Comments on: NT for Lent 2: Hebrews 2 http://www.signposts.org.au/2007/02/23/nt-for-lent-2-hebrews-2/ musings from those on the journey Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:14:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: just_nigel http://www.signposts.org.au/2007/02/23/nt-for-lent-2-hebrews-2/#comment-156991 just_nigel Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:32:30 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2007/02/23/nt-for-lent-2-hebrews-2/#comment-156991 Favorite verse: "In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. 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." It speaks to me of unrealised hopes that one day everything would be ruled by Jesus justice and compassion. It affirms that God has made everything subject to Jesus and even though we do not see everything subject to him, we do see him who tasted death raised up and glorified, which is the sign that the world is not doomed to die. Also the familial image of "inheritance" from the last chapter is developed further with us now as God's children and siblings of Christ. Favorite verse:
“In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. 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.”

It speaks to me of unrealised hopes that one day everything would be ruled by Jesus justice and compassion. It affirms that God has made everything subject to Jesus and even though we do not see everything subject to him, we do see him who tasted death raised up and glorified, which is the sign that the world is not doomed to die.

Also the familial image of “inheritance” from the last chapter is developed further with us now as God’s children and siblings of Christ.

]]> By: Jebus http://www.signposts.org.au/2007/02/23/nt-for-lent-2-hebrews-2/#comment-156950 Jebus Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:07:20 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2007/02/23/nt-for-lent-2-hebrews-2/#comment-156950 "9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels" The literal meaning of what has been translated as "a little" is "for a little time". “9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels”
The literal meaning of what has been translated as “a little” is “for a little time”.

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