(Heb 2:14) “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;” Thirdly, Jesus would have never been touched with the power of death because He had never sinned (the wages of sin is death). He had to allow Himself to die, that is, be murdered.
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(Heb 2:14) “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;” For that to take place, Jesus secondly had to live His entire life, moment by moment, sinless: (2Co_5:21) “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”
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(Heb 2:14) “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;” For that to take place, Jesus first had to be born without the sin nature. Since that nature is passed through the male, Mary was impregnated through the Holy Spirit (Lk 1:35).
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(Heb 2:14) “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;” The wording, “took part of he same” (flesh) presupposes an existence before coming into this world as the baby Jesus: (Joh_6:38) “For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine Own will, but the will of Him that sent Me.”
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(Heb 2:14) “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;” They were not “children of God” before He took upon Him flesh. They are children because He took upon Him flesh.
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(Heb 2:13) “And again, I will put My trust in Him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given Me.” Praise God, the Lord Jesus is still gathering those children through the rebirth to this day: (Gal_3:26) “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”
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(Heb 2:13) “And again, I will put My trust in Him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given Me.” “Trust”: directed towards God it speaks of faith; no matter what, it is right for Him to do. I trust “all things work for good to them that love God” (Rom 8:28). God the Son demonstrated trust/faith to you and me: “Not My will but Thine be done” (Lk 22:42).
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(Heb 2:11c) “… 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.” I can only think of one time when our Lord sang: (Mk 14:26; Mat_26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.” There will come a day when the saved will hear the voice of Jesus singing! Glory!
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(Heb 2:11c) “… 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.” Every truly saved brethren has this declaration taking place in their soul every day through the person of the Holy Spirit inside them. Do you have this recurring witness?
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(Heb 2:10) “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.” Note that in the salvation experience; that is, from the moment it is given, one becomes a son, made perfect in God’s eyes through their Captain.