Delivered from the Power of Death

Heb. 2:14-18  Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
This is such a powerful passage, but I seem to be saying that alot through this study. Hebrews is so jam packed with powerful messages to God's dear people. In this passage we see Jesus taking on human flesh and blood so that He could truely become one of us. He had to be human and also God in order to destroy the power that the devil had over us. He fulfilled what Adam could not. Perfect righteousness, obedience to the letter, always doing exactly what the Father wanted Him to do. Only the One who had been tested in every way as we are could be the merciful High Priest. Only the One who had responded to every test in perfect obedience could be the faithful High Priest, without sin and worthy to offer Himself as the unblemished sacrifice. The writer of Hebrews points this out in chapter 7:26, For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens.  also in chap 9:14, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God..
I'll look at verses 16-18 in the next blog.