Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Hebrews 1:10

"And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:" — Hebrews 1:10 (ASV)

The author next quotes from Ps 102:25–27 to bring out the Son’s eternality and supremacy over creation. In the OT these words are applied to God. Here, however, they apply to Christ without qualification or any need for justification. Christ was God’s agent in creation, the one who laid the earth’s foundations and constructed heaven. All these will in due course perish, but not their Maker. The metaphor of clothing has a twofold reference: the created things will wear out (the process is slow but certain); and the Son deals with them as with clothing, rolling them up and changing them. He began the universe and he will finish it. Clearly the final transformation of all things is in mind (cf. Isaiah 66:22; Revelation 6:14; Revelation 21:1)—their replacement by a totally new heaven and earth. But through it all the Son remains unchanged. Our years come to an end, but his will never do so.