Hebrews It! (Legal Study, Chapter 2:3-9) Pt. 8

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Continued from Hebrews It! (Legal Study, Chapter 2:1-2) Pt. 7​

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,

And, just like that, the Law was Dispensed from God, through Angels, to MOSES, then to Israel... and the Law is declared "A Witness against you"... and Moses declares that Rebellion will ensue. (Closing statement of Pt. 7)​

2:3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.

There is Zero mistake here. The author of Hebrews keeps drawing a SHARP CONTRAST of some sort. Literally Verses 2 and 3 can be diagramed and contrasted!​

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2:2 For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,​	2:3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.​

This is literally saying THE STONE COVENENANT is a sure FIRE way to get PUNISHED, while Jesus SAVES.​

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2:4 At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to His will.

Acts 14:3 So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.​

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Mark 16:20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.​

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Ephesians 1:9 making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His purpose, which He set forth in Christ​

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2:5 For He has not subjected to angels the world to come that we are talking about. 6 But one has somewhere testified:

We need more clarity here, so we will evaluate translation, first. This verse is foundation to a following dialogue.​

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(CJB) "For it was not to angels that God subjected the ‘olam haba — which is what we are talking about. 6 And there is a place where someone has given this solemn testimony:​

"olam haba" The world to come is an important part of Jewish eschatology, the afterlife, also known as Olam haBa, Gan Eden (the Heavenly Garden"​

So, we per the CJB, this is a dialuge about Heaven and the Afterlife. "The concept is related to but differs from the concepts of heaven or the afterlife in that heaven is another place or state of existence generally seen as above the world, and the afterlife is generally an individual's continued existence after death."​

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Let's see if this supposition holds amidst 2 other Translations.​

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(MSG) God didn’t put angels in charge of this business of salvation that we’re dealing with here. It says in Scripture,​

(NLT) And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. 6 For in one place the Scriptures say,​

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This lead in is almost graspable, but I don't want to move forward without assured understanding. The CJB has a compelling translation and specific biblical context that is adherent, but lets make sure on this one. Cross Reference is always an excellent option, in these circumstances.​

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2 Peter 3:13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.​

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Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”​

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Hebrews 6:5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,​

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Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.​

The Sea in this verse is a reference to the underworld. (Sheol). This is a study that will have to be done in the future, because it is only understood after a very deep reading of nearly every book of the Bible! It always feels unfair to just toss this out, without having the study provided to back it up.​

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Okay, now we can exegete honestly about how this passage is set up. Though the term (acharit-hayamim) was used in Chapter 1, we now see a refrence to (olam haba). acharit-hayamim is why many people have been confused over matters like the state of the dead and such since the Bible was finalized in Canon. Revelation and all of the Apostles... even Jesus for this matter... speak of 2 distinct matters that must be Rightly Divided.​

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.​

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(acharit-hayamim) is to say These End Times, which is to evoke Old Covenant Fulfillment of Jewish Eschatology. There are many passages in the New Testament which simply clarify that the Jewish eschatology was fulfilled. The major shift in the afterlife was fulfilled and the Messiah brought Salvation. Matters like this get filed under Old Covenant Fulfillment, which is to correctly say (These End Times).​

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However, olam haba is to evoke FUTURE End Times, or to more accurately say; Matters involving the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. We had to ensure that our ducks are in a row, before we dare move forward to the next statements that are specifically derivative of the Hebrews 2:5 statement that we just fully clarified.​

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6 But one has somewhere testified:

This is a "Legal Study", so we are obviously going to find out who the one who has testified is.​

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What is man that You remember him, or the son of man that You care for him?

This is from Psalm 8. Let's play a game. Let's identify and study who is credited for this Psalm and then post the entire Psalm in direct comparison to the words to come.​

First, who is credited for Psalm 8: For the choir director: on the Gittith. A Davidic psalm.​

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"For the Chief Musician." This note is attached to fifty-five psalms. It refers to the leaders of the temple singers and so is translated "choirmaster" by the RSV. "To the Choirmaster" would mean instructions to the choirmaster as to how the particular psalms was to be sung."​

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That's not a who. What about "Gittith"?​

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"The word "gittith" (Hebrew: גתית) appears in Psalms 8, 81, and 84, where it instructs the chief musician to play the "instrument of Gath". Some sources say the gittith is a musical instrument that may have originated in Gath, a city whose name means "wine press". The Hebrew root gat (גת) also refers to a winepress, which may indicate that these psalms are joyful. Targum describes the instrument as being on the harp that David brought from Gath, suggesting that it is a stringed instrument."​

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So, this is a note to whoever performs this Song. It then specifies to use the instrument named a Targum which also gives a bit of insight into prophetic intent within the coming passage. The Author is none other than David.​

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Psalm 8 1 Yahweh, our Lord, how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth! You have covered the heavens with Your majesty. 2 Because of Your adversaries, You have established a stronghold from the mouths of children and nursing infants to silence the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I observe Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You set in place, 4 what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him? 5 You made him little less than God and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet: 7 all the sheep and oxen, as well as the animals in the wild, 8 the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass through the currents of the seas. 9 Yahweh, our Lord, how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!​

Hebrews 2:6 ...What is man that You remember him, or the son of man that You care for him? 7 You made him lower than the angels for a short time; You crowned him with glory and honor 8 and subjected everything under his feet. For in subjecting everything to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him. 9 But we do see Jesus—made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace He might taste death for everyone— crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death.​

We will combine Psalm 8 and Hebrews 2:6-9 to get a full context of this passage, because they fit together, perfectly!​

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Psalm 8:1 Yahweh, our Lord, how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!
You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.
2 Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold from the mouths of children and nursing infants to silence the enemy and the avenger.

Psalm 44:16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.​

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Exodus 15:16 Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased​

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Exodus 11:7 But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.​

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Matthew 21:16 and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, “‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?”​

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1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;​

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3 When I observe Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You set in place,
Hebrews 2:6 ...What is man that You remember him, or the son of man that You care for him?
7 You made him lower than the angels for a short time;
----------- This verse is about how Jesus was willingly Constrained by Love according to His Father's will
You crowned him with glory and honor
8 and subjected everything under his feet.
For in subjecting everything to him,
He left nothing that is not subject to him.
As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him.
9 But we do see Jesus—made lower than the angels for a short time
so that by God’s grace He might taste death for everyone—
crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death.

Notice what the author of Hebrews does here? He refers to verses that have the Son in Surrender to His Father. He then goes forward to show how the Father places everything in the Son's authority. Yet, at Hebrews 2:9, the author defaults to the very ONENESS of God by declaring that "Jesus-made lower than the angels for a short time". This verse about being "Lower than angels" is specifying that per provision of power unto creation, men are lower than angels. This is to thus say that God's very PRESENCE became a Man. (And the WORD became Flesh)​

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One of the very most important aspects of this verse is that it specifies how The Father didn't EXALT the Son until the Son's very GLORY was rooted in HUMILITY.​

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God does not boast or glorify Himself in any way, shape or form. The Father, Glorying the Son, because of the Son's Selfless Humility and good will towards Friend and Enemy, alike is what the Father Glory's. This is foundational to our faith. I can't emphasize enough how very critical this point within scripture is.​

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This concludes Part 8 of todays study. Pt. 9 to come soon.
Omnis Love in Jesus Christ to Omnis of you!​

 

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