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Hebrews 2
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Where we are
- 1–2The SonGod's final word, above the angelsChapter 2
- 3–4:13Enter His restGreater than Moses; today, hear Him
- 4:14–7Our high priestTempted like us, a priest forever
- 8–10:18A new covenantOne sacrifice, once for all
- 10:19–13Run by faithHold on; fix your eyes on Jesus
Salvation Confirmed
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
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how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?
This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
Question
Quick question
The writer reminds his readers where their message came from, and who stood behind it.
Who does the writer say first announced this great salvation?
Jesus like His Brothers
For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
But somewhere it is testified in these words:
“What is man that You are mindful of him,
or the son of man that You care for him?
You made him a little lower than the angels;
You crowned him with glory and honor
and placed everything under his feet.”
When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
Hebrews 2:9
Reflect
But we see Jesus
The world does not yet look the way God means it to. The writer admits it: “Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.” Then he lifts his eyes: “But we see Jesus.” What in your life does not yet look the way it should? What changes when you look first at Jesus, “now crowned with glory and honor,” who has already gone through death for you?
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil
Hebrews 2:14
For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
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Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 2:18
Why He became like us
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Why did the Son become a man? Because the children He came for “have flesh and blood.” Only as one of us could He die, and by His death break the power of the one who held us in fear of death. Made like us “in every way,” He became the high priest we need: He made atonement for our sins, and He knows from the inside what temptation is.
Pray
Help in the hour of temptation
Thank Jesus that He was not ashamed to call you His brother or sister, and that He took on flesh and blood to set you free from the fear of death. Thank Him that He made atonement for your sins. Then bring Him the temptation you face today, and ask for His help. He has been there: “He is able to help those who are being tempted.”
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Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 2:18
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