Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory… I. A reason is rendered in the words of what he had asserted in the foregoing verse, namely, that Jesus the Messiah was to suffer death, and by the grace of God to taste of death for all. WHY HE SHOULD DO THUS, ON WHAT ACCOUNT, WHAT GROUND, NECESSITY, AND REASON THERE WAS FOR IT IS HERE DECLARED — it was so to be, "For it became Him," &c. II. THE DESIGN OF GOD IS EXPRESSED IN THIS WHOLE MATTER, AND THAT WAS — TO BRING MANY SONS UNTO GLORY. 1. The eternal designation of them to that glory where. unto they are to be brought is peculiarly assigned to Him. "He predestinates them to be conformed to the image of His Son" (Romans 8:28-30). 2. He was the spring and fountain of that covenant (as in other operations of the Deity) that was of old between Himself and His Son, about the salvation and glory of the elect (see Zechariah 6:13; Isaiah 42:1; Proverbs 8:20-30; Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 53:11, 12; Psalm 16:10; Psalm 110:1, 6). 3. He signally gave out the first promise, that great foundation of the covenant of grace, and afterwards declared, confirmed, and ratified by His oath, that covenant wherein all the means of bringing the elect to glory are contained (Genesis 3:15; Jeremiah 31:32-34; Hebrews 8:8). 4. He gave and sent His Son to be a Saviour and Redeemer for them and to them; so that in His whole work, in all that He did and suffered, He obeyed the command and fulfilled the will of the Father. 5. He draws His elect, and enables them to come to the Son, to believe in Him, and so to obtain life, salvation and glory by Him. 6. Bring "reconciled to them by the blood of His Son," He reconciles them to Himself by giving them pardon and forgiveness of sins in and by the promises of the gospel, without which they cannot come to glory (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). 7. He quickens them and sanctifies them by His Spirit, to " make them meet for the inheritance of the saints in light," that is f r the enjoyment of glory. 8. As the great Father of the family He adopts them, and makes them His sons, that so He may bring them to glory. He gives them the power or privilege to become the sons of God (John 1:12), making them heirs and co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:14-17), sending withal "into their hearts the Spirit of adoption, enabling them to cry Abba Father" (Galatians 4:6). 9. He confirms them in faith, establisheth them in obedience, preserveth them from dangers and oppositions of all sorts, and in manifold wisdom keeps them through His power to the glory prepared for them (2 Corinthians 1:21, 22; Ephesians 3:20, 21; 1 Peter 1:5; John 17:11. 10. He gives them the Holy Ghost as their Comforter, with all those blessed and unspeakable benefits which attend that gift of His (Matthew 7:11; Luke 11:13; John 14:16, 17; Galatians 4:6). III. THERE IS IN THESE WORDS INTIMATED THE PRINCIPAL .MEANS THAT GOD FIXED ON FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS DESIGN OF HIS, FOR THE BRINGING OF MANY SONS TO GLORY; IT WAS BY APPOINTING A CAPTAIN OF THEIR SALVATION. All the sons of God are put under His conduct and guidance, as the people of old were under the rule of Joshua, to bring them into the glory designed for them, and promised to them in the covenant made with Abraham. And He is called their Ἀρχηγος, "Prince, Ruler, and Captain, or Author of their salvation," on several accounts. 1. Of His authority and right to rule over them in order to their salvation. 2. Of His actual leading and conduct of them by His example, spirit, and grace, through all the difficulties of their warfare. 3. As He is to them " the Author or cause of eternal salvation," He procured and purchased it for them. IV. There is expressed in the words, THE ESPECIAL WAY WHERE BY GOD FITTED OR DESIGNED THE LORD CHRIST UNTO THIS OFFICE, OF BEING A CAPTAIN OF SALVATION UNTO THE SONS TO BE BROUGHT TO GLORY. To understand this aright we must observe that the apostle speaks not here of the redemption of the elect absolutely, but of the bringing them to glory, when they are made sons in an especial manner. And therefore he treats not absolutely of the designation, consecration, or fitting of the Lord Christ unto His office of Mediator in general, but as unto that part, and the execution of it, which especially concerns the leading of the sons unto glory, as Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan. By all the sufferings of the Lord Christ in His life and death, by which sufferings He wrought out the salvation of the elect, did God cons crate and dedicate Him to be a Prince, a Leader, and Captain of salvation unto His people, as Peter declares the whole matter (Acts 5:30, 31; Acts 2:36). 1. The whole work of saving the sons of God from first to last, their guidance and conduct through sins and sufferings unto glory, is committed unto the Lord Jesus; whence He is constantly to be eyed by believers in all the concernments of their faith, obedience, and consolation. (1) With care and watchfulness (Psalm 121:4). (2) With tenderness and love (Isaiah 40:11). (3) He leads them with power, authority, and majesty (Micah 5:4). 2. As the manner how, so the acts wherein and whereby this Antecessor and Captain of salvation leads on the sons of God, may be considered; and He doth it variously. (1) He goes before them in the whole way unto the end. (2) He guides them and directs them in their way. (3) He supplies them with strength by His grace, that they may be able to pass on in their way. (4) He subdues their enemies. (5) He doth not only conquer all their enemies, but He avenges their sufferings on them, and punisheth them for their enmity. (6) He provides a reward, a crown for them, and in the bestowing thereof accomplishes this His blessed office of the Captain of our salvation.And all this should teach us — (a) To betake ourselves unto Him, and to rely upon Him in the whole course of our obedience, and all the passages thereof. (b) To look for direction and guidance from Him. (John Owen, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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