poole Commentary - Hebrews 1:14 - 1:14

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Hebrews 1:14 - 1:14


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Are they not all ministering spirits? The apostle here proves, that angels are but ministers to the great gospel Minister, and to the members of his body the church, and so must be meaner than him for state, nature, and name. This negative interrogation is a vehement assertion. The nature, dignity, and office of angels were well known to these Hebrews out of the Old Testament, and which he repeats: they were for nature spirits, intellectual, active, incorporeal, and incorruptible creatures; yet though so excellent, were still creatures; whereas Christ was an uncreated Spirit, and they were but servants to him their Lord; and though there be degrees and orders among them from the archangel to the lowest angel, they are every one of them single, and all of them together, servants to Christ, and so they own themselves to be, Rev_19:10 22:9.



Sent forth to minister for them; and so they move all at his order, and go and come at his command. Their employment directed by him; he sends them forth to deliver his errands, Act_5:19, and Act_12:7,11, to reveal his will to them, Rev_1:1 Psa_103:21, &c. All the parts of ministry to which he appointeth them, they cheerfully, swiftly, and effectually perform.



Who shall be heirs of salvation; such as God hath chosen and called to be children to himself and joint-heirs with his only Son, as have a right to, are fitting for, and shall be at last possessed of, eternal glory; these angels are to serve and help them on for to attain it, they themselves being elect, in and by Christ unto this end, 1Ti_5:21 2Ti_2:10. All which demonstrate him to be a more excellent person, and to have a more excellent name, than they.