Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. - Hebrews 2:17 We started talking about this phrase “in all things” on Friday by looking at how [...]
Hey guys! Welcome back to our cruise (crawl?) through Hebrews. Today we reach a mile marker. We come to the end of chapter two, and to the statement of why we have been pushing this line of reasoning. All this time making a distinction between Jesus and the angels, followed by his herculean effort to [...]
So Ben, What’s God talking to you about? God's been talking to me about provision but from a strange place. In Matthew 4 after Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan, the Spirit leads Him into the wilderness to be tempted. And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son [...]
So Ben, What’s God talking to you about? I love to ask people this question once we get past “How’s your day?” or some other greeting-like phrase. We’ve lost this from our day to day language as a church. We can gather hundreds of Christians together on a Sunday morning, and the lobby conversation consists [...]
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. - Hebrews 2:14-15 Today, [...]
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, - Hebrews 2:14 I love the turn of phrase “share in flesh and blood.” Put’s me in mind of communion. [...]
Mary I tell you, I’ve seen Him with my own eyes! I didn’t dream this whole thing up. Here’s what happened. Friday, just before the Sabbath, Joseph managed to get us the body before sundown. I think he spoke directly to Pilate. From what he told me, Pilate was glad to have Him off that [...]
Centurion If I have seen one criminal die, I have seen a hundred. I am tasked with ensuring they are dead before we end these torturous crucifixions. Sometimes we leave these worthless men hanging for days, but at times like this, with the Jew’s Holy days coming, Pilate has us rush things a bit. Once he [...]
The third quote the writer uses to show us how Jesus identifies with us comes from Isaiah 8:18. "BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN ME." - Hebrews 2:13 Here’s the original: Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD [...]
"I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN HIM." - Hebrews 2:13 NASB The main point the writer is making here in Hebrews 2:12-13 is that Jesus came and humbled Himself, and set Himself on our level. Jesus came, not a God to dazzle us with signs and wonders, but to walk as one of us. We [...]