Hebrews 2:9

Hebrews 2:9 says, But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.  Jesus was made a little lower than the angels by the fact that he took on human form and could die.  Though He created the angels, Jesus was willing to suffer death as a human being in order to redeem mankind, that He also created.   We can finf salvation only through His sacrifice on the cross.   Verse ten adds, For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.  We are again told that Jesus made salvation available for all who would put their faith in Him by His suffering death on the cross.  We again need to acknowledge that He created everything in perfection, and then He sacrificed Himself, the only acceptable sacrifice, to redeem mankind after they fell away in sin.  He could have just started over, but He valued us enough to suffer and die for us.  Verse eleven continues, For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,  By His death on the cross, the Creator, Jesus Christ, made it possible for sinful mankind to be forgiven and become His brothers and sisters spiritually.  The choice is always up to each individual though.  Verse twelve declares, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.  This scripture is from Psalms 22:22.  Jesus said that He was not ashamed to call those who put their faith in Him as their personal Savior and Lord his brothers and sisters.  The question then becomes if we are ashamed to publicly call Him our Savior and therefore our Brother.  Verse thirteen adds, And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.  This scripture, I will put my trust in Him, is from Psalms 18:2 where David said in spite of all his troubles that he would continue to put his faith in God.  In His humanity, Jesus felt the same way as David, and so must we as Christians.  The second scripture, Behold the Children which God has given Me, is from Isaiah 8:18.  We as believers in Christ are the children that God has given to Jesus.  We are both the children of the Heavenly Father and the brothers and sisters of Christ, since the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are One God.  Someday, we may fully understand this, but really all we ever have to do is accept the fact by faith.  Verse fourteen continues, Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;   We are old that since we are partakers of the flesh, or human, that Jesus Himself became human so that He might defeat the power of death, and the Devil himself, who had the power of death over mankind.  Verse fifteen concludes, And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.  By His death on the cross, Jesus Christ made it possible for everyone to be freed from the power of sin and penalty of death if they will only accept Him as their personal Savior and Lord.  Verse sixteen says, For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.  Jesus did not take on the form of angels, who are mighty beings in order to bring salvation, but the form of the much weaker seed of Abraham, or man.  He subjected Himself to all the temptations and weaknesses that we have, but did o without sinning.  Verse seventeen adds, Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.  By becoming a Man Himself, Jesus made it possible to redeem mankind.  If He had not been able to sin if He so chose, then we would be held to a standard that is above us.  Verse eighteen continues, For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.  As we are told, since Jesus was tempted and overcame the temptation, He is now able to restore us to God when we give in to temptation.  Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation.