Watchman Press Reviewed Scripture Study
The Son as Creator: Psalm 102 Applied to Christ
Psalms 102:25 ↔ Hebrews 1:10
Scripture Text
Read the Relationship in Young’s Literal Translation
Psalms 102:25
25 Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.
Hebrews 1:10
10 and, 'Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;
Editorial Analysis
Watchman Press Review
The following classifications and notes are reviewed Watchman Press editorial analysis. They are separate from the biblical text and from the raw cross-reference dataset.
The Son as Creator: Psalm 102 Applied to Christ
Hebrews applies creation language from the Psalm to the Son in the same opening argument that distinguishes Him from the angels.
The significance is not merely that the Son participates in God's work. Hebrews addresses to the Son language from a Psalm directed to Jehovah as the enduring Creator.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh. Archer explicitly discusses Hebrews' application of this Psalm's Creator language to Christ.
The Son as Creator: Psalm 102 Applied to Christ
Hebrews directly quotes the Psalm and places its Creator language in the chain of statements concerning the Son.
The citation contributes to the New Testament's presentation of Christ's preeminence and enduring identity.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh. Archer explicitly discusses Hebrews' application of this Psalm's Creator language to Christ.
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