1. The plan was made perfect v.10 We see this plan in verse 9 in which the author states, “because of suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.” You have to read this passage and verse 10 from the perspective of the Jew of that time. The lamb, would be killed, the blood would be shed for the forgiveness of sin. Christ, the lamb, must suffer, for our salvation. This doesn’t make sense! You and I should be at awe of such a great salvation! We should be like accident victims who realize our lives have been spared! (spinning Toyota truck) Isaiah 53:5 shows us that it was God’s plan for you and I to be loved so extravagantly! “But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.”
2. The adoption was made final vv. 11-13 Ephesians 1:4-5 “even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,” We see the adoption theology of Paul here and that of John in which God the Father has made us brothers, not that we’re equal to Christ, but that we’re heirs of the Kingdom of God and of Christian growth and maturity. We are made sons and daughters of God, through the adoption payment of Jesus blood. Verse 13 comes directly from Isaiah 8:18. Like the former passages, this two would have been rooted in the Old Testament of Isaiah 8 and Psalm 22. The language would awaken a Jewish community to see an invitation to become a brother or sister, an adopted son or daughter from the long awaited Messiah!

1. Jesus can relate “he himself likewise partook of the same things” v.14

John 11:35 “Jesus Wept.”

1. Jesus has and will destroy death v.14 (emphasis on past and future tense)
2. Jesus will destroy Satan v.14 1 John 3:8 “Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
3. Jesus has delivered the enslaved from the fear of death v.15 Paul says, “death where is your sting!”
4. Jesus is dedicated to helping his children v.16

1. The Priest offers the sacrifice on our behalf v.17 They would have understood the priesthood, because he was the one designated to offer the sacrifice. Jesus did that, for us! He was the sacrifice.
2. He suffered to be a servant v.18 The greatest way to show love is to come in person to show how much you love someone. He came to earth, to relate to us, die in our place, to pay our sins, so that we could enjoy Jesus forever! If this doesn’t feel you with overwhelming gratitude, you do not know Him!

I am not guilty (Romans 3:25–26; 6:23; 8:1). I am not cursed (Galatians 3:13–14). I am not defeated (Colossians 2:14–15; Hebrews 2:14–15). I am not crushed (Isaiah 53:5; 2 Corinthians 4:8–10). I am not forsaken (Mark 15:33–36; Hebrews 13:5–6). I am not unclean (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24).