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Heb 1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God's angels worship Him.” Luke 4:8
That is a quote from the Septuagint and therefore speaks of Israel as the firstborn:
Deuteronomy 32:43 LXX-Septuagint
43 Rejoice, ye heavens, with him, and let all the messengers of God bow to him; rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people, and let all the sons of God strengthen themselves in him; for he will avenge the blood of his sons, and he will render vengeance, and recompense justice to his enemies, and will reward them that hate him; and the Lord shall cleanse the land of his people.
So the Hebrews 1:6 statement speaks of the children of Israel being brought back into
the land, (not "
the world" as translated in most English renderings from the word οικουμενη [which is first and foremost the "habitable land" as opposed to "the world"]). That is also why the passage says, "again", (as highlighted in your quote), for it concerns the time when the children of Israel were brought up out of Egypt back into the land
again, after the sojourn in Egypt, and that is clearly what is about to happen in Deut 32 which is at the close of the Torah. We know also that Israel is the firstborn from Exod 4:22 so there is no doubt that Heb 1:6 speaks of all Israel as the firstborn being brought back into the land:
Exodus 4:22 LXX-Septuagint
22 And thou shalt say to Pharao, These things saith the Lord, Israel is my first-born (πρωτοτοκος).
Israel is also called the "Prototokos", (Firstborn), just as is Messiah.
Heb 2:9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. Philippians 2:9-10
There is no such thing as "a little while" in that passage. Is that your own translation? If not it is surely a biased Trinitarian scripture twisting rendering. The context is the quote from Psalm 8:4-6 where in the Hebrew text the word Elohim is used, (not Malakim which would be messengers or angels).
Hebrews 2:6-9 ASV (Psalm 8:4-6)
6 But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:
8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.
9 But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man.
Psalm 8:4-6 ASV (Hebrews 2:6-8)
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.
6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:
MADE a little lower than
GOD??? :think: :chuckle: