Death, viewed apart from Christ, can only fill with horror, if the sinner dares to think. Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. The word that’s translated as author also means leader of a line of followers or founder. Furthermore, God the Father adopts everyone who puts their trust in His Son. 14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. "Had not death by death borne to death the death of Death, the gate of eternal life would have been closed". and put everything under their feet.” In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not … The author of sin is the author of its consequences. The sinner is brought by that sacrifice into God's favor, which by sin he had forfeited; hence his right prayer is, "God be propitiated (so the Greek) to me who am a sinner" ( Luke 18:13 ). What, &c.--How insignificant in himself, yet how exalted by God's grace! by them that heard him--(Compare Luke 1:2 ). He depended on God to take care of him after death. spoken by angels--the Mosaic law spoken by the ministration of angels ( Deuteronomy 33:2 , Psalms 68:17 , Acts 7:53 , Galatians 3:19 ). and didst set him over the works of thy hands--omitted in some of the oldest manuscripts; but read by others and by oldest versions: so Psalms 8:6 , "Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands.". Sonship, holiness ( Hebrews 2:11 ), and glory, are inseparably joined. Psalms 8:5-7 praises Jehovah for exalting MAN, so as to subject all the works of God on earth to him: this dignity having been lost by the first Adam, is realized only in Christ the Son of man, the Representative Man and Head of our redeemed race. In other passages, Paul clearly set himself on an equal level with the apostles and other eyewitnesses of Jesus (1 Corinthians 9:1 and 1 Corinthians 15:3-11). Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Proud member Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Strictly divine justice is "propitiated"; but God's love is as much from everlasting as His justice; therefore, lest Christ's sacrifice, or its typical forerunners, the legal sacrifices, should be thought to be antecedent to God's grace and love, neither are said in the Old or New Testament to have propitiated God; otherwise Christ's sacrifices might have been thought to have first induced God to love and pity man, instead of (as the fact really is) His love having originated Christ's sacrifice, whereby divine justice and divine love are harmonized. The interim fulfillment (for believers) came when Jesus (born of a virgin) died on the cross and Israel was dispersed into the nations. "The Church" ( Hebrews 2:12 ), "the general assembly" ( Hebrews 12:23 ). Over the years the owner sent messengers to collect a portion of the produce as payment. He is crowned as the Head in heaven of our common humanity, presenting His blood as the all-prevailing plea for us. that through death--which He could not have undergone as God but only by becoming man. I prefer, with CALVIN, understanding, "to make perfect as a completed sacrifice": legal and official, not moral, perfection is meant: "to consecrate" (so the same Greek is translated Hebrews 7:28 ; compare Margin) by the finished expiation of His death, as our perfect High Priest, and so our "Captain of salvation" ( Luke 13:32 ). in all things--which are incidental to manhood, the being born, nourished, growing up, suffering. In fact, this triplet points to a fuller description of His experience on the cross. (Hebrews 2:1-3). . And the son of man that You care for him? The Jew would find it difficult to accept Christ as priest. This verse implies that the Hebrews of the churches of Palestine and Syria (or those of them dispersed in Asia Minor [BENGEL], 1 Peter 1:1 , or in Alexandria) were primarily addressed in this Epistle; for of none so well could it be said, the Gospel was confirmed to them by the immediate hearers of the Lord: the past tense, "was confirmed," implies some little time had elapsed since this testification by eye-witnesses. On the cross, whereon as Priest He offered the sacrifice, He had the title "King" inscribed over Him [BENGEL]. The second chapter of Hebrews continues the comparison of Jesus and the angels –in regard to their messages –and to the functions they perform. Let’s digress a bit. "Not only as God He knows our trials, but also as man He knows them by experimental feeling.". Translate in the Greek order, to bring out the proper emphasis, "Not the angels hath He," &c. the world to come--implying, He has subjected to angels the existing world, the Old Testament dispensation (then still partly existing as to its framework), Hebrews 2:2 , the political kingdom of the earth ( Daniel 4:13 , Daniel 10:13 Daniel 10:20 Daniel 10:21 , 12:1 ), and the natural elements ( Revelation 9:11 , 16:4 ). Yet You have made him a little lower than God. God in His electing love, by Christ's finished work, perfectly sanctifies them to God's service and to heaven once for all: then they are progressively sanctified by the transforming Spirit "Sanctification is glory working in embryo; glory is sanctification come to the birth, and manifested" [ALFORD]. The first part, Psalm 22:1-11, contains a haunting picture of the tormenting crowd (“All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: ‘He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue him. 17 I can count all my bones. 7. a little--not as BENGEL, "a little time." his); then at Hebrews 2:9 , first JESUS is introduced as fulfilling, as man, all the conditions of the prophecy, and passing through death Himself; and so consequently bringing us men, His "brethren," to "glory and honor." He is the Son over God's house. Heb3: Jesus has more honour than Moses. Death's power was manifest; he who wielded that power, lurking beneath it, is here expressed, namely, Satan. "God makes of sons of men sons of God, because God hath made of the Son of God the Son of man" [ST. AUGUSTINE on Psalm 2]. Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him? The Father testified –adding clout to His Son’s authority. 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help. 26 The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. though unseen by us, save by faith; hereafter all things shall be subjected to Him visibly and fully. of death--implying that death itself is a power which, though originally foreign to human nature, now reigns over it ( Romans 5:12 , 6:9 ). And angels announced the births of God’s appointed leaders –like Isaac, Samson, John the Baptist, and of course Jesus. Sin is not, in the original constitution of man, a necessary attendant of manhood, so He had no sin. testified--the usual way of quoting Scripture to readers familiar with it. As the vineyard parable said, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end.”. Jesus became perfect –or complete– by going through the same kinds of troubles in life –the same sufferings– as those He came to save. though He had no need" [CHRYSOSTOM]. 1. The forfeited inheritance (according to Jewish law) was ransomed by the nearest of kin; so Jesus became our nearest of kin by His assumed humanity, in order to be our Redeemer. (Even the word evangelist –a messenger of the gospel– has its roots in angel.). It was through his son –and they killed him too. It is the same argument for Jesus being the Christ which Matthew, writing his Gospel for the Hebrews, uses, tracing the genealogy of Jesus from Abraham, the father of the Jews, and the one to whom the promises were given, on which the Jews especially prided themselves (compare Romans 9:4 Romans 9:5 ). Therefore: Because of the superiority of Jesus to the angels, we must pay attention to Jesus. . He asked the listeners “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” Their response was acutely prophetic. How majestic is Your name in all the earth! 6. Christ plants in them an undying seed, the germ of heavenly immortality, though believers have to pass through natural death. For the choir director; on the Gittith. 5. a) … destroy--literally, "render powerless"; deprive of all power to hurt His people. faithful--true to God ( Hebrews 3:5 Hebrews 3:6 ) and to man ( Hebrews 10:23 ) in the mediatorial office which He has undertaken. 13 They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion. Jesus, by dying, has made the dying His own ( Romans 14:9 ), and has taken the prey from the mighty. for whom--God the Father ( Romans 11:36 , 1 Corinthians 8:6 , Revelation 4:11 ). 17. Hebrews 2. The same Greek verb is used in 2 Timothy 1:10 , "abolished death." And You crown him with glory and majesty! The latter –the Law– told how the various pictures were to be presented using the Hebrews’ life-experiences to form a visual collage. From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me. There were the priesthood, the tabernacle, the ark, the feasts –and the Law. Well, making something perfect is another way of saying making it complete. It’s not the believers who followed Him while He was living on the earth. You have made him for a little while lower than the angels  [messengers]; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And have appointed him over the works of Your hands; You have put all things in subjection under his feet. || Word meanings are derived from "Strong's Exhaustive Concordance." By doing so, Jesus was able to become the ''Captain,'' or the ''Founder,'' of our salvation. Christ by delivering us from the curse of God against our sin, has taken from death all that made it formidable. I will put my trust in him--from the Septuagint, Isaiah 8:17 , which immediately precedes the next quotation, "Behold, I and the children," &c. The only objection is the following words, "and again," usually