Jesus Is Better | He Takes Hold Of Us
Day 5 — He Takes Hold of Us
Scripture: Hebrews 2:16–18 Runtime: ~7 min
We close out chapter two with the fullest picture yet of why the eternal Son became one of us — and it opens a theme that will shape much of the rest of the letter.
In this episode:
The stronger meaning behind "helps" in verse 16 — more literally, Jesus "takes hold of" Abraham's descendants, like a hand reaching down and closing around us
Why Jesus had to be "made like them, fully human in every way" in order to become a merciful and faithful high priest
What it meant in the ancient world for a high priest to stand between…
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