Hebrews 1:6 → Psalm 89:26-27

The author of Hebrews introduces Christ as the "firstborn" (prōtotokon) whom the angels worship when God "brings the firstborn into the world" (Heb 1:6). This draws on Psalm 89:26-27, where God declares of the Davidic king: "He shall cry to Me, 'You are my Father'... I will make him My firstborn (bekori), the highest of the kings of the earth." In Psalm 89, "firstborn" is a covenantal title — not birth order but supremacy and preeminence — applied to David's royal line as part of God's covenant faithfulness. The psalm itself acknowledges that the Davidic dynasty pointed beyond any single king: the promises of eternal throne and universal dominion (89:29, 36-37) exceed what any historical king achieved. Hebrews applies this firstborn title to Christ as the ultimate Davidic heir who fulfills the royal-messianic promise. The escalation is decisive: where David's line was "firstborn" among earthly kings, Christ is firstborn over all creation and the object of angelic worship — a prerogative belonging to God alone.