Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

General Theme of Hebrews Chp 2:  How(?) Shall We "Escape"?
Escaping destruction (law) is by not neglecting what's been said.
Trying to establish grace without first deleting law is oxymoronic folly.
"Escape": how shall we escape, if we neglect to give "more earnest heed" of what's been said?
Evidently, there is an "escape" (not a rapture) for all, and it requires "give more earnest heed". Therefore: the second of 13 in Hebrews, which is a progressive journey to perfection.
Therefore ........................................ he is able to succour (help) them that are tempted.
If Christ got through temptation so can you all, but it takes "give more earnest heed"

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Hebrews 2:1 "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".

"Therefore"... and as a conclusion of what’s been made evident in chapter 1, of which Genesis to Philemon are as pre-requisite ...therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things said therein. Why? Lest at any time we should let slip (be tempted, ensnared). Paul cleverly quotes from Psalms, which speak about “slip”: Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip (Ps 18:36). When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up (Ps 94:18). We’re talking allegoric maturity: man, not child; mercy, not sacrifice; grace, not law. Pure law has no mercy. A study of Hebrews will reveal: all who died under Moses’ law died “without mercy”. Where is mercy in blasphemy the Ghost is unpardonable? 

Therefore "give" heed. For example in Mt 24, when Jesus departed from the temple, the disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple (greatness of the law); and he said: not one stone of such shall remain (for it’s a Humpty Dumpty structure). And prior to talking about “this gospel” of “many”, in response to their when and what questions, he both answered and said: “take heed” (that no man deceive you) and “all these things are the beginning of sorrows”.

Many are the groupies who follow many a pied piper. All who followed Moses out of Egypt were saved + destroyed (Jude 5) by his grace + law. Not one of the original group saved out of Egypt made it into the promised land. All such died. Numbers gives the accounting.

Hebrews 2:2 "For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;"

The word (law) spoken by angels (stars, ministers) was stedfast, and every transgression (where no law, there no transgression: Rom 4:15) and disobedience (even saying we want meat was considered blasphemy the Ghost: unpardonable) received a just recompense of reward. The just recompense of reward was severe punishment and fear hath torment. The final reward for law abiding, and since law a ministration of death (2Cor 3:7), was a dead end.

Sadly, long after the cross the Jews were granted permission to extradict Jews who converted back to Jerusalem for severe punishment. Saul of Tarsus (Paul) was very active in such things.

Hebrews 2:3 "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;"

How shall we escape? Obviously there is escape, but not for "them" who think there is safety in law worketh wrath. Paul notes in 1Thes 5:3 that saying Peace & Safety (Grace & Law), safety in law of grace + law, results in the "no escape" sort of destruction upon "them" who say such. And for comparison, a few verses later also talks about the grace and peace of "us" being no (law worketh) wrath appointed. Since "we all are one" and "there is no respect of persons with God", salvation is all or none, as Peter also notes, Paul notes we can't escape if any continue ignoring what "began" to be spoken at "first": law of law/grace, and notably it's confirmed unto "us" by "them" of them/us who continue saying law is safe, then get destroyed. 

Hebrews 2:4 "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?"

The God which did such things is obviously law God, for the God of all grace neither tempts anyone nor can be tempted, is merciful, not merciless; Not to mention it's a wicked and evil generation which seeketh after a sign, and only the ignorant who get suckered by wonders like dragonic law appearing in heaven where understanding, not ignorance, prevails among all.

Hebrews 2:5 "For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak."

The world to come is NOT in subjection to angels (stars, messengers, church leaders).

Hebrews 2:6 "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?"

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? …thou madest him a little lower than the angels (or inferior for a while…then), thou crownesdt him with glory and honour.

What is son of man, that thou visitest him? …thou didst set him over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.

Paul is quoting Psalm 8:4, “and” we have two different things being allegorically compared.

Paul notes the son of man part was first, and meant to be an “all” in subjection, but is not yet “all”. As stated in 1Cor 15:25, he must reign till it’s realized grace + law suicide-all.   Then he talks of “Jesus” (not Jesus Christ, nor Christ); that by the “grace” of God he should taste death for every man (the collective whole). Reckoning of such: If one died for all, then were all dead (extinction): 2Cor 5:14. As in Adam “all” die: Cor 15. By law death reigned, even on those who did not sin: Rom 5:14. 

