in identifying the divine. Hebrews 1 does give us a theological account of the Son’s superiority to the angels, but the decisive point is that the Son is properly worshiped, whereas angels and apostles are regularly pictured as refusing worship. The monolatry demanded by Israel’s God is maintained with just as much jealousy, but is also opened up to permit worship of the Son. Somehow, right at the beginning of the church, the exclusive loyalty and worship demanded by God alone in the Old Testament
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