βAnd again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship himβ (Hebrews 1:6).
The first verse of the classic Christmas carol highlights todayβs Scripture.
βHark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic host proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King!β
Angels are very strange, and thus, often misunderstood, creatures. They are like humans in some respects but also drastically different from us. According to todayβs Scripture, angels have a capacity to find worth in, and hence worship, their Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ. God the Father, according to the book of Hebrews (todayβs Scripture), does not consider His Son an angelic being but rather Someone apart from the angelic host, Someone worthy of their worship.
Psalm 103:20,21 says: βBless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.β And Psalm 148:2, βPraise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.β In the spirit of these verses, the writer of the book of Hebrews penned what he did in todayβs Scripture.
The angels knew that Godβs Son, Jesus Christ, had finally become flesh, and He could now fulfill the Old Testament prophecies going all the way back to Adamβchiefly, Godβs literal, physical, visible, earthly kingdom. On the night of Christβs birth, Luke 2:13,14 says: βAnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men.β In perfect accordance with the book of Psalms, the angels filled the night sky of Palestine and joyfully sang to praise the Lord of glory! (What that massive angelic choir sounded like to human ears, we can only wonder!!)
Let us, by faith, join that angelic host in praising the Lord of glory! source
