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The humiliation of the Son justified:
v. 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.
v. 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,
v. 12. saying, I will declare Thy name unto My brethren, in the midst of the Church will I sing praise unto Thee.
v. 13. And again, I will put My trust in Him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God hath given Me.
It was to be expected that human reason might register an objection at this point, not understanding the necessity for such a humiliation, for Christ's suffering and death. But the answer is plain: For it behooved Him, on whose account all things exist and through whom all things came into being, as One who brought many sons to glory, to make perfect the Prince of their salvation through sufferings. The way may seem strange to natural man, a stumbling-block to the Jews and an offense to the Greeks, but that is the way which God, for whom and by whom the universe exists and is preserved, chose in His wisdom. It was a way which fitted well with the essence and attributes of the great God, the Creator and Preserver of all things in heaven and earth, of Him who is Love and whose grace had already, in the time before Christ, led many simple believers to the blessing of eternal glory. It was proper that this God of our salvation should perfect, complete, glorify Jesus Christ, the Prince of our salvation, the man who is the Author and Finisher of our faith, chap. 12:2, by way of suffering and death. Christ's work would never have reached that perfection which made its blessings available for all men, if it had not been carried out in the manner described in the Gospel.
The next verses contain a proof for this: For He that sanctifies and they that are sanctified are all of One; for which reason He also is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, I will proclaim Thy name to My brethren, in the midst of the Church I will sing hymns to Thee; and again, I will put My trust in Him; and again, Behold, I and the children which God gave Me. He that sanctifies, Jesus Christ, and they that are sanctified, consecrated to God, the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, are all of One, of the one Father above, Joh_20:17. And the Lord Jesus is not ashamed to acknowledge this kinship and live up to the obligations which it imposes. He did this even in the prophecy of the Old Testament, as when He called the believers His brethren, Psa_22:22, or when He spoke as a member of the congregation of believers, expressing their and His common faith in God, Psa_18:2; Isa_12:2, or when He stepped before God in His character of Advocate for His brethren, referring to them as the children whom the Lord had given Him, Isa_8:18. This conduct of Christ shows why it was altogether fitting and right for God to choose the way of salvation through His blood as the way to heaven for all men. This idea is now made the subject of a special paragraph.