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And turn to Hebrews 2, 5-9.
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As you turn to the passage, I would like to give a quick introduction to Hebrews 2,
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It says,
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But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with suffering,
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sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction,
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sometimes being partners with those so treated.
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For you had compassion on those in prison,
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and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property,
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since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession than an abiding one.
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God, in the book of Hebrews,
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He is using the author to exhort and encourage a small church on how majestic the Lord is.
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And He wants the church to know that Jesus Christ is grander.
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He is more supreme.
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He is more marvelous than all other things.
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In this book, we're reminded of Colossians 1.
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He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
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Therefore, those who pay attention to King Jesus,
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and those who take refuge in Him will receive the blessings of the Son,
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and those who do not will drift away, as we see last week.
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So, this is important as we approach Hebrews 2, 5-9.
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Let's keep this in mind.
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Pray with me as we seek God's Spirit to help us understand the text.
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Lord, we thank You that You are the God who speaks and has spoken.
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We thank You that You have revealed Your Son.
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And Lord, today I ask that You teach us more and more about Jesus Christ and how marvelous He is.
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And Lord, how we can find a refuge in Him.
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In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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Perfect.
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So, in the Chronicles of Narnia,
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the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,
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we see the scene where Peter and his army is fighting the witch and her army.
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And it's at a point where you see Peter and his army is overwhelmed.
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They're in a place where they're exhausted.
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You know the end is coming.
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They're about to be crushed and destroyed.
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But then, out of nowhere, you see, it's built up,
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but you see Aslan come.
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And as Aslan comes, hope is restored in the people.
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And as hope is restored,
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eventually Peter and his army overcomes the witch and her army through Aslan.
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And I bring up this introduction to relate to the Hebrew Christians.
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They are enduring great suffering.
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They, at this point, are not to the point of death,
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but have been afflicted in every way,
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but not crushed.
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They are not perplexed,
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but not driven to despair.
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They are persecuted, but not forsaken.
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And in this point, they're struck down, but not destroyed.
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It is here, these believers are struggling
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to endure and persevere in their relationship with God.
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And that's the setting that the author of Hebrews gives them,
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this beautiful truth.
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The author of Hebrews encourages these storm-beaten Christians
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that God has given an original purpose to man.
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Although man suffered loss of that purpose through the tragedy of sin,
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God has brought about an everlasting hope in the better Adam.
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So today, I hope that you would glean from the text that Jesus Christ
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is the better Adam,
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the second Adam,
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who has tasted death for man
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and has raised man up to glory with him.
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That we're saved through him and are secured in him,
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ultimately, is what I believe the text today
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is telling us about who Jesus Christ is
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and what he's done for us.
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So, let's read Hebrews 2, 5-9.
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Now, it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come,
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of which we are speaking.
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It has been testified somewhere,
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what is man that you were mindful of him,
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or the son of man that you cared for him?
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You have made him a little lower than the angels.
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You have crowned him with glory and honor,
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putting everything in subjection under his feet.
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Now, in putting everything in subjection to him,
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he left nothing outside of his control.
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But at the present time,
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we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
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But we see him,
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who for a little while was made lower than angels,
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namely, Jesus,
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crowned with glory and honor
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because of the suffering of death,
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so that, by the grace of God,
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he might taste death for everyone.
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In today's passage,
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we are going to go through four points.
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Point number one is that man is the crown of creation.
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Point number two is that man has lost his crown.
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Point number three is,
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Jesus Christ is the second Adam
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who has restored man through his death.
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And point number four is,
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Jesus Christ is the reigning king
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and secures a great salvation for man.
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Number one,
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man is the crown of creation.
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Verse five says,
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now it was not to angels
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that God subjected the world to come,
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of which we are speaking.
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It is important to note this word,
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subjection,
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or subjected.
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It's used three times in this one passage,
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five through nine.
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So obviously,
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it has an important role to play.
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This word,
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subjected,
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it communicates some sense of hierarchy.
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In ancient Greek,
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it was used a military term to rank under.
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So,
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this idea that's being portrayed
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is that God is not subjecting the world to come,
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the heavenly dwelling to angels.
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They're not going to rule in this world to come,
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but that man's going to rule.
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And that's what we see here
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in the first few verses of the text.
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Also,
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we see fulfilled in Christ.
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There is this royal language
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that depicts that man
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will inherit salvation
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in a great inheritance.
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So,
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we also see in the text
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that the next phrase
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is that
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the world to come.
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This phrase literally means
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an earthly inhabitation,
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and to come is looking forward.
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So,
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he's saying there's this
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earthly habitation to come
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of which he is speaking.
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This term is really
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looking forward to
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a heavenly dwelling,
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a beautiful
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and glorious
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security
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that is expected
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that they have
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coming before them
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as they
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persevere,
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make it through
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this time of hardship.
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Lastly,
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the last phrase
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in this first verse
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we have is
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of which we're speaking.
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And this is
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kind of like,
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you're a little shocked
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at this moment
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because it reveals
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something to the reader
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at this point in time.
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It reveals that
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what the writer
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so far has been talking about
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is stuff to come,
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that is looking forward.
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So,
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I believe
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in this passage
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as we trek through
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Hebrews
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and we understand
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who Jesus Christ is,
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that he's talking about
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who Christ
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presently is,
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but also
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looking forward
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to what's coming,
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what our salvation
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looks like.
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It's a great salvation
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to come.
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So,
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I think in the context
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of the book of Hebrews
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what we've discovered
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so far
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and we've learned
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so far
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is that it's all
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talking about
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what we have
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to look forward to.
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And at this point
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in time,
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now we're here
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and the Hebrew
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Christians are suffering
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and again,
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he wants not to
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anchor their hope
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in this world,
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but he wants to
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anchor it in the world
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to come.
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So,
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as we trek
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through Hebrews
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and learn about
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these wonderful things
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that the author
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is telling us about,
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we need to let the author
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direct us
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and carry us along
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to see what we have
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to come.
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The writer picks back up
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on this glorious world
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to come throughout the book.
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So,
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note some important things
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he says in this book.
