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Hebrews 2:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Hebrews 2:7

Verse 7 of 18

Scripture focus

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Hebrews 2:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hebrews 2:7

Theological / Devotional

A little. Or, “for a little while.” The Greek may be understood either way. Both ideas are true. The latter is especially appropriate when applied to Christ (v. 9), for only briefly during His incarnation was He made lower.

Crownedst hint. This points to the experience of Adam and Eve recorded in Gen. 1:28 (see comment there). God did not create man to be a servant or a slave. He made him to be king, and bestowed glory and honor upon him.

Didst set him over ... hands. Textual evidence is divided (cf. p. 10) between retaining and omitting this clause. It may have been added in some MSS to complete the quotation from Ps. 8:4-6.

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