What is man? Indeed, what is man? For God said: let us make “man”… one “man” kind (not men, nor children, nor even a child, but “man”). In the beginning we find it is the “likeness” part which comes “after” the image part, as a before/after shew to be played out so all may see what a man is. Such is the “express image” of a God person, a man kind who doesn’t accuse or condemn the world, but rather purges sins and reconciles the world unto God, the “living” God, the God of “all grace”. In 1Cor 13 we find it is part two of a child/man scenario therein, comes when part one is put away. Many adults have not put away part one, so we have many childish-adults, well over three score and ten, who are as annoying as children in the terrible two stage… as annoying as hell. Allegorically man is the grace part of law/grace, the love part of fear/love, the bless part of curse/bless, the life part of death/life. It is the last part of first/last Adams, second and better part of two “one man” scenarios compared in Rom 5.    

What is the son of man, that thou visitest him? The Son of man, which speaks of works (plural) and hands (plural) and angels (plural) is revealed in Mt 25: 31-46. He divides, not unites, into right and left, sheep and goats, right-eous and unright-eous, everlasting punishment and eternal life… grace and law. Yet such is not rightly dividing, for when rightly dividing the truth it’s all either way, never some this way and some that way, nor two alls. For God hath “no respect of persons”, and it is always "all" them in unbelief vs mercy on us "all", not both which would be an oxymoron. And when rightly dividing the truth the left is desolate: empty, void; making all right, all approved unto God. Such is His grace: all grace and no law at all; for whenever law applied, it imputes sin unto “all”, making “none” righteous. So the Son of man is a hypocritical mixture of grace + law, an oxymoron. Such was the case of the LORD in the days (plural) of Noah. He distinguished between clean and unclean; whereas God did not. When it came to loading of the ark, God said two is sufficient to preserve life, but the LORD wanted some by sevens, and for a sacrifice (slaughter) after. God took no pleasure (none at all) in any sacrifice which is of the law (Ps 40; Heb 10). Clever Noah, he did both all God commanded and all LORD commanded, which is grace + law. What the result? Noah is in the hall of shame: Heb 11. It is noted of Noah, as of all blind faith heroes: these all died + rec’d not the promise.

Hebrews 2:7 "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:"

him? first man, got crowned with law glory, and Son of man got set over (plural) works of (plural) hands, of the (plural) God; Whereas the Son of God had but one work to do, the will of God: I will have mercy (grace), and not sacrifice (law), which he finished before the cross, by making grace + law grace or law, then substituted bread and wine for sacrifice and blood.

Hebrews 2:8 "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."

Only the vengeful Son of man would have people under his feet, stomping on such, and only the law God would have his son do such merciless things. 1Cor 15 notes God is "excepted" from putting all things under his feet, and the Son of God is one and the same (express image).

Hebrews 2:9 "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."
 
Jesus (the first part of Jesus Christ) ... tasted death for every man. Such takes us way back to Deut 11 (also spoken of in Heb 12), where those under the law gave the head of the body their feedback on what it was like when this head tasted death (law is a ministration of death). Their feedback was sh-it! They couldn't bare to hear the accusation, condemnation, and ministration of death. Even Mose found it exceedingly fearful. Hence the Christ part of Jesus Christ (in which that God was, reconciling the world unto himself: 2Cor 5:19) is noted as "the end of the law", which is allegorically spoken of as he give up the ghost. Paul talks about such as putting away the child part of child/man, since blessed the "man" to whom no sin is imputed is the better of twain blesseds in Rom 4:7,8. It always an allegory about law/grace.

Hebrews 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."

For it became him... to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Perfection is one of the themes in Hebrews, which also notes we are "perfected" already. Converted Peter talks of "perfect" in 1Pet 5:10, which is via "the God of all grace", and such is what "you" (singular) become after "ye" (plural: dblemindead) suffer awhile (from grace + law). Jesus also talks of perfect as a "be" attitude in Mt 5:48, which Lk 6:36 clarified is "merciful". Jesus also speaks of being perfected in Lk 13:32 as the "third" thing he shall be, perhaps on the third day, which is also the seventh day in John 1 & 2 (when  counting).  So in a manner of speaking we are already perfected, by the abolition of law; yet it is as some say: here now by faith, but not yet manifested. I say it as already done, but many not yet aware of it.

Hebrews 2:11 "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,"

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Selah (read it again, and meditate on it). Such is a powerful verse, denoting, as is does in Gal 4, the last Adam doesn't need salvation, but rather is salvation for "them" who were under the law. And all are brethren, even "them" who play the part of them/us in such a law/grace shew. And the point is them also get sanctified by the abolition of law; for the only way any can get saved is by abolition of law. The term saved, like forgiven, and sanctifed, simply means delivered from the law. For there is no justification by law, evident by evidennce such as Rom 9:31, flat out stated as "evident" in Gal 3:11. 

