Next turn to the letter sent to the Hebrews who had turned their backs against their Hebrew roots to become Sons of God through Christ's actions and revelation of Him. Turn to Hebrews chapter 2 and beginning at verse 5 through to the end of verse 18 where we find this statement; “For to the angels has He not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified (Ps. 8:5-7), saying, What is man, that You are mindful of him? or the son of man (here meaning mans authority restored to him over nature), that You visited Him (Mat. 25:36)? You made Him a little lower than (for a short period of time inferior to, look at Is. 57:17) the angels; You crowned Him with glory and honor, and did set Him over the works of Your hands: You have put all things in subjection under His feet. For in that He put all in subjection under Him, He left nothing that is not put under Him. But now we see not yet all things put under Him. But we see Jesus, Who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by (through or in) the Grace of God should taste death for every man. (look at Psalm 2 closely)
For it became Him, for Whom are all things, and by Whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain (as file leader, the head of a column) of their salvation (to render safe perfected by preservation, as to be the present possession of the LORD) through sufferings. For both He that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of One: for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare your name to My brethren, in the midst of the Church will I sing praise to you. And again, I will put My trust In Him. And again, Behold I and the children which God has given Me.
For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; To deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the (promised) seed (Gen. 3:15) of Abraham (Gal. 3:29; and Adam as our second Adam, the secret thing of Gen. 3:15 and 12:3). Wherefore in all things it behooved Him to be made like to His brethren (mankind), that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted.”
Our
next passage is here in Hebrews in chapter 5 beginning at verse
1 through the end of verse 10, but I want to add verse 11 through 14
because of what it reveals about those who remain but babes.
“For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; (here the writer changes from speaking of mere natural man to Christ) for that He Himself also is compassed with infirmity. And by reason hereof He ought, as for the people, so also for Himself, to offer for sins. And no man takes this honor to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made an High Priest; but He that said to Him, You are My Son, to day have I begotten You. As He said also in another place, You are a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared; Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered; And being made perfect, He became the author of Eternal Salvation to all them that obey Him; Called of God an High Priest after the order of Melchizedek (a gentile priest of righteousness and of the Most High GOD, Gen. 14:18-19, Ps. 110:4).
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing. For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again those things which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that uses milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
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