HEBREWS—NOTE ON Hebrews 2:9 But we see him. All interpreters agree that this refers to Jesus (compare notes on vv. Hebrews 2:7, Hebrews 2:8). The phrase little while and the sequence of events in vv. Hebrews 2:7 (compare Psalms 8:5) show that, after first being made lower than the angels, Jesus was crowned and exalted. Jesus’ suffering of death was the reason for his being crowned with glory and honor. He tasted death as a work of God’s grace on behalf of everyone (that is, all who follow him; Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 9:28; Hebrews 10:39). Jesus. This is the first mention of Jesus’ name in Hebrews 1:1 (see Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 4:14; etc.; “Christ” first appears in Hebrews 3:6). Though the human race generally did not fulfill God’s plan to put everything on earth under man’s feet (Hebrews 2:6), there is one man who is fulfilling God’s great plan, and that is Jesus.

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