Jesus, One of
Us
Memory Text: Hebrews 2:17 NRSV 17 Therefore he
had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he
might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make
a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the
people.
Sabbath
Afternoon
Sunday
Jesus’
Humiliation.
Hebrews 2:9 KJV 9 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.
Hebrews 1:5-14 KJV 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a
Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the
firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship
him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his
ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God,
is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even
thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth;
and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou
remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture
shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same,
and thy years shall not fail. 13 But to which of the angels said he at any
time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who
shall be heirs of salvation?
Hebrews 2:5-18 KJV 5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the
world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified,
saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that
thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou
crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of
thy hands: 8 Thou hast 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 see not yet all things put under him.
Hebrews 2:9-18 9 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. 10 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.
11 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, 12 Saying, I will
declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing
praise unto thee. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold
I and the children which God hath given me. 14 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; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all
their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature
of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 17 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. 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being
tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Monday
Jesus, The Human
Par Excellence.
Hebrews 2:6-8 KJV 6 But one in a certain place
testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son
of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the
angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over
the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast 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 see not yet all things put under
him.
Psalms 8:5-7 KJV 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,
and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion
over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All
sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
Psalms 8:1-9 KJV 1 <<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of
David.>> O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou
mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens,
the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou
visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and
hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion
over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All
sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air,
and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the
seas. 9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the
earth!
Matthew 21:16 KJV 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And
Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes
and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
1 Corinthians 15:27 KJV 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But
when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted,
which did put all things under him.
1 Corinthians 15:45 KJV 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made
a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Hebrews 1:1-14 KJV 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake
in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and
the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of
his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels,
as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For
unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have
I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to
me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world,
he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels
he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre
of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness,
and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with
the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning
hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine
hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old
as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they
shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 13
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until
I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits,
sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Hebrews 2:1-18 KJV 1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to
the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression
and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 3 How shall we escape,
if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by
the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 4 God also bearing
them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and
gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? 5 For unto the angels
hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But
one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful
of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little
lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst
set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast 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 see not yet all things put under him.
Hebrews 2:9-18 9 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. 10 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.
11 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, 12 Saying, I will
declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing
praise unto thee. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold
I and the children which God hath given me. 14 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; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all
their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature
of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 17 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. 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being
tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Tuesday
Jesus’
Suffering.
Hebrews 2:14 KJV 14 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;
Hebrews 2:18 KJV 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he
is able to succour them that are tempted.
Hebrews 5:8 KJV 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things
which he suffered;
Hebrews 9:26 KJV 26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation
of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put
away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Hebrews 12:2 KJV 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;
who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 13:12 KJV 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people
with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Hebrews 2:9-11 KJV 9 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. 10 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.
11 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,
Hebrews 2:14-16 KJV 14 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; 15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he
took on him the seed of Abraham.
Hebrews 2:17-18 KJV 17 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.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour
them that are tempted.
Hebrews 2:14-15 KJV 14 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; 15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to bondage.
Wednesday
Jesus, Our
Brother.
Hebrews 2:10-18 10 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. 11 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, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren,
in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 13 And again, I
will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God
hath given me. 14 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; 15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he
took on him the seed of Abraham. 17 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. 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he
is able to succour them that are tempted.
John 15:15 KJV 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth
not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that
I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Matthew 22:36 KJV 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the
law?
John 10:11 KJV 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life
for the sheep.
John 20:28 KJV 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my
God.
1 Timothy 1:1 KJV 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of
God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
Thursday
Jesus, Our High
Priest.
Hebrews 2:18 KJV 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he
is able to succour them that are tempted.
Hebrews 4:15 KJV 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched
with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as
we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 4:15 NIV 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just
as we are-- yet was without sin.
Hebrews 2:16-18 NIV 16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's
descendants. 17 For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every
way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in
service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those
who are being tempted.
Friday
The Desire of Ages, pp. 685–697 (not
included with lesson help)
Ellen G. White
Comments, The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, p. 926
Christ proclaimed over the rent sepulcher of Joseph, "I am the resurrection
and the life." He, the world's Redeemer, has bruised the serpent's head,
depriving him of all power ever to make men feel his scorpion sting; for
He has brought life and immortality to light. The gates of eternal life are
thrown open to all who believe on Jesus Christ. All believers who pass through
a natural death, have, through eating the flesh and drinking the blood of
the Son of God, eternal life in them, which is the life of Jesus Christ.
In dying, Jesus has made it impossible for those who believe on Him to die
eternally. . . . {7BC 926.1}
Christ lived and died as a man, that He might
be God both of the living and of the dead. It was to make it impossible for
men to lose eternal life if they believe on Him. The life of men and women
is precious in the sight of God; for Christ has purchased that life by being
executed in their stead. Thus He made it possible for us to attain to immortality
(Letter 97, 1898). {7BC 926.2}
Creator and Creature United in Christ.--In
Christ were united the divine and the human--the Creator and the creature.
The nature of God, whose law had been transgressed, and the nature of Adam,
the transgressor, meet in Jesus--the Son of God, and the Son of man. And
having with His own blood paid the price of redemption, having passed through
man's experience, having in man's behalf met and conquered temptation, having,
though Himself sinless, borne the shame and guilt and burden of sin, He becomes
man's Advocate and Intercessor. What an assurance here to the tempted and
struggling soul, what an assurance to the witnessing universe, that Christ
will be "a merciful and faithful high priest" (MS 141, 1901)! {7BC
926.3}
Edenic Mind of Man Restored.--Jesus became
a man that He might mediate between man and God. He clothed His divinity
with humanity, He associated with the human race, that with His long human
arm He might encircle humanity, and with His divine arm grasp the throne
of Divinity. And this, that He might restore to man the original mind which
he lost in Eden through Satan's alluring temptation; that man might realize
that it is for his present and eternal good to obey the requirements of God.