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He speaks of
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an everlasting
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Sabbath rest,
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an eternal redemption,
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a sure and steadfast
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anchor of our soul,
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a permanent priesthood,
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a better
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and abiding possession,
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a city that has
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foundations,
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a better
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and heavenly country,
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a city of the living God,
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the heavenly Jerusalem,
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and a kingdom
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that cannot be shaken.
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So,
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what we see
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is that
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throughout this book,
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the author wants
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the audience
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and these Hebrew Christians
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to understand
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that there is hope
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to come
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amidst their affliction
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and their suffering
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and the losing
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of their home
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and the persecution
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they experience,
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that there is
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an everlasting hope
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in Christ
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that is so much better
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than the present things
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they are experiencing
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in this world.
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So,
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I encourage you guys
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as we spend time
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in the text today
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and as we move forward
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that we should let,
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we should linger
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before the text
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and believe in this
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coming reality.
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And the more we linger
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and the more we believe,
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the greater our hope
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and joy will be
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because ultimately
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we are those who
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walk not by sight
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but by faith
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towards the everlasting kingdom,
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the kingdom
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that cannot be shaken.
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So,
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ultimately the first verse
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is telling us
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a really important reality
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that we see
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the world to come
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does not belong to angels
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but it belongs to man.
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And what we'll see
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in this few verses
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is that man was originally
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the crown of creation
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and man will be restored
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and inherit
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and heavily habitation to come.
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Verse 6 through 8
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in the text
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is actually a quotation
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from Psalm 8.
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Instead of spending time
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right here,
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I'm actually one
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to take us to Psalm 8
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so we can understand
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what the author
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meant in Psalm 8
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and how we can understand
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it in Hebrews.
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So if you will,
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take a copy of God's Word
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and turn to Psalm 8 with me.
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We'll read verse 1 through 6.
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O Lord,
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our Lord,
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how majestic
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is your name
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in all the earth.
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You have set your glory
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above the heavens.
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Out of the mouth
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of babies and infants
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you have established strength
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because of your foes
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to still the enemy
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and the adventure.
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When I look at your heavens,
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the works of your fingers,
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the moon and the stars
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which you have set in place,
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what is man
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that you are mindful of him
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or the son of man
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that you care for him?
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Yet you have made him
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a little lower
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than the heavenly beings
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and crowned him
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with glory and honor
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and given him dominion
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over the works of your hands.
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You have put all things
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under his feet.
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And considering Psalm 8,
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what we see
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is the sheer greatness
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and majesty of God.
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This Psalm is celebrating
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in who God is.
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The author at the beginning
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is just saying,
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O majestic is your name.
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Just celebrating
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in who God's character is.
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And then he has a moment
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where he talks about
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the puny small human.
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What is man
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that you're mindful of him?
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In the Bible,
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oftentimes man
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is mentioned
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as a drop in the bucket.
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The Bible says
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the nations
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are a drop in the bucket.
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And in reality,
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if we look at
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the vast greatness
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of the universe,
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this question
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makes so much sense.
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What is man?
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When we look at
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how big the universe is
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and how great God is,
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this reality is like
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we really are small
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in a physical sense.
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But the author
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goes on to tell
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how important man
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is to God
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and how precious
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man is to God.
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One thing,
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before we move on to that,
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I want to really consider
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how vast God is
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and how vast
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his creation is.
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The Bible says
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that God created
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the heavens and the earth
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to praise God,
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to give him glory.
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So in that,
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have y'all ever
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hiked a mountain?
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Or if you're going
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over a Blenton Mountain
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driving,
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and you stop
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and you look over
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the expanse
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of the mountain
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and you see
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how great it is.
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And I don't know
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if it's just me,
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but when I sit there
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and see how big
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creation is,
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I think just how small I am.
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There's a humble feeling,
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a humiliation
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that comes upon me
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because I'm just amazed
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by just who God is
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and how wonderful
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his creation is.
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Some really great facts
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about the universe
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that just really continues
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to discuss how vast
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God is by how
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he created the world.
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Fact number one,
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talk about how big
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the universe is.
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The earth is tiny
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in comparison
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with the rest of the universe.
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It could fit into the sun
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1.3 million times.
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When we think of
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the vastness of the universe,
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there are more stars
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in the universe
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than grains of salt
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on all the beaches.
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That's at least
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a billion trillion.
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And according to
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recent discoveries
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from the Hubble telescope,
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there are hundreds
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of billions
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of galaxies
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across the universe.
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So again,
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the universe is massive
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and the question
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we have to ask ourselves
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is why?
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Why did God create
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a universe this big?
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And what we see
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in Psalm 91
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is that the heavens
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and the earth
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proclaim the glory
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of God.
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When we consider
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God's hand
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and his handiwork,
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we should be in awe
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by how great he is.
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But then,
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it should amaze us
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that how much
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he cares for man
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and how he created us.
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So if you will,
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take your copy of God's word
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and turn to
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Genesis 1.
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And I want to go back
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to God's original intent
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in creation
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and show you
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just how much
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God cares for man
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and then the commission
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he's given man.
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starting in verse 26.
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And God said,
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let us make man
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in our image
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after our likeness
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and let them have dominion
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over the fish of the sea
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and over the birds
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of the heavens
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and over the livestock
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and over all the earth
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and over every creeping thing
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that creeps on the earth.
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So God created man
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in his own image
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and the image of God
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he created him.
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Male and female
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he created them.
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And God blessed them
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and God said to them,
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be fruitful and multiply
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and fill the earth
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and subdue it
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and have dominion
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over the fish of the sea
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and over the birds
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of the heavens
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and over every living thing
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that moves.
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So when we get
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to Genesis 1,
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we see a beautiful structure
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that just adds
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to this account
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in verse 26 through 28.
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When we come to Genesis 1,
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starting with day 1,
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God says,
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God says,
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God speaks,
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and then God says
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it is good.
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So in verse 1
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or verse 3,
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we say,
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and God said,
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in verse,
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and then in verse
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6,
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I think, yeah.
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Anyways,
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God said,
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and then God said
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it was good.
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And we see this day 1,
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and God speaks,
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and then he said
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it was good.
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Day 2,
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day 3,
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4,
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5,
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and then he gets
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to day 6.
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He creates animals,
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and God says
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it was good.
