Paul wasn't talking about the previous covenant, Torah in this verse. He was talking about the seventh covenant made with all those that believe on Him, making Y'shua the mediator of the first covenant, the Adamic covenant under which man was cursed. That covenant pronounced death. And Y'shua, being adopted under the covenant of Adam (because He was not the son of Adam, but the Son of the Father in Heaven by His Spirit), but without sin, is now mediator of not just that covenant, but all covenants made with man for the redemption of man and His Creation. Doesn't that give you chill bumps?
Agreeing with what you noted here, as his work is truly amazing as you noted
That said, I think it needs to be noted that although Yeshua is the Mediator of a New Covenant, one key distinction that I think can be lost is that He was indeed a Son of Adam technically.
To give some more information, the title
Son of Man is honorific, as is "
Son of David", pointing to Jesus' right to the throne
of David. It is not, as you must know, unique to the NT. Ezekiel is called "
Son of Adam" by God throughout his prophecy. It is always translated "
Son of Man", though I don't know why. The title points to lineage and Lordship. One has to get the United States out
of your thinking and go to the days
of feudalism, or even back to suzerainty. A Lord passed his dominion on to his firstborn
son. Upon his death, the
son retained lordship.
Adam was given dominion over everything on the planet. Everything. Just what that "everything" meant was demonstrated by Jesus, who called himself the "
Son of Adam". (Ben
Adam would be the aramaic spoken by Jesus that the Greek translated. You will find this in any linguistic study
of the Greek versions
of the NT. You would see Ben
Adam in both the ancient Syriac and Babylonian versions
of the NT.)
"
SOn Of Adam"--in regards to the idiom "
Son of Man" going parallel with the "
Son of God" idiom is something that often seems to be key in the text. The Lord’s favorite description
of Himself was “
Son of Man” (cf. Matt. 8:20; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:22; John 9:35–37, etc.). Although that title seems to stress His humanity, it also speaks
of His deity. Jesus’ use
of the term derives from Daniel 7:13–14, where the
Son of Man is on equal terms with God the Father, the Ancient
of Days.
:
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the
Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels
of God.
Luke 12
Luke 22:69
But from now on, the
Son of Man will be seated at the right hand
of the mighty
God."
Luke 22
He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels
of God ascending and descending on the
Son of Man."
John 1
John 13:31
[
Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial ] When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the
Son of Man glorified and
God is glorified in him.
John 13
Hence, Jesus took on the reins
of Lordship, when He was anointed Lord, as
Adam was...upon the descent
of the Holy Spirit
For more information, in the event that some things don't come out as clear as I'd like, indeed, Yeshua was the first
Son of God. The Jews viewed themselves collectively as sons
of God. Jesus, however, claimed to be God’s
Son in a unique sense. “All things have been handed over to Me by My Father,” Jesus affirmed, “and no one knows the
Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the
Son, and anyone to whom the
Son wills to reveal Him” (Matt. 11:27).
Thru Him, now we are children
of God! And not just that, but He was also the firstborn from the dead - and in that we are His brethren too! But if the Word is to be the final standard
of all we do, then technically Yeshua was not the First
Son of God. And the Gospels alert us to that reality fairly quickly....specifically, as it relates to the geneology
of Jesus in the scriptures...and as the text makes clear:
Luke 3:38
The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus
21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened
22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my
Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the
son, so it was thought,
of Joseph,
the
son of Heli,
24the
son of Matthat,
the
son of Levi, the
son of Melki,
the
son of Jannai, the
son of Joseph,
.................................................. .........
the
son of Kenan, the
son of Enosh, the
son of Seth, the
son of Adam, the
son of God.
Luke 3:37-38 Luke 3
To me, interesting that
Adam was not called/designated as "
a son of God"---but in line with the dynamic
of "Father to
Son", he was referenced as "
the son of God".....and
of course, makes sense seeing how often Jesus is designated in converse as the "
Son of Adam/Son
of Man"" and essentially the Second
Adam (
Romans 5:11-13 /
Romans 5/
1 Corinthians 15:21-23/
1 Corinthians 15 /). And on the issue, even on the issue
of roles/occupations, it's a trip to see the similarities---especially seeing how
Adam was a Gardner
Genesis 2:13
When the LORD
God made the earth and the heavens-
5 and no shrub
of the field had yet appeared on the earth [
b] and no plant
of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD
God had not sent rain on the earth [
c] and there was no man to work the ground,
6 but streams [
d] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface
of the ground-
7 the LORD
God formed the man [
e] from the dust
of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life, and the man became a living being.
8 Now the LORD
God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
9 And the LORD
God made all kinds
of trees grow out
of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle
of the garden were the tree
of life and the tree
of the knowledge
of good and evil.
10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
11 The name
of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land
of Havilah, where there is gold.
12 (The gold
of that land is good; aromatic resin [
f] and onyx are also there.)
13 The name
of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land
of Cush. [
g]
14 The name
of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side
of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
And on a humorous note, though the Fall cursed the produce man would recieve from his work (
Genesis 3:20 )--with
God having to bless the Land in order for man to live (
Psalm 104:4 ) I think it's ironic that when Christ rose, He came back in the same role
Adam had---as He was mistaken for a
Gardener when He rose again
John 20:15
"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for
?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
16Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher
John 20:14-16 John 20
The symbolism cannot be missed, IMHO.
God is So Good