Disobedience is not in accordance with the nature which God gave to man in
Eden (Letter 121, 1897). {7BC 926.4}
(2 Peter 1:4.) A Divine Culture for
Christians.--Divine culture brings perfection. If in connection with God
the work is carried forward, the human agent, through Christ, will day by
day gain victory and honor in the battle. Through the grace given he will
overcome, and will be placed on vantage ground. In his relation to Christ
he will be bone of His bone, flesh of His flesh, one with Christ in a peculiar
relationship, because Christ took the humanity of man. He became subject
to temptation, endangering as it were, His divine attributes. Satan sought,
by the constant and curious devices of his cunning, to make Christ yield
to temptation. Man must pass over the ground over which Christ has passed.
As Christ overcame every temptation which Satan brought against Him, so man
is to overcome. And those who strive earnestly to overcome are brought into
a oneness with Christ that the angels in heaven can never know. {7BC
926.5}
The divine culture of men and women will be
carried forward to completion only as they are partakers of the divine nature.
Thus they may overcome as Christ overcame in their behalf. Through the grace
given, fallen man may be placed on vantage ground. Through toil, through
patient trust and faith in Jesus Christ, through faithful continuance in
well-doing, he may rise to spiritual victory (Letter 5, 1900). {7BC
926.6}
Full Obedience Possible Through Christ.--Christ
came to the earth, taking humanity and standing as man's representative,
to show in the controversy with Satan that man, as God created him, connected
with the Father and the Son, could obey every divine requirement (ST June
9, 1898). {7BC 926.7}
16 (Phil. 2:5-8). Jesus the Friend of
Sinners.--Jesus came to the world not as an angel of light; we could not
have endured His glory if He had come thus. One angel at the tomb of Christ
was of such exceeding brightness that the Roman guard fell powerless to the
ground. As the angel came
(p. 927) from the heavens, he parted the darkness from his track, and the
sentinels could not endure his glory; they fell as dead men to the earth.
Suppose that Jesus had come in the glory of an angel, His brightness would
have extinguished the feeble life of mortal men. {7BC 926.8}
Exodus 3:5 KJV 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from
off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Ellen G. White,
Selected Messages, book 1, p. 244
The humanity of the Son of God is everything to us. It is the golden chain
that binds our souls to Christ, and through Christ to God. This is to be
our study. Christ was a real man; He gave proof of His humility in becoming
a man. Yet He was God in the flesh. When we approach this subject, we would
do well to heed the words spoken by Christ to Moses at the burning bush,
"Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest
is holy ground" (Ex. 3:5). We should come to this study with the humility
of a learner, with a contrite heart. And the study of the incarnation of
Christ is a fruitful field, which will repay the searcher who digs deep for
hidden truth. {1SM 244.1}
The Scriptures Our Guide The Bible is
our guide in the safe paths that lead to eternal life. God has inspired men
to write that which will present the truth to us, which will attract, and
which, if practiced, will enable the receiver to obtain moral power to rank
among the most highly educated minds. The minds of all who make the Word
of God their study will enlarge. Far more than any other study, this is of
a nature to increase the powers of comprehension, and endow every faculty
with new vigor. It brings the mind in contact with broad, ennobling principles
of truth. It brings us into close connection with all heaven, imparting wisdom,
and knowledge, and understanding. {1SM 244.2}
In dealing with commonplace productions, and
feeding on the writings of uninspired men, the mind becomes dwarfed and
cheapened. It is not brought into contact with deep, broad principles of
eternal truth. The understanding unconsciously adapts itself to the comprehension
of the things with which it is familiar; and in the consideration of these
things the understanding is weakened, its powers contracted. {1SM
244.3}
God designs that the Scriptures, the source
of science that is above all human theory, shall be searched. He (p. 245)
desires that man shall dig deep in the mines of truth, that he may gain the
valuable treasure they contain. But too often human theories and wisdom are
put in the place of the science of the Bible. Men engage in the work of
remodeling God's purposes; they try to distinguish between the books of the
Bible. Through their inventions they make the Scriptures testify to a lie.
{1SM 244.4}
Just What Man Needs God has not made
the reception of the gospel to depend upon human reasoning. The gospel is
adapted for spiritual food, to satisfy man's spiritual appetite. In every
case it is just what man needs. Those who have felt it necessary to have
the students in our schools study many authors are themselves the most ignorant
on the great themes of the Bible. The teachers themselves need to take up
the Book of all books, and learn from the Scriptures that the gospel has
power to prove its own divinity to the humble, contrite mind. {1SM
245.1}
The gospel is the power of God and the wisdom
of God. The character of Christ on earth revealed divinity, and the gospel
which He has given is to be the study of His human heritage in all their
educational departments, until teachers, children, and youth shall discern
in the only true and living God the object of their faith and love and adoration.
The Word is to be respected and obeyed. That Book which contains the record
of Christ's life, His work, His doctrines, His sufferings, and final triumphs,
is to be the source of our strength. We are granted the privileges of school
life in this world that we may obtain a fitness for the higher life--the
highest grade in the highest school, where, under God, our studies will continue
through the ceaseless ages of eternity. {1SM 245.2}
Hebrews 2:1-18 KJV 1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to
the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression
and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 3 How shall we escape,
if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by
the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Hebrews 2:4-18 4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders,
and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own
will? 5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come,
whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is
man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest
him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him
with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou
hast 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 see not yet 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 honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
10 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. 11 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, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the
midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 13 And again, I will put
my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given
me. 14 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; 15 And deliver
them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him
the seed of Abraham. 17 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.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour
them that are tempted.