See Jesus
Intro:
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Sometimes things get lost in translation.
(Ben and Mary at lunch with Japanese students: Are you Priest?)
8b But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him. 9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of His suffering death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
v8 “We do not yet see” horao
59x in NT
The KJV translates Strong’s G3708 in the following manner: see (51x), take heed (5x), behold (1x), perceive (1x), misc (1x).
Outline of Biblical Usage
to see with the eyes
to see with the mind, to perceive, know
to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to experience
to see, to look to
to take heed, beware
to care for, pay heed to
I was seen, showed myself, appeared
V9 “We do see” blepo
135x in NT
The KJV translates Strong’s G991 in the following manner: see (90x), take heed (12x), behold (10x), beware (4x), look on (4x), look (3x), beware of (3x), miscellaneous (9x).
Outline of Biblical Usage of blepo
to see, discern, of the bodily eye
with the bodily eye: to be possessed of sight, have the power of seeing
perceive by the use of the eyes: to see, look descry
to turn the eyes to anything: to look at, look upon, gaze at
to perceive by the senses, to feel
to discover by use, to know by experience
metaphorically; to see with the mind’s eye
to have (the power of) understanding
to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand
to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to look at, to weigh carefully, examine
PBSV:
8b But now we do not yet physically see all things subjected to him. 9 But we do behold and understand Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of His suffering death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
Jamieson/Faucett/Brown
We see not man as yet exercising lordship over all things, “but rather, Him who was made a little lower than the angels…”
…we behold by faith: a different Greek verb from that for ‘we see,’ Hbr 2:8, which expresses the impression which our eyes passively receive from objects around us; whereas, ‘we behold,’ or ‘look at,’ implies the direction and intention of one deliberately regarding something which he tries to see:
namely, Jesus, on account of His suffering of death, crowned,”
He is already crowned, though unseen by us, save by faith; hereafter all things shall be subjected to Him visibly and fully.
The ground of His exaltation is “on account of His having suffered death
Matthew Henry
That God crowned the human nature of Christ with glory and honor, in his being perfectly holy,…that by his sufferings he might make satisfaction, tasting death for every man, sensibly feeling and undergoing the bitter agonies of that shameful, painful, and cursed death of the cross, hereby putting all mankind into a new state of trial.
That, as a reward of his humiliation in suffering death, he was crowned with glory and honor, advanced to the highest dignity in heaven, and having absolute dominion over all things, thus accomplishing that ancient scripture in Christ, which never was so accomplished or fulfilled in any mere man that ever was upon earth.
Conclusion:
The Author of Hebrews is politely telling us “You don’t get it…yet”
One day that will all change.
For now, we take these truths on faith:
Jesus’s suffering and death leads to glory and honor.
We get to enjoy the glory, but do NOT have to suffer the death.
Because of Him.
Don’t just “see” your king.
Behold, your king.
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