Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Hebrews 10:13

"henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet." — Hebrews 10:13 (ASV)

His work accomplished, the Lord now “waits” (GK 1683). The author then quotes from Ps 110:1, with slight alterations to fit the grammatical context. The “enemies” are not defined, but the meaning appears to be that Christ rests until in God’s good time all evil is overthrown. Other parts of the NT refer to God’s enemies being defeated at the end time (notably Revelation), but this is not a feature in Hebrews; and we have no means of knowing precisely what enemies he has in mind. There is possibly a hint of warning to the readers—i.e., they should take care that they are not numbered among these enemies.