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But then,
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God decides
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to fashion man
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in his own image,
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and then he gave them
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dominion.
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There are so many
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great things
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in this passage
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that I'm tempted
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to linger over
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and want to spend
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time discussing.
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That man is
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the prophet,
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priest,
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and king of creation,
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and other things
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along those lines.
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But our text
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doesn't give way
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for that time.
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But one thing
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we do need to see
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is that God
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created man
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in his image
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to represent him
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well in this creation.
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And that God
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gave man
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dominion over
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this creation.
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And after God
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created man,
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after God
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gave man
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his purpose,
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God then said
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creation was
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very good.
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It wasn't until
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creation wasn't
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complete or very good
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until once
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man crowned
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creation.
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Until man
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completed creation.
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This word
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very good,
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the word very
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is a word of
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emphasis,
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an adjective
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that means
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exceedingly
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or great.
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It's trying to
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emphasize just
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how great,
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how pleasing
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this creation was
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that God
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has made.
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And I think
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the purpose
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that this is
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communicating with
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the God spoke
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and it was good
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to where it was
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very good
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is that
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creation was
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made
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ultimately
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to praise God
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and man
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crowned creation
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to praise God
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and serve
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as his
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creature
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king and
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queens.
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That they're
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supposed to
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function
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and operate
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under God's
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lordship
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and honor God.
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And I think
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that's what
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Psalm 8 is
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getting at.
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That he
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created them
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lower than
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angels
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and gave
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them glory
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and honor
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and crowned
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them.
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This idea
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that man
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and woman
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will reign
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in creation
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and spread
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God's presence
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and glory
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in creation.
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But in
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that we see
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that God
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deeply cares
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for human
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beings.
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Out of all
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creation he
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chose us.
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Small,
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weak humans
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and made
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us in
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his image
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to represent
15:54
him throughout
15:55
all creation.
15:55
He chose
15:56
to set
15:56
his love
15:56
upon us.
15:58
In
15:58
Exodus 19
15:59
God calls
16:00
his people
16:00
his personal
16:01
treasure.
16:02
That out of
16:03
all the things
16:03
he's made
16:04
his personal
16:05
treasure
16:05
is his
16:06
people.
16:06
It's kind
16:07
of like a
16:07
very carefully
16:08
crafted ring
16:09
that shines
16:10
beautifully
16:10
but the gem
16:11
that shines
16:12
the most
16:12
is his
16:13
people.
16:14
So I want
16:15
you to consider
16:15
the sheer weight
16:16
that this means
16:17
to the current
16:18
Hebrew Christians
16:19
who are
16:19
suffering.
16:20
And even
16:20
consider
16:21
what it
16:22
means to
16:22
us that
16:23
we have
16:23
a God
16:24
who deeply
16:25
values his
16:26
children and
16:26
has set
16:27
his love
16:27
upon us
16:27
from creation
16:28
to new
16:28
creation.
16:30
Isaiah 40
16:31
25-26
16:32
says,
16:32
To whom
16:33
then will
16:34
you compare
16:34
me?
16:35
That should
16:35
be like
16:35
him,
16:36
says the
16:36
Holy One.
16:37
Lift up
16:38
your eyes
16:38
on high
16:39
and see
16:39
who created
16:40
these,
16:41
who brings
16:41
out their
16:42
host by
16:42
number,
16:43
calling them
16:43
by name,
16:44
by greatness
16:45
of his
16:45
might,
16:45
and because
16:46
he is
16:46
strong in
16:46
power,
16:47
not one
16:47
is missing.
16:49
In our
16:50
lives,
16:50
when things
16:51
get heavy,
16:52
when we
16:52
feel the
16:53
weight of
16:55
suffering,
16:55
when we
16:55
feel the
16:56
deep effects
16:57
of sin,
16:58
when we
16:58
feel a deep
16:58
sadness or
16:59
an anxious
17:00
stirring in
17:01
our hearts
17:01
during those
17:02
times that
17:03
it is hard,
17:04
let us
17:04
remember that
17:06
we have not
17:06
been forsaken.
17:07
We are not
17:07
people who
17:08
are forsaken,
17:08
but we
17:09
remember deeply
17:10
because not
17:10
one is
17:11
missing.
17:11
God cares
17:11
so deeply
17:12
about us
17:12
that he
17:13
created us
17:13
in a
17:14
personal way
17:14
and ultimately
17:16
sent a
17:16
savior to
17:16
die for
17:17
us.
17:18
So I
17:18
think it's
17:18
very deep
17:19
as we
17:19
get right
17:20
here to
17:20
remember
17:21
that
17:21
wonderful
17:22
truth that
17:22
God has
17:22
not forgotten
17:23
us,
17:23
that the
17:24
one who
17:24
upholds
17:25
creation
17:26
still deeply
17:27
cares and
17:27
remembers us
17:28
day to
17:28
day.
17:29
This brings
17:30
to our
17:30
second point.
17:31
man has
17:32
lost the
17:32
crown of
17:33
new creation.
17:34
So God
17:34
created man
17:35
in his
17:36
image,
17:36
set him
17:37
in this
17:37
wonderful
17:38
garden to
17:38
rule and
17:39
have dominion
17:40
over the
17:40
earth,
17:40
but something
17:41
tragic happened,
17:43
something that
17:44
changed
17:44
everything.
17:46
But before we
17:46
get there,
17:47
I want to
17:47
remind you of
17:48
Hebrews.
17:48
It says,
17:49
now in
17:49
putting
17:49
everything in
17:50
subjection to
17:51
him,
17:51
he left
17:52
nothing outside
17:52
his control.
17:53
This is
17:54
verse 8.
17:55
At the
17:56
present,
17:56
we do not
17:56
see everything
17:57
in subjection
17:57
to him.
17:58
So what we
17:59
see is after
18:00
Psalm 8 is
18:01
quoted,
18:01
after God
18:02
is emphasizing
18:03
his purpose
18:03
in creation,
18:04
he then says
18:04
nothing was
18:06
left outside
18:06
of man's
18:07
control.
18:08
But then he
18:08
goes,
18:08
he shifts.
18:09
This moment
18:10
when he says
18:10
nothing was
18:11
left outside
18:12
of man's
18:12
control,
18:12
there's a
18:12
moment of,
18:13
but this
18:14
doesn't seem
18:14
right,
18:14
it doesn't
18:15
seem like
18:15
everything's
18:15
under control.
18:16
But then the
18:17
next sentence
18:17
in Hebrews
18:18
says,
18:19
at present,
18:21
we do not
18:24
see everything
18:24
in subjection
18:25
to him.
18:26
So just
18:26
the,
18:27
he almost
18:27
answers it,
18:28
because like
18:28
when you're
18:29
reading the
18:29
text,
18:29
you're like,
18:30
this doesn't
18:30
seem like
18:31
everything's
18:31
under the
18:31
control of
18:32
man right
18:32
now.
18:33
And then he
18:33
says the
18:34
present,
18:34
it isn't,
18:35
pretty much.
18:35
Because we
18:36
had something
18:36
tragic happen,
18:37
that in the
18:38
garden,
18:38
in Genesis
18:39
3,
18:40
we see that
18:41
the serpent
18:42
came into
18:42
God's creation,
18:43
and man and
18:44
woman were
18:45
ruling over
18:45
creation,
18:46
and God
18:47
gave him
18:47
good commands
18:47
to follow.
18:49
And they
18:49
were supposed
18:49
to honor him
18:50
well,
18:50
and love him,
18:51
and serve him,
18:52
and be his
18:52
personal treasure.
18:54
But through
18:55
the attacks
18:56
of Satan,
18:57
who deceived
18:58
man and
18:58
woman,
18:59
they chose
18:59
not to
19:00
honor God.
19:01
What did
19:01
they do?
19:02
They chose
19:02
to sin
19:03
and rebel
19:04
against their
19:04
king,
19:05
against the
19:05
God who
19:06
created them.
19:08
And at
19:08
this moment,
19:09
what we see
19:09
is that
19:10
humanity
19:10
is forever
19:11
changed.
19:12
When Adam
19:12
and Eve
19:13
rebelled
19:13
against the
19:14
almighty
19:14
God,
19:15
they ultimately
19:15
lost their
19:16
crown for
19:16
now,
19:17
and sin
19:17
was corrupted.
19:19
Isn't it
19:19
interesting,
19:20
the effects
19:22
and experiences
19:22
we experience
19:23
under sin?
19:25
We experience
19:26
what it's like
19:27
to hate God
19:27
and love
19:27
ourselves.
19:28
We understand
19:30
the idol
19:30
of self
19:31
better than
19:32
anyone else.
19:33
Since Adam
19:33
and Eve
19:34
rebelled
19:34
against God,
19:36
creation
19:36
has totally
19:37
been corrupted.
19:37
All of creation
19:38
was totally
19:39
corrupted.
19:40
The creation
19:40
began to
19:41
experience
19:41
corruption
19:42
of sin.
19:43
Romans 8
19:43
says creation
19:44
is subjected
19:45
to corruption
19:46
and fertility,
19:47
and that is
19:47
longing for the
19:49
sons of God
19:49
to be raised
19:50
up and be
19:50
restored to
19:51
its original
19:51
state.
19:52
We see
19:54
that the
19:54
physical human
19:55
bodies
19:55
experience
19:55
pain,
19:56
and we
19:57
suffer
19:57
through our
19:58
physical
19:58
experiences,
19:59
and we
20:00
will ultimately
20:00
die.
20:02
We also
20:03
see that
20:04
spiritually,
20:04
man is
20:05
in bondage
20:06
to sin.
20:07
We are
20:07
under
20:07
lifelong
20:08
slavery
20:09
in our
20:11
natural
20:11
state,
20:12
and we
20:13
desire our
20:13
fleshly
20:14
desires.
20:15
Naturally,
20:15
man hates
20:16
God.
20:16
It cannot
20:16
do anything
20:17
in his
20:18
natural
20:18
state.
20:18
this is
20:21
a problem,
20:22
a major
20:22
problem.
20:23
The Bible
20:23
says all
20:24
have sinned
20:24
and fought
20:25
short of
20:26
the glory
20:26
of God,
20:27
and this
20:27
sin deserves
20:28
a punishment.
20:29
It deserves
20:30
death.
20:31
Romans 6
20:32
23 says
20:32
the wages
20:33
of sin
20:33
is death.
20:35
So what
20:36
we see here
20:37
in our
20:37
natural
20:37
state,
20:38
we would
20:38
all stand
20:39
before an
20:39
everlasting
20:40
God,
20:41
and we
20:41
would be
20:42
silent and
20:42
judged for
20:43
us and
20:43
for all
20:44
these things
20:45
we've done
20:45
wrong.
20:47
But this
20:48
also,
20:48
this part
20:49
of the
20:49
passage in
20:50
Hebrews,
20:50
it also
20:51
brings us
20:51
to a
20:52
different
20:52
sense of
20:53
when we
20:53
look at
20:54
sin,
20:54
we feel
20:55
this heavy
20:56
and deep
20:57
experience
20:57
of this
20:58
world.
20:59
We see
20:59
the devastation
21:00
of nature,
21:01
and we see
21:02
the depravity
21:03
of man.
21:04
We start
21:05
to experience
21:06
wrongness,
21:06
like this
21:07
is not how
21:07
it should
21:08
be.
21:09
The more
21:09
we're in
21:09
this world,
21:10
the more
21:10
we see
21:11
how pervasive
21:11
sin is.
21:13
Panama City
21:14
and destruction,
21:15
we see
21:15
shootings
21:16
throughout
21:16
the country
21:16
feeling totally
21:17
helpless.
21:18
We see
21:19
the murder
21:19
of babies
21:20
in our
21:20
felt with
21:20
despair,
21:21
and then
21:21
we see
21:22
our own
21:22
heart and
21:22
selfish
21:23
thoughts,
21:23
and we
21:24
hate it.
21:26
So,
21:26
obviously,
21:27
there's
21:27
something wrong,
21:28
there's
21:28
something at
21:29
the present
21:29
that's not
21:30
right with
21:30
creation,
21:31
and how
21:31
all things
21:32
have been
21:32
subjected.
