5 For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. 6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? 7 You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. 8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him. 9 But 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, might taste death for everyone.
Commentary
Vs. 5 "For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels."
The Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God is not only greater than the angels, but as the Son of Man He is restoring to man what Adam lost when he transgressed and sin entered the world. And so in Christ God has put the world (that is all of creation) into His subjection, not the angels, so that Jesus can restore the God created order in creation with mankind as it's head and as it's pinnacle. Now this Divine arrangement is seen in Psalm 8:4-6 which is cited next.
Vs. 6-8 6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? 7 You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. 8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.
The question in verse six is not so much a question, but a marveling at the graciousness of God in making mankind a little lower than the angels, and then crowning him with glory and honor, placing him over all the works of His hands, and putting all things in subjection under his feet (vs. 7-8). That is the God created design for his creation that mankind whom He made to bear His Image would rule over it all. Now mankind lost both the glory and honor that God bestowed on him and that right of rule over creation when Adam the feudal head of humanity sinned and thus with sin entering the world God separated Himself from mankind, and so with that mankind died and sin infected all of creation and Satan took mankind's place as ruler in creation, and that is the condition of the world and the people within it that we currently see, and sadly daily experience. Now the Lord Jesus Christ is the key in all of this because it is through Him and Him alone that God has undone Satan's rule and has restored believing mankind back to Himself, because in becoming a Man, and being obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross (Phil 2:8-10), Jesus has restored to believing mankind what Adam lost as feudal head of mankind when he sinned against God and thus God separated Himself from him, and we being born of him were also relegated with him to that dead and separated state from God, which Christ has now undone by His own life, death, and resurrection and so He now brings us to Spirit life and restores us to God and His designs for us when we repent and believe in Him (Rom 5:18-19). And so now through Jesus Christ the Son of Man God has restored to mankind all that God intended for mankind to be and do and that is to bear His Image and too rule over all of His Creation, yet we do not see all that happening, yet, because there are still several historic events that need to take place before God ushers in His Kingdom and Rule when we rule with Him.
Vs. 9 "But 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, might taste death for everyone."
And so Jesus in order to restore to humanity all that Adam lost when he sinned, likewise had to take on flesh and be made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death; that is for the suffering of crucifixion death; so that by His own suffering and death, Jesus could make the Atonement for all our sins and transgressions and open the door our reconciliation back to God. And so Jesus when He came into world was crowned with the glory and honor that mankind once bore, "that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone." Now that Jesus has tasted death for everyone means that there is no one who is excluded from His salvation. For in tasting death for us all Jesus didn't remain dead in the grave, but three days later He rose from the dead, and so having tasted death for us all Jesus fifty days later ascended back to God the Father waiting till all His enemies are His footstool. And so from now until then is the day of salvation promised and prophesied about which is now freely extended to all who repent and believe in the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who cleanses us of all our sins and transgressions and brings us to Spirit life uniting us with Himself and restoring us back God the Father forever the moment we do (Eph. 1:13-14). Therefore if you believe invite the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart and life to be your Lord and Savior (Luke 15:11-32; Rev. 3:20) and be reconciled to God today (2 Cor 5:21).
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The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.
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