Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
He makes his messengers winds; his servants flames of fire.
Who maketh winds his messengers; his ministers a flaming fire:
עשה מלאכיו רחות oseh rnalachaiv ruchoth,
משרתיו אש להט mesharethaiv esh lohet.
The elements are described as prompt and expedite to perform the Divine commands, like angels or ministers serving in the tabernacle; the Hebrew word משרתיו mesharethaiv being a word most common in the sacred ministrations.
Who maketh his angels spirits - The meaning here literally would be, "Who makes the winds his messengers," or "his angels;" that is, who employs them to execute his purpose; who sends them out as messengers or angels to do his will.
His ministers a flaming fire - That is, Fire is employed by him - in lightnings - to accomplish his purpose as his ministers or his servants. They are entirely under his command. They are sent by him to do his will; to carry out his designs. This is intended to describe the majesty and the power of God - that he can employ wind and lightning - tempest and storm - to go on errands such as he commands; to fulfill his plans; to do his bidding. For the application of this to the angels, and as employed by the apostle Paul to prove the inferiority of the angels to the Messiah, see the notes at Hebrews 1:7.
104:4 Spirits — Of a spiritual or incorporeal nature, that they might be fitter for their employments.
Fire — So called for their irresistible force and agility, and fervency in the execution of God's commands.