21:34
Man's
21:34
lost a
21:35
crown,
21:35
and right
21:35
now,
21:36
the rule
21:36
of this
21:36
world is
21:37
not man.
21:38
It's
21:38
angels.
21:39
Ultimately,
21:39
it's Satan.
21:40
He's the
21:40
ruler of this
21:41
world,
21:41
the upsurper.
21:43
Right now,
21:44
we see
21:44
humanity in
21:45
rebellion to
21:45
God,
21:47
and we
21:47
see Satan
21:48
leading humanity
21:48
to destruction.
21:49
It is here
21:50
that I
21:51
hope you
21:52
can feel
21:52
the weight
21:52
of this
21:53
massive
21:53
problem,
21:54
and it's
21:56
here that
21:56
we should
21:56
feel despair,
21:58
and it
21:58
should be
21:58
evident that
21:59
we are
22:00
in need
22:01
of help.
22:01
We are
22:01
desperate.
22:04
But,
22:04
that's not
22:05
all.
22:06
Although we
22:06
are sinners,
22:07
and we
22:07
deserve the
22:08
justice of
22:08
God,
22:09
isn't it
22:09
a beautiful
22:09
thing that
22:10
God has
22:10
loved us and
22:11
sent a
22:11
son for
22:11
us?
22:12
So,
22:13
this brings
22:14
us to our
22:14
third point.
22:14
Jesus is the
22:15
second Adam
22:16
who has
22:16
restored man
22:17
through his
22:17
death.
22:19
If you go
22:19
back to
22:20
Hebrews
22:20
chapter 2,
22:22
verse 9
22:31
says,
22:31
Hebrews 2,
22:46
9,
22:47
parallels with
22:48
Psalm 8.
22:49
We see that
22:50
man was made
22:51
lower than
22:52
angels and
22:52
crowned of
22:53
glory and
22:53
honor.
22:54
Everything was
22:54
put in
22:54
subjection under
22:55
him.
22:56
In Hebrews
22:57
2, 9,
22:58
we see that
22:59
Christ was
22:59
made lower
23:00
than angels,
23:00
and then
23:01
he was
23:01
crowned with
23:02
glory and
23:03
honor.
23:03
And then
23:04
1 Corinthians
23:04
15 tells
23:05
everything was
23:05
subjected to
23:06
him.
23:07
What we see
23:07
here is that
23:08
although man
23:09
was a crown
23:09
of creation,
23:10
and the man
23:11
rebelled against
23:11
God and
23:12
lost his
23:12
crown,
23:13
ultimately
23:14
Psalm 8
23:14
is talking
23:14
about man
23:15
in his
23:15
original state
23:16
and looking
23:16
forward to
23:17
the son of
23:18
man, to
23:19
the one
23:19
who's going
23:19
to fill
23:20
Psalm 8,
23:21
who's going
23:21
to bring
23:21
about the
23:22
new heavens
23:22
and new
23:22
earth,
23:23
and ultimately
23:24
save man
23:24
from this
23:26
depravity,
23:27
this wrongness
23:28
that we are
23:28
experiencing.
23:30
So we
23:36
see that
23:37
sin is
23:37
deeply
23:37
corrupted
23:38
reality,
23:39
and things
23:39
are not
23:39
subjected to
23:40
man,
23:41
but we
23:41
see that
23:41
Christ in
23:42
his
23:42
fulfillment
23:43
is going
23:43
to bring
23:44
all things
23:44
in subjection
23:44
to him.
23:47
Hebrews
23:47
2.9
23:48
ultimately
23:48
helps us
23:49
better understand
23:50
Hebrews 1.
23:51
You guys
23:52
remember the
23:52
phrase,
23:53
pure
23:53
occasions for
23:54
sin,
23:54
and he
23:54
sat down
23:55
at the
23:55
right hand
23:55
of the
23:56
majesty.
23:58
I think
23:58
ultimately
23:58
that Hebrews
23:59
1 was
24:00
our
24:00
introduction,
24:01
and the
24:02
rest of
24:02
the book
24:02
is going
24:02
to
24:03
exposit
24:04
or explain
24:05
more about
24:06
who God
24:06
is,
24:07
about his
24:08
nature,
24:08
and his
24:09
roles,
24:09
and how
24:09
he functions.
24:11
And here
24:12
I think
24:12
that verse
24:13
9 is
24:14
explaining
24:14
more about
24:15
the one
24:16
who purified
24:17
us,
24:18
who came
24:18
as the
24:18
lamb of
24:19
God,
24:19
and the
24:20
one who
24:20
sat down
24:20
at the
24:20
right hand,
24:21
that is
24:21
now the
24:22
king.
24:23
So as
24:24
we finish
24:24
this passage
24:25
and walk
24:26
through this
24:26
last bit of
24:26
text,
24:27
we will
24:27
observe more
24:28
into Jesus'
24:29
humiliation,
24:30
and then we'll
24:31
get into his
24:31
exaltation.
24:33
We're going to
24:33
walk through
24:33
text to
24:34
understand how
24:34
Jesus is
24:35
the better
24:35
Adam,
24:36
who has
24:37
tasted death
24:37
for us,
24:38
that he
24:38
experienced
24:39
death on
24:39
our behalf.
24:40
And then we'll
24:40
understand more
24:41
how he is
24:41
the reigning
24:41
king,
24:42
and how by
24:43
him we are
24:44
secure,
24:45
and we have
24:45
everlasting
24:46
hope.
24:48
So,
24:49
in Philippians
24:50
2,
24:50
verse 4-8
24:51
says,
24:51
let each
24:52
of us not
24:52
look to his
24:53
own interests,
24:54
but the
24:54
interests of
24:54
others.
24:55
Having this
24:56
mind among
24:56
ourselves,
24:57
which is
24:57
yours in
24:57
Christ Jesus,
24:58
who though
24:59
he is in
24:59
the form of
24:59
God,
25:00
did not
25:00
count equality
25:01
with God
25:01
a thing to
25:02
be grasped,
25:02
but made
25:03
himself nothing,
25:04
taking the
25:04
form of a
25:05
servant,
25:05
being born
25:06
in likeness
25:06
of man,
25:07
and being
25:07
found in
25:08
human form.
