THE GLORY OF HIS PERSON. Hebrews 2:5-9 Christ is the Representative and Restorer of Humanity. The writer of Hebrews concluded his warning in the first four verses of this chapter, which served as a serious warning and a practical aside from the main topic about the superiority of Christ, who is far above angels. He supported his point by quoting several passages from the Old Testament.
Unbelieving Jews had two main objections to the superiority of Christ over angels and His authority. The first was that the Lord Jesus Christ was a man, and the second was that He had died a terrible death of humiliation and rejection by the Jews on the cross. To address these objections, the writer quotes from Psalm 8, which reflects Genesis 1, to demonstrate that God has placed humanity above all created beings, including angels. He also demonstrates that the humiliation and suffering of Christ during His time on earth do not diminish His glory or the exaltation of those who are found “In Christ.”
Mankind, under the authority of the God-Man, our Lord Jesus Christ, who suffered, died, and rose again, is placed at the head of God’s administration of the Gospel. This aligns with God’s original design for man. It was fulfilled when God, in Christ, took on human form and submitted Himself to suffering and death on behalf of those who believe in Him. Through this, the Lord Jesus has secured eternal redemption for us and has brought us into a place of dignity and honor that was God’s original plan.
Psalm 8 speaks of mankind and his destiny, but the Spirit of God rightly applies it to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, because of what the psalm teaches. Man was created in the image of God; the Son of God was found in fashion as a man, and would be the King and Ruler over all mankind. What a glorious destiny mankind has!
How wonderful it is to see that destiny fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ! He has shown what life on earth is meant to be. How incredible it will be when we witness the destiny of man fulfilled as God intended! We inherited the old nature through Adam. But through our Lord Jesus Christ, we now have a new nature prepared for all that God has in store for the future.