OBJECT OF THE ACTION , IN THE MATTER OF , WHILE UPEVR ADDS THE THOUGHT OF THE BENEFICIAL EFFECT DESIGNED IN THE ACTION , IN BEHALF OF . C OMPARE FOR THE USE OF PERIV R OM . 8:3 ( PERI AMARTIVA " ); 1 P ET . 3:18 ( P . AMARTIWN ); 1 J OHN 2:2; 4:10 ( PERI TWN AM . HMWN ); AND IN A DIFFERENT CONNEXION J OHN 8:46; 16:8 F .; 15:22; AND FOR THE USE OF UPEVR 1 C OR . 15:3 ( UPER TWN AM . HMWN ); G AL . 1:4 ( ALL . PERIV ).
T HE VOCABULARY CONNECTED WITH SIN IS NOT LARGE . P ARAVPTWMA AND AMAVRTHMA ARE NOT FOUND ( YET SEE PARAPESEIN H EB . 6:6). A NOMIVA (1:9; 10:17) AND AJDIKIVA (8:12) OCCUR ONLY IN QUOTATIONS FROM THE LXX. Paravbasi" occurs 2:2; 9:15; and parakohv 2:2. The word ajgnovhma (9:7; comp. v. 2) is unique in the N.T.
Additional Note on Hebrews 1:4. The Divine Names in the Epistle.
The Names by which the Lord is spoken of in the Epistle throw light upon its characteristic teaching. Speaking generally we may say that Jesus directs our thoughts to His human Nature, Christ to His Work as the Fulfiller of the old Dispensation, Son to His divine Nature, Lord itself to His sovereignty over the Church.
1. Of these Names that which is distinctive of the Epistle is the human Name, Jesus. This occurs nine times, and in every case it furnishes the key to the argument of the passage where it is found:
2:9 to;n bracuv ti parj ajggevlou" hjlattwmevnon blevpomen jIhsou'n ...Although humanity has not yet attained its end we see that the Son of Mantrue manhas fulfilled through suffering the destiny of the race.
3:1 katanohvsate to;n ajpovstolon kai; ajrciereva th'" oJmologiva" hJmw'n jIhsou'n ( text. rec. Cristo;n jIhsou'n ). In His manhood, our Lawgiver and Priest is seen to rise immeasurably above Moses and Aaron, who occupied severally the same offices under the Old Covenant.
6:20 o{pou provdromo" uJpe;r hJmw'n eijsh'lqen jIhsou'" ...Our High-priest, even when He enters into the immediate presence of God, to take His seat at God's right hand, preserves no less a true humanity than the Jewish High- priest who entered into the typical sanctuary.
7:22 kreivttono" diaqhvkh" gevgonen e[gguo" jIhsou'" . The eternal priesthood, answering to the better Covenant, is still the priesthood of One who is true man.
10:19 e[conte" parrhsivan eij" th;n ei[sodon tw'n aJgivwn ejn tw'/ ai{mati jIhsou' . The virtue of the offered life of Him Who shares our nature is that wherein we can draw near to God. Contrast 9:14.
12:2 ajforw'nte" eij" to;n th'" pivstew" ajrchgo;n kai; teleiwth;n jIhsou'n . Our strength in Christian effort is to fix our eyes upon Him Who in His Manhood won for us the perfect victory of faith.
12:24 (
proselhluvqate
)
diaqhvkh" neva" mesivth/ jIhsou'
. Comp. 7:22. 13:12
jIhsou'"...e[xw th'" puvlh" e[paqen
.
13:20
oJ ajnagagw;n ejk nekrw'n
...
ejn ai{mati diaqhvkh" aijwnivou to;n kuvrion hJmw'n jIhsou'n
. This single reference in the Epistle to the Resurrection, combined with the declaration of the twofold office of Christ as Shepherd and Lord, is pointed by the use of His human Name.
It will be noticed that in every case but 13:12, which is a simple historic