25:09
He humbled
25:09
himself by
25:10
becoming
25:10
obedient to
25:11
the point
25:11
of death,
25:12
even death
25:13
on the
25:13
cross.
25:14
So we
25:15
have,
25:16
as we go
25:16
back to our
25:17
last point,
25:17
is this
25:18
massive
25:18
problem.
25:19
The weight
25:19
of sin,
25:20
the problem
25:21
that God
25:21
is holy
25:21
and just,
25:22
and man
25:23
is sinful
25:24
and deserves
25:24
God's just
25:25
wrath.
25:27
And as we
25:27
talked about,
25:28
this is a
25:28
massive problem,
25:29
and if we
25:30
don't have a
25:31
redemption,
25:32
we're in a
25:32
desperate state.
25:33
So how can
25:34
this be resolved?
25:35
And I think
25:35
Philippians 2
25:36
and Hebrews 2
25:37
both answer
25:38
this question
25:39
for us.
25:40
It can be
25:41
resolved by a
25:41
God who is
25:42
rich in
25:43
mercy,
25:44
a God who
25:45
demonstrated his
25:45
love for us,
25:46
and that while
25:46
we were sinners,
25:48
Christ died for
25:49
us.
25:50
This God
25:51
who created
25:53
the world,
25:53
and in whom
25:54
all things
25:55
exist,
25:56
and who holds
25:57
together all
25:57
things,
25:58
subjected himself
25:59
to sinful
26:00
flesh.
26:01
He brought
26:02
himself lower
26:03
than angels,
26:04
and put himself
26:05
in sinful
26:05
flesh,
26:06
so that we
26:08
might find
26:08
redemption.
26:10
Jesus Christ,
26:11
our Savior
26:11
and Lord,
26:12
willfully and
26:13
obediently took
26:14
the form of
26:15
a servant,
26:16
and was found
26:17
in the human
26:17
form.
26:18
He never
26:19
endured sin.
26:19
He lived
26:20
perfectly,
26:21
and endured
26:22
the fullness
26:22
of temptation.
26:25
And 2 Corinthians
26:25
5-21 reminds us
26:27
that he became
26:28
sin.
26:28
He who was not
26:29
sin,
26:30
became sin,
26:31
endured the
26:31
just punishment
26:32
of sin.
26:33
This makes us
26:34
ask another
26:34
question.
26:35
For what?
26:36
Why would
26:37
someone do
26:37
this?
26:38
Why would the
26:38
eternal Son of
26:39
God become
26:40
man?
26:42
And this should
26:42
be a deep
26:43
question to us,
26:43
because it
26:44
doesn't make
26:45
sense.
26:45
God
26:46
is
26:47
God
26:48
deeply
26:49
loves
26:49
his
26:50
children
26:50
and deeply
26:51
cares for
26:51
us.
26:52
For our
26:52
sake,
26:53
he who
26:54
did not
26:55
know sin
26:55
became sin,
26:56
so that we
26:57
might become
26:57
the righteousness
26:58
of God.
26:59
It is for
27:00
those who
27:00
believe,
27:00
Jesus
27:01
subjected
27:02
himself to
27:02
sinful
27:03
flesh and
27:04
became sin,
27:04
endured the
27:05
just of God
27:05
for our
27:06
sake,
27:07
so that we
27:07
might be
27:07
righteous.
27:08
So,
27:09
brothers and
27:09
sisters,
27:11
remember that
27:11
you have not
27:12
been forgotten
27:12
or forsaken
27:13
in your
27:14
earthly
27:14
toils,
27:15
but remember,
27:17
we know this,
27:17
that we see
27:18
him who
27:19
remembered us,
27:20
who subjected
27:21
himself to
27:22
sinful flesh,
27:23
endured the
27:24
weight of
27:24
temptation and
27:25
sin for
27:26
our sake.
27:27
This should
27:28
warm and
27:28
stir our
27:29
hearts.
27:29
We should
27:30
be amazed
27:31
that the
27:31
God of the
27:32
universe
27:32
sent his
27:33
Son because
27:33
he loved
27:34
us,
27:34
and he
27:35
deeply
27:35
cares for
27:36
us.
27:38
And let's
27:38
talk more
27:39
about the
27:39
word death,
27:40
or taste
27:40
of death.
27:41
This idea
27:43
of taste
27:43
it is an
27:44
experience.
27:45
When you
27:45
eat something,
27:46
there's a
27:46
taste.
27:46
You experience
27:47
it,
27:47
you feel
27:47
it.
27:48
And when
27:49
it says
27:49
that Christ
27:50
tasted
27:51
death,
27:51
it's saying
27:52
that he
27:53
experienced
27:54
death,
27:55
that although
27:56
he did not
27:56
deserve this
27:57
death,
27:57
Jesus tasted
27:58
it for our
27:58
sake.
27:59
And ultimately
28:00
he tasted
28:00
death so
28:00
we could
28:01
have life.
28:02
Since
28:02
Christ tasted
28:03
death,
28:04
we are now
28:05
resurrected with
28:06
resurrection life,
28:07
and we can
28:07
now taste the
28:08
goodness of
28:08
God.
28:09
1 Peter 2,
28:11
2-3 says,
28:12
like newborn
28:12
infants,
28:13
long for the
28:14
pure spiritual
28:14
milk that you
28:15
may grow into
28:16
salvation,
28:16
if indeed you
28:17
have tasted
28:18
that the
28:18
Lord is good.
28:20
So because
28:21
Lord Jesus
28:21
has died for
28:22
us, we can
28:23
now really
28:23
live and
28:24
grow into
28:25
our salvation,
28:25
knowing and
28:26
tasting that
28:27
God is
28:27
actually good.
28:29
This is a
28:29
reality in our
28:30
lives, that
28:31
he is good
28:31
and he's also
28:32
good to us,
28:32
and he deeply
28:33
cares for us.
28:35
Therefore,
28:36
let us
28:37
remember that
28:38
before the
28:38
marvelous grace
28:39
of our
28:39
Savior and
28:41
almighty
28:42
justice of
28:42
God that
28:43
he lavished
28:44
upon his
28:44
son, if
28:45
we are
28:46
harboring any
28:47
sins in our
28:47
hearts this
28:48
morning, we
28:49
need to turn
28:50
from these
28:50
sins and
28:51
turn to
28:51
God.