introduce a new quotation, whereas these two are parts of one and the same passage. merciful--to "the people" deserving wrath by "sins." 46 When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet. was steadfast--Greek, "was made steadfast," or "confirmed": was enforced by penalties on those violating it. Moreover, "Sons of God" is, in Scripture usage, the dignity obtained by our union with Christ; and our brotherhood with Him flows from God being His and our Father. A son would be born to a virgin and he would be called Immanuel –meaning God is here with us. Contrast with this bondage, the glory of the "sons" ( Hebrews 2:10 ). Just mentioning angels brings to mind childhood Sunday School stories of those majestic winged creatures living in heaven and occasionally visiting earth –demonstrating their supernatural powers. captain of, &c.--literally, Prince-leader: as Joshua, not Moses, led the people into the Holy Land, so will our Joshua, or Jesus, lead us into the heavenly inheritance ( Acts 13:39 ). 3. Who does the author believe the penman to be? Both law and Gospel came from God; the difference here referred to lay in the instrumentality by which each respectively was promulgated (compare Hebrews 2:5 ). The mediation of angels in the giving of the Law of Moses was not stated at that time, the nearest thing to it being found thus: "He came with ten thousands of saints; from his right hand went a fiery law before them" (Deuteronomy 33:2). The prophets relayed messages from God. All rights reserved. Note: Words in capital letters typically indicate Old Testament quotes. 35 The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. Christ came to bring us into His family (10-18) The Hebrew, "Enosh" and "Ben-Adam," express "man" and "Son of man" in his weakness: "Son of man" is here used of any and every child of man: unlike, seemingly, the lord of creation, such as he was originally (Genesis 1:1-2:25'), and such as he is designed to be ( Psalms 8:1-9 ), and such as he actually is by title and shall hereafter more fully be in the person of, and in union with, Jesus, pre-eminently the Son of man ( Hebrews 2:9 ). But there would be a reward at the end –a crown of glory and honor, and the entire creation’s submission to Him. . All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him. The saving of our soul was at stake and should be taken seriously. Still, in the present world, natural and social, angels are mediately rulers under God in some sense: not so in the coming world: man in it, and the Son of man, man's Head, are to be supreme. Although Psalm 22:22-31 only hints at His resurrection, it plainly declares that He lives and governs for all eternity. I summarised the Bible on Twitter between Aug 2010 and Nov 2013 - one tweet per chapter, one chapter … The Latin epigram says, Mors mortis morti mortem nisi morte tu lisset, Æternæ vitæ janua clausa foret. Appropriately also in his Epistles to Gentiles, he dwells on his independent call to the apostleship of the Gentiles; in his Epistle to the Hebrews, he appeals to the apostles who had been long with the Lord (compare Acts 1:21 , 10:41 ): so in his sermon to the Jews in Antioch of Pisidia ( Acts 13:31 ); and "he only appeals to the testimony of these apostles in a general way, in order that he may bring the Hebrews to the Lord alone" [BENGEL], not to become partisans of particular apostles, as Peter, the apostle of the circumcision, and James, the bishop of Jerusalem. The parable warned them that they were about to lose their prominence –other tenants (those who believed Jesus and put their trust in Him) were about to become God’s primary priests. "Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. 16 For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. Hence greater reverence was paid to angels by men in the Old Testament than is permitted in the New Testament. Hebrews 2:1-18—Read the Bible online or download free. A Psalm of David. I will proclaim Your name to My brethren, In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise. . 43 He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”, What is man, that You remember him? recompense--( Deuteronomy 32:35 ). signs and wonders--performed by Christ and His apostles. . You have been my God from my mother’s womb. As God’s priests to the world, the Hebrews were to be productive –intentionally leading people to Him. Wherefore--Greek, "Whence." For--explanation of how His being made like His brethren in all things has made Him a merciful and faithful High Priest for us ( Hebrews 2:17 ). Let your heart live forever! the seed of Abraham--He views Christ's redemption (in compliment to the Hebrews whom he is addressing, and as enough for his present purpose) with reference to Abraham's seed, the Jewish nation, primarily; not that he excludes the Gentiles ( Hebrews 2:9 , "for every man"), who, when