Hebrews Chapter 2
1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, 4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere,
“What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.”
Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying,
“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
13 And again,
“I will put my trust in him.”
And again,
“Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere,
“What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.”
Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying,
“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
13 And again,
“I will put my trust in him.”
And again,
“Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews Chapter 2
notes
1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
Why the Therefore?
-the Son is the Expressed image of God
-by the Son all things were made and now held together
-the Son is far Superior to angels
Verse 1
-Introduces a major theme in Hebrews, pay closer attention.
-the Son is the Expressed image of God
-by the Son all things were made and now held together
-the Son is far Superior to angels
Verse 1
-Introduces a major theme in Hebrews, pay closer attention.
John Wesley's Notes on the Bible:
Lest we should let them slip - As water out of a leaky vessel. So, the Greek word properly signifies.
-or down the river
Chuck Smith:
"Drifting is practically unnoticed."
Last paragraph of The Pilgrim’s Progress:
“Then I saw that there
was a way to hell, even from the gates of Heaven, as well as
from the City of Destruction! So I awoke, and behold it was a dream.
Jon Coursen:
The Danger Of Drifting
Hebrews 2:1
Lest we should let them slip - As water out of a leaky vessel. So, the Greek word properly signifies.
-or down the river
Chuck Smith:
"Drifting is practically unnoticed."
Last paragraph of The Pilgrim’s Progress:
“Then I saw that there
was a way to hell, even from the gates of Heaven, as well as
from the City of Destruction! So I awoke, and behold it was a dream.
Jon Coursen:
The Danger Of Drifting
Hebrews 2:1
2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,
Acts 7:53
…[You] “who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.” (before the Stoning of Steven.)
…[You] “who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.” (before the Stoning of Steven.)
Numbers 15:30
‘But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
‘But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,
Hebrews 10:28
Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Luke 1:2
…just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,
Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Luke 1:2
…just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,
Pastor Gino Geraci
at Calvary South Denver in Littleton CO.
“So Great A Salvation.”
4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen
Act 2:22, 43
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—
43 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the 4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen
Act 2:22, 43
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—
43 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the 4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere,
“What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8putting everything in subjection under his feet.”
“What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8putting everything in subjection under his feet.”
Psalm 8:4-5
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
8bNow in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, …
Christ’s humiliation accomplished 2 things:
-Flooded glory and honor on the person of Jesus.
-Procured man’s salvation; made man’s salvation possible.
Jesus' Glory was the consequence of his suffering; because of his suffering he was crowned with glory.
Notice the contrast in Hebrews chapter 1 and 2:
-In chapter 1, Christ is far superior to angels.
-In chapter 2, Jesus is voluntarily made lower than the angels.
The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, …
Christ’s humiliation accomplished 2 things:
-Flooded glory and honor on the person of Jesus.
-Procured man’s salvation; made man’s salvation possible.
Jesus' Glory was the consequence of his suffering; because of his suffering he was crowned with glory.
Notice the contrast in Hebrews chapter 1 and 2:
-In chapter 1, Christ is far superior to angels.
-In chapter 2, Jesus is voluntarily made lower than the angels.
1 Peter 1:21
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
John 10:11
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying,
“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
13 And again,
“I will put my trust in him.”
And again,
“Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
13 And again,
“I will put my trust in him.”
And again,
“Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
God’s heavenly purpose:
“Bringing many sons to glory.”
“Perfect” (G5048 τελειόω teleioō ) is to carry to the goal; consummate.
“Bringing many sons to glory.”
“Perfect” (G5048 τελειόω teleioō ) is to carry to the goal; consummate.
Selah: How Deep The Father's Love For Us
Luke 24:26
25 And he [Jesus] said to them [the disciples on the road to Emmaus] , “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
25 And he [Jesus] said to them [the disciples on the road to Emmaus] , “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Romans 11:36
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
Pslam 22:2
I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
14 Since therefore the children share* in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
*Jesus shared
in the flesh and blood of Adam's race, not the proto-gnostic herecy Paul refuted in the book of Colossians that taught that Jesus was only "spiritually here", He had a real human body, and voluntarily endured the limitations of that body, and endured a painful death to bring us into Abraham's offspring.
Propitiation
"It is God who is "propitiated" by the vindication of His holy and righteous character, whereby, through the provision He has made in the vicarious and expiatory sacrifice of Christ, He has so dealt with sin that He can show mercy to the believing sinner in the removal of his guilt and the remission of his sins." (from Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words for Strong's Number; G2433 hilaskomai ἱλάσκομαι)
Merciful and Faithful High Priest
Because Jesus is a man in human flesh and been tempted just as we are, and has offered the perfect sacrifice, for the propitiation of our sins, He is our High Priest. This marks the transition to chapter three.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
*Jesus shared
in the flesh and blood of Adam's race, not the proto-gnostic herecy Paul refuted in the book of Colossians that taught that Jesus was only "spiritually here", He had a real human body, and voluntarily endured the limitations of that body, and endured a painful death to bring us into Abraham's offspring.
Propitiation
"It is God who is "propitiated" by the vindication of His holy and righteous character, whereby, through the provision He has made in the vicarious and expiatory sacrifice of Christ, He has so dealt with sin that He can show mercy to the believing sinner in the removal of his guilt and the remission of his sins." (from Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words for Strong's Number; G2433 hilaskomai ἱλάσκομαι)
Merciful and Faithful High Priest
Because Jesus is a man in human flesh and been tempted just as we are, and has offered the perfect sacrifice, for the propitiation of our sins, He is our High Priest. This marks the transition to chapter three.