Heb 2:6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Heb 2:6-8: 2:6-8 These verses quote Ps 8:4-6 . Psalm 8 speaks of the position God has given humanity, but the author of Hebrews applies it as a prediction about Christ, who is the fulfillment and representative head of humanity. 2:6 What are mere mortals: These two lines of the psalm proclaim God’s special attention to human beings. • a son of man (or the Son of Man ): The phrase son of man speaks of human existence; it parallels mere mortals in the previous line. In the Gospels Jesus frequently referred to himself with this phrase.

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‏ Hebrews 2:6

Summary for Heb 2:6-8: 2:6-8 ^a These verses quote Ps 8:4-6 ^b. Psalm 8 ^c speaks of the position God has given humanity, but the author of Hebrews applies it as a prediction about Christ, who is the fulfillment and representative head of humanity. 2:6 ^d What are mere mortals: These two lines of the psalm proclaim God’s special attention to human beings.

• a son of man (or the Son of Man): The phrase son of man speaks of human existence; it parallels mere mortals in the previous line. In the Gospels Jesus frequently referred to himself with this phrase.