MAN WAS MADE A LITTLE LOWER THAN GOD

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Did you know that the Bible says that man was made a little lower than God? Do you know where it is in the Bible? It is in Psalms 8:5 and Hebrews 2:7.

(Psalms 8:5 KJV) For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

(Hebrews 2:7 KJV) Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

The Hebrew word rendered angels in the above verses is Elohim (Elohiym) which should have been translated as God. The verse should rather read, "thou hast made him but a little lower than God".

(Psalms 8:5 NLT) Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.

(Psalms 8:5 GNT) Yet you made them inferior only to yourself; you crowned them with glory and honor.

The LXX (which is the Septuagint or the Greek Old Testament or septuaginta (in Latin) or seventy or LXX (in Roman numerals)) was followed by the Authorized King James Version and other Authorized Versions in translation the Hebrew word as angels. However, this cannot be critically considered accurate. Though there are instances where the word Elohim was used to express a class of heavenly or divine beings which include angels such as in Psalms 138:1; or even men (judges) such as in Exodus 21:6. However, there is nothing in the context of Psalms 8:5 and Hebrews 2:7 to suggest limitation to only angels.

"A little lower than God" is simply an expression used to describe the rank, glory and honour given to man relative to the Divine Being.

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