believers, are the seed of Abraham spiritually (compare Hebrews 2:12 , Psalms 22:22 Psalms 22:25 Psalms 22:27 ), but direct reference to them (such as is in Romans 4:11 Romans 4:12 Romans 4:16 , Galatians 3:7 Galatians 3:14 Galatians 3:28 Galatians 3:29 ) would be out of place in his present argument. From start to end, their lives illustrated that trusting God resulted in life. The phrase to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings begs the question Since Jesus was God, how could He not have been perfect? I and the children whom God has given me. In Colossians 1:16 the same is said of Christ. "Not angels," who have no flesh and blood, but "the children," who have "flesh and blood," He takes hold of to help by "Himself taking part of the same" ( Hebrews 2:14 ). (See: Hebrews 10:19,20; John 3:13,25-31; II Corinthians 6:2; Matthew 11:11; Acts 2:29-36; John 14:2) God’s dealings with the natural seed of Abraham were designed to prepare them for this special call. spoken." (Hebrews 2:14-18). of But one has testified somewhere, saying, What is man, that You remember him? subject to bondage--literally, "subjects of bondage"; not merely liable to it, but enthralled in it (compare Romans 8:15 , Galatians 5:1 ). divers miracles--Greek, "varied (miraculous) powers" ( 2 Corinthians 12:12 ) granted to the apostles after the ascension. "That thou mightest still the enemy and avenger" ( Psalms 8:2 ). We are "brethren" of Christ in a nearness not enjoyed even by angels ( Hebrews 2:10-12 Hebrews 2:16 ). When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers. “For both He who sanctifies [that’s Jesus] and those who are sanctified [that’s believers] are all from one Father.” Since He, and now they, have the same Father, “He is not ashamed to call them brethren.”. will I sing--as leader of the choir ( Psalms 8:2 ). In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to … The official words and acts of all the prophets find their antitype in the Great Prophet ( Revelation 19:10 ), just as His kingly office is antitypical to that of the theocratic kings; and His priestly office to the types and rites of the Aaronic priesthood. Jesus told the parable in Matthew 21:33-46 about a man who owned a vineyard. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Not as the law, spoken by the instrumentality of angels ( Hebrews 2:2 ). "It's hard to understand, why not make it simpler?". The quote in this passage is from the Psalm 8. The passage starts out saying that God the Father required His Son to share in mankind’s experiences. They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying, Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey. As no limitation occurs in the sacred writing, the "all things" must include heavenly, as well as earthly things (compare 1 Corinthians 3:21 1 Corinthians 3:22 ). "The world to come" is the new dispensation brought in by Christ, beginning in grace here, to be completed in glory hereafter. The prophets after Moses carried God’s warnings to the people –to bring them back on course in their role as His priests. "Bondage" is defined by Aristotle, "The living not as one chooses"; "liberty," "the living as one chooses." Believers belong not to this present world course, but by faith rise in spirit to "the world to come," making it a present, though internal. God’s method for ensuring truthful, binding testimony required two or more witnesses to present the same account. many--( Matthew 20:28 ). Hebrews Chapter 6 Eternal Salvation Question. The chapter includes additional Old Testament quotes in order to make these points. Not by Almighty power but by His death (so the Greek) He overcame death. For--giving a reason why "the grace of God" required that Jesus "should taste death." all their lifetime--Such a life can hardly be called life. . ( Psalms 22:22 .) “Behold, I and the children whom God has given me” “are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion” (Isaiah 8:18). Behold I and the children, &c.--( Isaiah 8:18 ). 30 Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation. But disregarding the Son’s message was the final insult. The same is true for Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Malachi, David and many others –including John the Baptist and Jesus. A summary of Hebrews 2 from @biblesummary. So Hebrews 10:14 Hebrews 10:29 , John 17:19 : by the perfecting of His consecration for them in His death, He perfects their consecration, and so throws open access to glory ( Hebrews 10:19-21 , Hebrews 5:9 , 9:9 accord with this sense). There were two aspects of Jesus’ life and both had to meet certain standards to qualify as the sacrifice. It was to be like a bride with her husband. 43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it. Until He came, the understanding of salvation was shrouded. 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