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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Hebrews 2 In this chapter the apostle, from the superior excellency of Christ, by whom the Gospel revelation is come, discoursed of in the preceding, urges the believers he writes to, to a more diligent attention to the Gospel, and the doctrines of it; to which he adds another motive inducing thereunto, lest those things should be let slip, and be lost, Hebrews 2:1 and then, by...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels,.... Good angels; for they are all along spoken of in this book; and it would have been impertinent to have said this of evil angels: and this is to be understood not of a denying help and assistance to the angels; for though they have not redemption from Christ, which they needed not, yet have they help from him; they are chosen in him, and are...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter the apostle, I. Makes some application of the doctrine laid down in the chapter foregoing concerning the excellency of the person of Christ, both by way of exhortation and argument, ver. 1-4. II. Enlarges further upon the pre-eminence of Christ above the angels, ver. 5-9. III. Proceeds to remove the scandal of the cross, ver. 10-15. IV. Asserts the incarnation of Christ, taking...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Christ’s great mission was not to save angels, but to save men. Therefore he came not in the nature of angels, but in the nature of men.

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 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. For in that...