Hebrews 2

Good morning :)

Where Hebrews chapter one is about the deity of Jesus and that he is now on the right hand of God, Chapter two is reaffirming he came to earth. He came to earth to become a little lower than the angels and to suffer and understand what we as humans go through and be a sacrifice for all.

vs. 9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely , Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

But why? Why would he need to become a human and taste death?

vs. 14 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, vs 15 and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

And then what was the purpose of him overcoming death?

vs. 17 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.

The writer is explaining why Jesus needed to come to earth and why he needed to die. When Jesus arose from the dead He overcame the one thing as a human that we can never defeat. Death is certain for us physically and spiritually. A spiritual death can be overcome if we have a venue straight to God, a high priest. Jesus is the only high priest now and we can find salvation from death through him.