Jesus and His Brothers (Heb. 2:11-13)
This sermon was preached on 10/3/2013 As the author of Hebrews continues his explanation of how Jesus is superior to the angels, he now comes to deal with the great difference between the relationship that angels have to Jesus (they are his servants) and the relationship that believers have to Jesus (they are his brothers). In chapter 1, he had shown how Jesus is superior to angels in various aspects of his own experience: his resurrection, his rule, his re-creation of the universe. In chapter 2, he shows how Jesus is superior to angels in ways by which he is linked to his people: he is the guarantee that they will receive their inheritance (the world to come), he is bringing many sons to glory through his sufferings, and he is the Brother of all who trust in him for salvation. The author describes this relationship of brotherhood in the remainder of this chapter, and he does so in three ways. First, he focuses on how Jesus sanctifies his brothers; second, he explains what Je