GREAT LENGTHS OF GOD

GREAT LENGTHS OF GOD

“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” Heb. 2:9

“But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?” Heb. 2:6

Man, in the first Divine intention, is master of creation. He is born to have dominion, to work with the working God, for he was made in His image and likeness. Since he has a high position awaiting him God goes to great lengths to bring this about.

suffering death Cf. Psa. 8:4-8.  Great lengths.

son of man The Perfect example of that original intention. Cf. Col. 1:15-16.

“Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.” Heb. 2:8

Not having arrived at the full purpose or intention of the writer's argument, it is evident that he intends to declare, that while man as he is today has failed to realize the original Divine intention for him, this Man was an exception to the general failure, in that He perfectly realized it. To Him all things were in subjection. He was Master of the fish of the sea, and knew where to find them, when the disciples had been baffled in their all-night fishing. He understood the habits of the birds of the heavens, and drew some of His sweetest lessons from them. The very beasts of the field recognized His Lordship. Of this there is a glimpse in the account of the temptation as chronicled by Mark, "He was with the wild beasts;" (Mark 1:13) the preposition used indicating close contact, and therefore also suggesting that He was unharmed by them. He was indeed God's perfect Man, having dominion over the things of His Father's creation. But yet man has failed to realize what awaits him after the great lengths God goes to bring it about.

made a little lower than the angels In position. Great lengths. The original Divine intention for man will be brought about after the labor of the Triune Godhead.
Afterwards Christ was elevated as man shall be. In order to become a priest He had to become human. Heb. 7:14.

All things work together for good.