This chapter answers two questions: 1) What is the greatest neglect? and 2) Why does Jesus care about humanity? It discusses Jesus' humanity, that he was fully God and fully man. It describes seven things the great savior did for humanity: 1) He remembered humanity 2) He tasted death for every man 3) He brought many sons to glory 4) He sanctifies believers 5) He calls us brethren 6) He ministers to us 7) He reconciles us, as he understands human suffering having been tempted himself. The chapter demonstrates Jesus' care for humanity through assuming human nature and suffering to save mankind.

1. Chapter-2

2. This Chapter Answers
Two Great Questions:
What is the greatest neglect? Heb. 2:3
Why does Jesus care about humanity? 2:6

3. greater steadfastness “don’t drift.”
We are either trees planted by the rivers of water or we are driftwood (Psa. 1).
It is possible to drift away from the teachings of Christ because:
(1) some, being in him, are still not anchored in him;
(2)subtle and powerful tides and currents surge and tug against the soul's
safety;
(3)the believer fails to exercise due care and diligence in the defense and
development of his faith; and
(4)some allow preoccupation with unimportant and secondary things to
preempt too much of their time and attention.
• The river of life can be calm or raging. IN either event, if one is not
moored, he will drift to destruction. (Psalm 95: 1-7).

4. 1 - He rememb
The point the Hebrew author is leading
his audience to relate to is the humanity of
Jesus. In chapter one, the writer to the
Hebrews brilliantly demonstrated from the
Scriptures the deity of Jesus and His
superiority over all angels. Now he
demonstrates the humanity of Jesus from
the Scriptures and applies the implications
of Jesus' humanity.
It is Biblically wrong to think of Him as "man on
the outside" and "God on the inside." The Bible
teaches Jesus is fully God and fully man, that a
human nature was added to His divine
nature, and both natures existed in one
Person, Jesus Christ.
ered humanity Vs. 5-8

5. Seven things the Great
Savior Did 2:5-18
• All that was in death was
concentrated in the cup
which the Lord Jesus
Christ emptied on the
cross. He was made a
curse for us; He was left
alone with the power of
darkness. In the Cross
there is not merely the
forgiveness of sins, but
there is the actual putting
away of all our sins.
V. 9 – He
tasted death
for every
man.

6. V. 10 He brought many sons unto glory
• the glory that really made him shine was that of
the cross (1 Cor. 11:22ff; Gal. 6:14). So it was
fitting for him to die in order to work out our
salvation. And by working out our salvation he
became our “captain.” The word here denotes
the idea of a ‘pathfinder’ or ‘pioneer.’
Through much suffering.
The point is that it was fitting for the Father to
do this, in the sense that it pleased the LORD to
bruise Him (Isaiah 53:10), to do it for the sake of
bringing many sons to glory
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Seven things the Great
Savior Did 2:5-18

7. v. 11 Sanctify the believer.
• The word does not
merely signify one
who sanctifies or
makes holy, but one
who makes
atonement or
reconciliation to God.
Seven things the Great
Savior Did 2:5-18
•This is what
distinguishes the
“works of man” with
the “Work of Christ.”
Great is the mystery,
“Christ in you” (Col.
1:27).

8. Vs. 12-16 Calls us brethren

9. V. 17 Ministers to us.
He is faithful in bringing down to us all the
gifts of God; all the counsel, will, and
blessings of the Most High; faithful in taking
up to God all our need and trial; all our
petitions, fears, and tears; all our sufferings,
and all our works.
• The High Priest was therefore in constant
sympathy with the people of God, carrying
them on his heart and on his shoulders.

10. Reconciles us
• As human, he fully understood our anguish of living in
the flesh. V. 18 He Himself has suffered, being
tempted:
We can even say that Jesus' temptation was more
real and difficult than any we could face. When the
pressure of temptation builds, some only find relief
by giving into the temptation - but Jesus never did
this. The pressure of temptation only built and built
upon Him.
"Many persons are tempted, but do not suffer in being
tempted. When ungodly men are tempted, the bait is to
their taste, and they swallow it greedily. Temptation is a
pleasure to them; indeed, they sometimes tempt the
devil to tempt them . . . But good men suffer when they
are tempted, and the better they are the more they
suffer." (Spurgeon)
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11. Remember, this chapter answers
two
great
questions…….
• What is the greatest
neglect? Heb. 2:3
• Why does Jesus
care about
humanity? 2:6
But
what
did we
learn
about
Jesus?