A. An Exhortation, Heb 2:1-4 1. John Brown (1784-1858) 2. Adolph Saphir (1831-1891) 3. John MacArthur (b.1939)
B. An Explanation, Heb 2:5-18 1. an objection raised: - a. "How could Jesus be better when He had a human body? Are not the angels better than He because they had no human bodies to limit them?" 2. answers to this objection: - a. Jesus came to be the last Adam, Heb 2:5-13 - b. Jesus came to defeat Satan, Heb 2:14-16 - c. Jesus came to be the sympathetic High Priest, Heb 2:17-18
C. An Examination, Heb 2:5-10
1. world to come, v5b - a. οἰκουμένην τὴν μέλλουσαν --- i. oy-koo-MEN-an tan MEL-loo-san --- ii. "inhabited world" - b. not to angels that God subjected, v5a --- i. MacArthur: "God never intended to give angles rule over the world to come."
2. Word from the Holy Spirit, vv6-8a - a. quoting Psa 8:4-6 --- i. quotes it anonymously, v6a --- ii. quotes the Septuagint --- iii. considers the entire psalm - b. the humility of humanity, v6b --- i. see v9; Psa 8 is about Jesus - c. the hint of Christ's cross, v7 --- i. see Psa 8:3; Matt 27:45-46 - d. the honor of Christ's sufferings, v8a
3. Weighty Majesty of Christ's Humiliation, v8b-10 - a. Christ is a complete Victor through the cross, v8b - b. Christ is coming again to make the world subject to Him, v8c --- i. see Psa 8 --- ii. see Heb 1:10-12 (& v5 above) - c. Christ is crown with glory & honor, v9 --- i. the excellence of Christ's humanity, v9a - a. Christ Jesus suffered death unto glory, v9b - b. Christ Jesus tasted death unto honor, v9c
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
