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1.21.2011

Hebrews 2:5-9

It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6 But there is a place where someone has testified:    “What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
   a son of man that you care for him?
7 You made them a little lower than the angels;
   you crowned them with glory and honor
 8 and put everything under their feet.”
   In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them. 9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. (NIV 2010)

Here we glimpse the tension between God's will/plan which has been promised and begun, but has not fully happened...yet! Specifically, the author reflects on Psalm 8 to remind us that God's plan is for the world to be led according to God's will through His people (we should probably think of passages like Genesis 1:26-31 as well as Psalm 8). The tension comes when they and we realize that isn't really the case right now. It may be partially true, but there is injustice, falsehood, poverty, violence, slander, hate, evil, etc. So...Hebrews 2:8!

There is good news however, even now: though we don't see things already fully played out as God promised they would be, we see Jesus who went through His own time of injustice, evil, etc. but now has been raised, is crowned and has experienced God's victory and sits now ruling over creation until God's plan is accomplished fully (the timing of which only the Father knows). Victory has come in part and is promised to come in full. As my daughter says, that's when God will 'unbury us for the party.'

Your thoughts on this passage and what it means...

Matt
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  1. MattJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Any other thoughts?

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  2. not so insignificant DocJanuary 27, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    We all try to figure out who God is and what he looks like and what His nature is . Gen. 1:26 an 27 spell it out plainly . I take great comfort in that . I am like Him ! How cool is that ? He must look something like Tom cruise or Robert Redford or Clark Gable or one of those guys only better , much better .But not TOO different from me .Come on , now is that not cool ? The creator , the magnificent , the majestic , the most awesome wonderful God of the universe has shared some of His good looks with little old , insignificant me ? Do you know what that means ? It means that I am not that insignificant! He made me in His image , He loves me , He cares for me , He died for me . Hey ! I must be somebody ! Anybody out there with low self esteem ? Please read Gen. 1:26 and 27 . I'll take " a little lower than the angels " any day! !

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  3. DocJanuary 27, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    "Victory has come in part and is promised to come in full."

    I'm just starting to try and wrap my mind around this . A quick look at the headlines will show that we need to keep praying "Thy Kingdom come " .
    Any of you help me out with this ?

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