Hebrews 1:6

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, He says, And let all the angels worship (revere) him.

This is the first verse to contrast the position of the angels versus the position of the Son. It reads, when he brings the Son into the world (that is the incarnation, the birth of the babe in the manger), God at this time commands all the angels to worship him.

This verse is probably taken from Psalm 97:7 (but there is some argument about that).

But we can thing back to one of the most treasured stories in our culture to be reminded of this occasion when the angels worship Jesus.

Luke 2 reads (take it away Linus):

And there were shepherds living out in the field nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them, and they (the shepherds) feared a great fear. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of heavenly hosts appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."


These great, awe-inspiring beings called angels worshiped this baby because God commanded it.

Jesus is the firstborn of the Father. In this passage, firstborn does not mean that at some point in the cosmos, Jesus literally came from a space-sized womb. Rather Paul is continuing to show the importance and preeminence of Jesus. In many different cultures the first born is favored (luckily not so in ours, well at least lucky for me). Jesus title of firstborn is to show his position not his origin.

So as the angels, these great spiritual beings are called to worship and revere Jesus, so we are called to praise his name.