Objection · Case 04 · The Trinity
Hebrews quotes the Septuagint, which some argue already reads Psalm 102 as God speaking to someone else. Isn’t the author following a translation quirk rather than making a claim about Christ?
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Response
The Septuagint reading is a live discussion in Hebrews scholarship. But whatever the author’s exegetical route, the result is unambiguous: he applies a psalm about the eternal, unchanging Creator who laid the earth’s foundations to the Son, in a chapter whose whole point is that the Son is superior to angels because he is worshiped by them and addressed as God (1:6, 1:8). The author’s method may be debatable; his conclusion is not.
About this exhibit
This objection is to A creation psalm about the LORD addressed to the Son, Psalm 102:25-27 in Hebrews 1:10-12.
Psalm 102 addresses the eternal LORD who laid the earth’s foundations: “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth.” Hebrews quotes it as spoken to the Son.
Under Claim 07: New Testament writers take Old Testament passages that speak about the LORD, the God of Israel, and apply them directly to Jesus.