28:52
We need to
28:52
repent from
28:53
our sins and
28:53
turn to God
28:54
who sent
28:55
his son for
28:55
us, that
28:56
deeply cares
28:56
for us.
28:57
We need to
28:57
turn from
28:58
our rebellion.
28:59
And ultimately,
28:59
if there is
29:00
anyone here
29:00
that does
29:00
not know
29:01
God, there
29:02
is anyone
29:02
here that
29:03
does not
29:03
have a
29:03
relationship
29:04
with God
29:04
and has
29:04
no evidence
29:05
of God
29:05
in their
29:05
lives,
29:06
this truth
29:07
needs to be
29:08
wrestled with.
29:09
We need to
29:09
wrestle the
29:10
good news of
29:10
Jesus Christ.
29:11
Deeply consider
29:12
eternity.
29:13
Where are you
29:13
going?
29:14
Why are you
29:14
here?
29:15
But also, we
29:16
need to deeply
29:17
consider what
29:18
would happen if
29:18
you died.
29:19
And ultimately,
29:20
if you don't
29:20
know Christ,
29:21
one day you're
29:21
going to die
29:22
and you have
29:22
to face this
29:22
reality.
29:24
So, I
29:26
plead with you
29:26
now, today
29:26
is a favorable
29:27
time.
29:28
Now is the
29:29
day of
29:29
salvation.
29:30
God has
29:30
made every
29:30
day and now
29:31
is the right
29:31
time if this
29:32
is something
29:33
you're wrestling
29:33
with.
29:33
But ultimately,
29:36
we do need
29:37
to stop and
29:38
think the
29:38
wondrous thing
29:38
that Jesus
29:39
Christ has
29:39
suffered for
29:40
us.
29:40
And in
29:40
him, we
29:41
find salvation.
29:43
But the
29:44
good news of
29:44
the gospel
29:45
does not
29:45
stop at
29:46
the life
29:47
and death
29:47
of Jesus.
29:48
He not
29:48
only lived
29:49
as the
29:49
Lamb of
29:49
God, but
29:50
he also
29:51
rose from
29:51
the dead
29:52
and conquered
29:52
death.
29:54
And the
29:54
Son of
29:54
God was
29:55
raised by
29:55
the almighty
29:56
power of
29:56
God from
29:57
the dead.
29:58
And what
29:58
does Hebrews
29:59
1 say?
29:59
He took
30:00
a seat at
30:01
the right
30:01
hand of
30:01
the majesty
30:02
on high.
30:03
So this
30:03
brings us
30:03
to our
30:04
last point
30:04
in the
30:04
text.
30:05
Jesus
30:05
Christ is
30:06
the reigning
30:06
king and
30:06
secures a
30:07
great salvation
30:08
from man.
30:11
Hebrews 2
30:11
9 continues
30:12
to say,
30:13
Jesus is
30:13
crowned of
30:14
glory and
30:14
honor because
30:15
of the
30:15
sufferings of
30:16
death.
30:17
This brings
30:18
us back to
30:19
psalm 8.
30:20
In this
30:20
psalm 8,
30:21
man is
30:21
crowned of
30:21
glory and
30:22
honor and
30:22
everything is
30:23
put in
30:23
subjection to
30:23
him.
30:24
Now Jesus
30:25
Christ is
30:26
crowned of
30:26
glory and
30:26
honor.
30:27
In 1
30:27
Corinthians
30:28
15 27 says
30:29
that God
30:30
has subjected
30:30
all things under
30:31
his feet.
30:31
the original
30:33
intention of
30:34
man is
30:34
ultimately
30:34
fulfilled in
30:35
Christ.
30:37
And
30:38
Jesus
30:39
Christ's
30:40
life,
30:40
death,
30:40
and
30:40
resurrection
30:41
on our
30:42
behalf.
30:43
Now that
30:43
Jesus sits at
30:44
the right hand
30:44
of God
30:44
and reigns
30:45
of God,
30:46
we can
30:46
better understand
30:47
this passage
30:47
and understand
30:48
Philippians 2,
30:49
the last part
30:50
of it.
30:50
therefore God
30:52
has highly
30:52
exalted him
30:53
and bestowed
30:54
on him the
30:54
name that
30:54
is above
30:55
every name,
30:56
so that at
30:56
the name of
30:57
Jesus every
30:57
knee should
30:57
bow in
30:58
heaven and
30:59
on earth and
30:59
under the
31:00
earth,
31:01
and every
31:01
tongue confess
31:02
that Jesus
31:02
Christ is
31:02
Lord to
31:03
the glory of
31:04
God the
31:06
Father.
31:07
So at
31:08
the present
31:08
time,
31:09
presently where
31:10
we're at
31:10
now,
31:12
we see
31:13
Jesus who
31:14
willfully
31:14
subject himself
31:15
from heavenly
31:16
glories to
31:16
sinful flesh.
31:18
For our
31:19
sake he did
31:19
this,
31:20
and he has
31:20
now been
31:21
restored to
31:21
his rightful
31:22
place as
31:22
his son.
31:23
At this
31:24
point,
31:24
it reminds
31:25
us of
31:25
chapter 1
31:25
and how
31:26
Jesus'
31:26
name as
31:27
the son
31:29
is greater
31:30
than the
31:30
angels.
31:31
Jesus'
31:31
throne is
31:31
forever and
31:32
ever,
31:32
and his
31:32
scepter is
31:33
the uprightness,
31:34
and he
31:34
loves righteousness
31:35
and despises
31:36
wickedness.
31:37
This also
31:38
reminds that
31:38
Jesus has
31:39
inherited
31:39
this heavenly
31:40
glory as
31:41
the son
31:41
and the
31:41
firstborn
31:42
from the
31:42
dead.
31:43
So what
31:43
does this
31:44
mean to
31:44
us?
31:45
Why does
31:46
it matter
31:46
that Jesus
31:47
suffered and
31:48
was crowned
31:48
of glory and
31:49
honor since
31:49
he already
31:49
that before
31:50
he suffered?
