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A Little Lower
“We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man” (Hebrews 2:9).
We might well ask ourselves, In what way did He become “a little lower that the angels”?It was the fact that in becoming a man He could and did die. Angels cannot die! So, the Son of God “became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:8).
In the first chapter of Hebrews we read, “Being made so much better than the angels” (verse 4). Christ has a place and name far above angels. Psalm 2 is quoted to prove that, coming into the world, Christ takes a place much better than that of the most exalted created beings. However blessed their position, angels are but servants: Christ is the Son. Never was it said to an angelic being, “Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee” (Hebrews 1:5).
So, we conclude that only in the fact of the suffering of death, and to taste death was He at that moment “a little lower than the angels.”
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
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