V. 6.— And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And again...— There is a great difference of opinion with respect to the construction of the word rendered “ again.” It may be understood either as an additional proof of what had been asserted in verse 5, or it may refer to Christ being brought again into the world by His resurrection. The quotation is taken from Psalms 97 :, which is descriptive of the reign of Christ. During His humiliation he was made for a little while lower than the angels, being exposed to suffering and death; but when at His resurrection He was brought again into the world, all power in heaven and in earth was committed to Him, and all the angels of God were commanded to worship Him. The passage, therefore, appears to refer to His resurrection. In our version Psalms 97:7 is rendered “ Worship him all ye gods;” but the expression is elliptical, and may be rendered “ All ye angels of God.” Jesus is here termed the firstborn, or first- begotten, while personally distinct He is one with the Father. The firstborn had various privileges,— he had authority over his brethren. Hence the Lord said to Cain, after testifying his approbation of his brother’ s sacrifice, “ Unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.” Genesis 4:7. God’ s accepting Abel’ s offering was not to interfere with Cain’ s superiority as the firstborn. Again, Jacob describes Reuben, his firstborn, as the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power. Genesis 49:3. This privilege was forfeited and transferred to Judah, of whom came the “chief ruler.” 1 Chronicles 5 : Another privilege of the firstborn was a double portion. This, also, Reuben forfeited, and the privilege was transferred to Joseph, who was the father of two of the twelve tribes; while from each of Jacob’ s other sons sprang only one tribe. Another privilege was the priesthood, which was also forfeited by Reuben and bestowed on Levi. Christ, as the firstborn in all things, had the preeminence; to Him every knee shall bow, of things in heaven and things on earth, and every tongue shall confess that He is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The angels are all commanded to worship Him; He is exalted “far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.” Ephesians 1:21.