31:51
What this
31:52
means is
31:53
answering the
31:53
text.
31:54
It says,
31:55
so that by
31:56
the grace
31:56
of God,
31:56
he may
31:57
taste death
31:57
for everyone.
31:59
Jesus'
32:00
work,
32:00
this great
32:00
salvation we
32:01
have spoken
32:02
thus far,
32:03
not only
32:03
saves us
32:04
from our
32:04
sins,
32:05
but it's
32:06
also our
32:06
security in
32:07
this heavenly
32:08
home,
32:08
this eternal
32:09
dwelling to
32:10
come.
32:12
Jesus Christ
32:12
has reconciled
32:14
us to God.
32:15
He is
32:16
restoring to
32:16
us a beautiful
32:17
crown in the
32:17
new heavens and
32:18
new earth.
32:18
the scripture
32:20
has informed
32:21
us that we
32:21
are crucified
32:22
with Christ
32:23
in his death
32:24
and we will
32:25
be raised with
32:26
him in his
32:26
resurrection life.
32:28
He is the
32:28
resurrection.
32:30
So in
32:30
closing,
32:31
can you turn
32:31
your Bibles
32:32
to Ephesians
32:32
2?
32:33
starting in
32:50
verse 4?
32:52
But God,
32:53
being rich in
32:56
mercy because of
32:56
his great love
32:57
with which he
32:58
has loved us,
32:59
even when we
33:00
were dead in
33:00
our trespasses,
33:01
made us alive
33:02
together with
33:02
Christ,
33:03
by grace you
33:04
have been
33:04
saved,
33:05
and raised
33:05
up with
33:06
him and
33:06
seated us
33:07
with him in
33:08
heavenly places
33:08
in Christ
33:09
Jesus,
33:10
so that in
33:12
the coming
33:12
ages he
33:12
might show
33:13
the immeasurable
33:14
riches of
33:16
his grace and
33:16
kindness towards
33:17
us in Christ.
33:18
For by grace you
33:19
have been saved
33:19
through faith,
33:20
and this is not
33:21
your own doing,
33:21
it is the gift
33:22
of God,
33:23
not a result of
33:23
work so that
33:24
no one may
33:25
boast.
33:25
For we are
33:26
his workmanship
33:26
created in
33:27
Christ Jesus
33:28
for good works,
33:29
which God
33:29
has prepared
33:30
before us,
33:30
that we may
33:31
walk in
33:32
them.
33:33
Isn't it
33:33
beautiful that
33:34
God cares about
33:35
man from
33:35
creation to
33:36
new creation,
33:37
that he has
33:37
set his love
33:38
on a people
33:38
and treasured
33:39
us and has
33:40
sent his son
33:41
to die for us
33:41
and ultimately
33:42
will be raised
33:42
with his son.
33:44
The beauty of
33:45
Ephesians 2
33:46
should warm
33:47
our hearts that
33:47
we were crucified
33:49
with him,
33:49
our sins were
33:50
placard on him
33:51
in his death,
33:52
and now since
33:53
he's conquered
33:53
death we're
33:54
going to be
33:54
raised with
33:55
him,
33:55
and our
33:55
security isn't
33:56
in things
33:57
that change,
33:58
things that can
33:58
be destroyed,
33:59
but things
33:59
that are
34:00
indestructible,
34:01
and it's
34:02
in something
34:02
secure,
34:03
ultimately in
34:04
the Son of
34:04
God,
34:04
Jesus Christ.
34:06
In the
34:07
Lord's Supper
34:07
this morning,
34:08
Francis talked
34:09
on suffering
34:09
and suffering
34:10
for Christ.
34:11
He says,
34:12
Christians
34:13
participate in
34:13
Christ's
34:14
sufferings,
34:15
and I was
34:16
thinking about
34:16
that and I
34:17
just wanted to
34:17
continue the
34:18
phrase with
34:18
this term,
34:19
I think it
34:19
flowed really
34:19
beautifully,
34:20
that Christians
34:21
participate in
34:22
Christ's
34:22
suffering,
34:23
and they
34:23
will participate
34:24
in Christ
34:25
as he is in
34:26
glory too.
34:27
Not only do we
34:27
participate in
34:28
his sufferings,
34:29
we participate
34:29
in his glory,
34:30
because the
34:30
Bible says
34:31
that we are
34:31
co-heirs with
34:32
Christ.
34:34
Therefore,
34:34
as these
34:35
Hebrew believers
34:36
are in this
34:37
afflicted time
34:38
and struggling
34:39
with their
34:39
lives,
34:40
and experiencing
34:41
deep sorrow
34:42
and pain,
34:43
this is the
34:43
truth that I
34:44
believe the
34:45
Hebrews are
34:45
trying to tell
34:45
them,
34:46
that although
34:47
things are
34:48
hard,
34:48
that God
34:49
had a purpose
34:50
for man,
34:50
and although
34:50
man lost that
34:51
purpose,
34:52
he sent his
34:52
Son,
34:53
Jesus Christ,
34:54
who is the
34:54
better man,
34:55
the second Adam,
34:56
who tasted
34:57
death for him,
34:58
that by this
34:59
better man,
34:59
Jesus Christ,
35:00
we have walked
35:01
from our sins
35:03
to life,
35:03
we've been
35:04
resurrected,
35:05
we were dead,
35:05
and now we're
35:06
alive.
35:07
But then he
35:08
also goes on
35:08
to say that
35:09
we have a
35:09
security based
35:11
in this new
35:12
heaven,
35:12
new earth,
35:12
that we are
35:13
not those who
35:14
walk looking
35:15
at this
35:15
physical present
35:16
reality in
35:17
this suffering
35:17
and say,
35:18
I'm forsaken,
35:19
I'm destroyed.
35:20
No,
35:20
we are those
35:21
who walk for
35:22
the heavenly
35:23
reality,
35:23
that we are
35:24
considering that
35:25
this momentary
35:26
and light
35:27
affliction is
35:28
building for us
35:28
in a heavenly
35:29
way to glory.
35:31
That's our hope
35:31
and that's our
35:32
reality today
35:33
as we linger
35:35
before Hebrews 2.
35:36
So let's pray.