Hebrews 2:12

"For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,"

Key Reflection

In Hebrews 2:12, the author emphasizes a key theological point by drawing an analogy between Jesus and his followers. The verse states that both the one who sanctifies (Jesus) and those who are being sanctified (the believers) come from the same source—God. This divine origin unites them in a familial relationship, with Christ not hesitating to address his followers as brothers. This concept of shared divinity and brotherhood underscores the intimate bond between Jesus and his people, highlighting their common origin and purpose within God's redemptive plan.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 12. Saying. This passage is found in Ps 22:22. The whole of that Psalm has been commonly referred to the Messiah; and in regard to such a reference there is less difficulty than attends most of the other portions of the Old Testament that are usually supposed to relate to him. The following verses of the Psalm are applied to him, or to transactions connected with him, in the New Testament, Ps 22:1,8,18; and the whole Psalm is so strikingly descriptive of his condition and sufferings, that there can be no reasonable doubt that it had an original reference to him.

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