Hebrews 2:12 "Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."

I will declare thy name unto my brethren (Ps 22) ... I will put my trust in him (Ps 18). Again, as in Chp 1, Paul is quoting from Psalms to make a point, which he gets to after also quoting from Is 8:18: Behold I and the children which God hath given me. The point is: since "children" (see be no more children) are partakers of "flesh and blood" (which neither reveals: Mt 16:17 nor can such enter the kingdom of God: 1Cor 15:50), he also himself took part of the same (child part of child/man, law part of law/grace, fear part of fear/love); that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil. What we're talking about here is dying to law rather than dying by law; for dying to law takes away any power law has to impute sin, which is the sting of "death" (1Cor 15:56). For when no law, sin not impute: Rom 5:13. And if no law, then no strength to sin & death.

Hebrews 2:13 "And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me."

Trust in law? Law proved it can't be trusted. It was a schoolmaster which failed every student (Rom 9:31; Jude 5). Children? God did not say let us make children, but rather let us make man, one man kind from two options given, the second being the better of such good/better things created/made. Furthermore the exhortation of Paul is "be no more children" tossed to and fro by such law and grace. Get off the Humpty Dumpty wall before ya have a great fall.

Hebrews 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;"

Children, whether this sort or that sort, are partakers of flesh and blood, not spirit and life. Just as the exhortation is be no more servant (but a son), it is also be no more children (but man). Such things are allegoric: God in the flesh took "part" 9perfect part) of "the same" = JC, that "through" death (through J=>C) he might destroy him that the power (gospel) of death (law is a "minstration of death"), that is, the devil (devilish law, childish law, dead end of grace + law).

Hebrews 2:15 "And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."

All their lifetime they were AFRAID (fear hath torment), and subject to BONDAGE (LAW), denoting law is the source of fear, which hath torment. The allegoric exhortation, what the script-u-are of scriptures, what the scripture saith is cast out the bondwoman (this Agar = Mt Sinai = law) and her son (the result of the law: sin imputation and fear of death by law).

And deliver them ... "from law": Rom 7:6, the source of fear, which hath torment ... who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Law is bondage, plain and simple, and because it is a ministration of death, and such is fearful, and fear hath torment. Many are in such torment, even if only in their mind, and fear is epidemic, because of so many adding "law worketh wrath" to "my grace is sufficient" (no law req'd). Awareness is the answer,  for  it is not the truth, but  knowing the truth makes us free from fear hath torment.

Hebrews 2:16 "For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham."

For verily he took not on angels; but he took on the seed of Abraham. Again we're talking not grace + law, but grace; and in allegory fashion not a child, but a man. For the promise, which was to the seed of Abraham, was also when he was without child . Many presume such was to Abraham before Sarah had a child, but it was not. Rather it was an allegory about when the seed of Abraham (Christ) is without child, allegorically no longer a child (see Mt 23:15; 1Cor 13:11; Gal 4; Eph 4 to learn being a child of hell or more the child of hell or children, especially of the flesh, is akin to being anti-Christ). Also a quick review of Rom 4:13,14; Gal 3:17,21; and Heb 10:36 pretty much clarifies the promise and the inheritance of eternal life is not through the law; and law is also the child part of child/man, the part where people add law to grace is sufficient, and impute sin, unaware it makes all sinners, and thereby such grace + law, which is as life + death, all have a dead end.

Hebrews 2:17 "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."

Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto 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. Again it's a this/that shew, two parts, reconciliation being "that" part, the "merciful" part, which is all grace and no law at all; the "man" kind.

Hebrews 2:18 "For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted."

Temptation is not of God. God can neither be tempted nor tempteth anyone: James. The best way to learn about others is to walk a mile in their shoes. Jesus walked a few miles under law, was also a babe and a child thereunder, but eventually put such away. Paul talks of succouring in 2Cor 6:1,2 (also quoting Is 49:8); where he also says receive not the grace of God in vain, and now is the time of acceptance, of salvation, of grace. It always about law/grace, first part being a counter part for comparison, and to be put away after.

Chapter 3: WHEREFORE "consider" the Apostle and High Priest of our (Jewish) profession: Christ Jesus (which is the reverse of Jesus Christ) ... continued on next page =>

Conclusion of To The Hebrews: "Grace  with you all. Amen."