Reference: Humiliation Of Christ
Easton
(Php 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Ga 4:4; Lu 2:7; Joh 1:46; Heb 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa 53; Mt 26:59,67; Ps 22:6; Mt 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps 22:1; Mt 4:1-11; Lu 22:44; Heb 2:17-18; 4:15), (5) his death (Lu 23; Joh 19; Mr 15:24-25), (6) and his burial (Isa 53:9; Mt 27:57-58,60).
His humiliation was necessary (1) to execute the purpose of God (Ac 2:23-24; Ps 40:6-8), (2) fulfil the Old Testament types and prophecies, (3) satisfy the law in the room of the guilty (Isa 53; Heb 9:12,15), procure for them eternal redemption, (4) and to show us an example.
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My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? [Why are You] so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by people.
You do not delight in sacrifice and offering; You open my ears to listen. You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering. Then I said, "See, I have come; it is written about me in the volume of the scroll. read more. I delight to do Your will, my God; Your instruction resides within me."
They made His grave with the wicked, and with a rich man at His death, although He had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry. read more. Then the tempter approached Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. " Then the Devil took Him to the holy city, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: He will give His angels orders concerning you , and, they will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. " Jesus told him, "It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God. " Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. And he said to Him, "I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus told him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him. " Then the Devil left Him, and immediately angels came and began to serve Him.
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.
Then they spit in His face and beat Him; others slapped Him and said, "Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?"
When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released.
and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Then they crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get. Now it was nine in the morning when they crucified Him.
Then she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and she wrapped Him snugly in cloth and laid Him in a feeding trough-because there was no room for them at the inn.
Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Nathanael asked him. "Come and see," Philip answered.
Though He was delivered up according to God's determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail Him to a cross and kill Him. God raised Him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.
But when the completion of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death-even to death on a cross.
But we do see Jesus- made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God's grace He might taste death for everyone-crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death.
Therefore He had to be like His brothers in every way, so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.
He entered the holy of holies once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
Therefore He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions [committed] under the first covenant.