diff --git a/59-heb/02.md b/59-heb/02.md index d7ab39a..e2ab2f4 100644 --- a/59-heb/02.md +++ b/59-heb/02.md @@ -1,7 +1,13 @@ # Hebrews 2 + + ## 2:1-4 -### Why do Christians need to “give more attention”? + + +### Why do Christians need to “give more attention”? + +[2:1] The author told Christians to "give more attention"(προσεχω/g4337) to what Jesus said. Jesus was greater than any other messenger from God. So what he said was greater than what any other messenger from God had said before. If people believed in what the other messengers of God said, but not in what Jesus said, God will punish them more. 1. Some scholars think that the author wrote that Christians were going to have a greater punishment if they stopped believing in Jesus and started following the Law of Moses again. Because they knew about Jesus the messiah, they would be punished more that people who did not know about Jesus and just disobeyed the law of Moses. They think that these Christians would no longer be at peace with God. @@ -14,7 +20,10 @@ The author wanted readers to remember how God had severely punished people who d See: [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md); [Punish (Punishment)](../articles/punish.md); [Reward](../articles/reward.md) -### Why is Jesus’ message better than the angel’s message? + +### Why is Jesus’ message better than the angel’s message? + +[2:2, 2:3] The author said that Jesus was better than angels. Several things make the things Jesus said better than the what the angels said. 1. Jesus said these things while he was on earth. @@ -24,9 +33,15 @@ The author said that Jesus was better than angels. Several things make the thing See: [Angel](../articles/angel.md); [Sign](../articles/sign.md); [Testify (Testimony)](../articles/testify.md) + + ## 2:5-18 -### What is God's plan for the world? + + +### What is God's plan for the world? + +[2:5] The author wrote about the "world to come." That is, God will end the world people live in now and create a new one that is perfect. That is, this new world will not have any suffering and nothing will die. Some scholars think God started this new world when he raised Jesus from the dead and gave him permission to rule over all things. This will continue until God makes the earth and heaven “new” (see Revelation 21). This “new heaven and new earth” will last forever. Other scholars think John was only talking about the “new heaven and new earth.” God has not yet begun to make the world new. Other scholars think John was talking about the world when Jesus would rule for 1000 years (see: Revelation 20:1-7). @@ -34,7 +49,19 @@ Angels will not rule the world to come. Jesus will rule. God the Father has give See: [Kingdom of God](../articles/kingdomofgod.md); [Angel](../articles/angel.md); [God the Father](../articles/godfather.md) -## How did Jesus save people who believe in him from their sins? + +### What did Jesus do after he went back to heaven? + +[2:7] + +After Jesus died and came back to living, he went back to heaven. When he did this, God gave him great honor. He was honored more than anything or anyone else. God's plan for Jesus did not end when Jesus died and rose from the dead. When Jesus suffered and died on the cross, he was made lower than angels. This is a metaphor. He wanted to say that Jesus was humiliated by dying on the cross. However, after Jesus rose from the dead and went back to heaven, God gave him glory and honor above all things and all people. Jesus will never stop ruling over all things. He will rule all things when God creates the new heaven and earth. He will always be the king of all kings. + +See: [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md); [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md); [Cross](../articles/cross.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Glory (Glorify)](../articles/glory.md) + + +### How did Jesus save people who believe in him from their sins? + +[2:10] Jesus is able to save people who believe in him from their sins because he is different from every other person. Jesus and people are the same because Jesus was human in the same way that people are human. Also, Jesus and people are different because Jesus is also God. People are not God. This difference is what made Jesus able to save people who believe in him from their sins. @@ -44,19 +71,19 @@ When people do not trust God and they do not do what honors him, this is a very See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Jesus is God](../articles/jesusisgod.md); [Angel](../articles/angel.md); [Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs)](../articles/ancestor.md); [Punish (Punishment)](../articles/punish.md); [Die (Death)](../articles/diedeath.md); [Atone (Atonement)](../articles/atone.md); [Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)](../articles/holy.md); [God the Father](../articles/godfather.md) -### What did Jesus do after he went back to heaven? -After Jesus died and came back to living, he went back to heaven. When he did this, God gave him great honor. He was honored more than anything or anyone else. God's plan for Jesus did not end when Jesus died and rose from the dead. When Jesus suffered and died on the cross, he was made lower than angels. This is a metaphor. He wanted to say that Jesus was humiliated by dying on the cross. However, after Jesus rose from the dead and went back to heaven, God gave him glory and honor above all things and all people. Jesus will never stop ruling over all things. He will rule all things when God creates the new heaven and earth. He will always be the king of all kings. +### What does God do for those who believe in Jesus? -See: [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md); [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md); [Cross](../articles/cross.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Glory (Glorify)](../articles/glory.md) - -### What does God do for those who believe in Jesus? +[2:11, 2:12] God makes those who believe in Jesus “children of God.” Before believing in Jesus, people fight against God in some way. But after they believe in Jesus, they are God’s children. Jesus calls Christians his brothers and sisters. Jesus was a person in the same way they are people. He was born, he suffered, and he died. He lived in the same way as people, but he did not sin. Because of this, he had the power to save other people. That is, he could bring them to God and make them at peace with God. In the same way the high priest of the Old Testament brought sacrifices so that God would forgive them, Jesus brought his own sacrifice to God so that God would forgive people. That is, because Jesus died, God forgives people because Jesus was punished for them. Jesus is the greatest high priest. In the same way the high priest brought people to God, Jesus brings people to God. He is still there to help those who suffer and are tempted to sin. He helps them. Jesus also saves people from the power of the devil. The devil wants to make people slaves to do the things he wants them to do, things that do not honor God. However, Jesus makes them free this when someone believes in him. See: [Family of God](../articles/familyofgod.md); [Children of God](../articles/childrenofgod.md); [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [High Priest](../articles/highpriest.md); [Old Testament (Law and Prophets)](../articles/oldtestament.md); [Sacrifice](../articles/sacrifice.md); [Tempt (Temptation)](../articles/tempt.md); [Tempt (Temptation)](../articles/tempt.md); [Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md); [Free (Freedom)](../articles/free.md) -### Will Christians be greater than angels? + +### Will Christians be greater than angels? + +[2:16] Jesus has made it so that people can live with God in heaven. Men and women are children of God. God honors his children more than angels. People will rule with Jesus in the world to come. Angels will serve them and help them. Jesus died to save men and women, not angels.