Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
The cross references for Hebrews 2:6 all relate to the idea of God's care and attention towards mankind. They emphasize God's love and mercy, His desire to be close to us, and His willingness to provide for us and protect us. The references also point to the importance of humility and submission to God, as well as the need to recognize our own fragility and mortality. Finally, they highlight the special place of Jesus in God's plan, and His role in bringing us closer to God.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Genesis 50:24: And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” | Both passages emphasize God's care and concern for mankind. In Hebrews 2:6, the author reflects on the fact that God is mindful of man, and cares for him, even though man is insignificant in comparison to God. In Genesis 50:24, Joseph reminds his brothers that God will visit them in their time of need, and will bring them to the land he promised to their ancestors. Both passages demonstrate God's faithfulness and care for man. |
| Job 7:17-18: What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him, visit him every morning and test him every moment? | Both passages are asking the same basic question: "What is man, that God is mindful of him?" The passage from Hebrews 2:6 is a quote from Job 7:17-18, which elaborates on the importance of God's care for mankind. Job 7:17-18 goes on to describe God's intimate attention to mankind, noting that God visits and tests man every morning and every moment. |
| Job 15:14: What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous? | Both passages explore the same question: what is man, that God should be mindful of him? The writer of Hebrews 2:6 refers to Job 15:14 as a testimony to this question. Job 15:14 expresses the idea that man is not pure or righteous, yet God still cares for him. |
| Job 25:6: how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!” | Both passages point to the humility of mankind before God. In Hebrews 2:6, the author is asking why God would be mindful of human beings, suggesting that humans are insignificant in comparison to God. Job 25:6 reinforces this idea by comparing humans to a maggot or worm, emphasizing their smallness and insignificance. |
| Psalm 8:4-8: what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. | Both passages refer to the same idea: that God is mindful of and cares for humanity. Hebrews 2:6 is a quotation from Psalm 8:4-8, which is a reflection on the Lord's care for humanity. The Psalm goes on to detail all the ways that God has given humanity dominion over the earth and its creatures. This passage is a reminder of God's love for mankind, and of the responsibility that comes with it. |
| Psalm 144:3: O Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? | Both passages explore the same question of why God cares for and pays attention to mankind. Hebrews 2:6 is a quote from Psalm 144:3, which is a psalm of David that expresses his wonder and gratitude for God's care for mankind. Psalm 144:3 is a prayer of thanksgiving that expresses amazement that God would care for and think of mankind. |
| Isaiah 51:12: “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, | Both passages refer to mankind and our relationship with God. Hebrews 2:6 is a rhetorical question which emphasizes God's care for mankind. Isaiah 51:12 is a comforting assurance that God is with us and will not forsake us, even in the face of our mortality. |
| Hebrews 4:4: For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” | Both passages speak to the importance of humanity as created by God. Hebrews 2:6 emphasizes the significance of mankind as God's special creation, asking why God would be mindful of and care for man. Hebrews 4:4 speaks to God's special care for mankind by providing a day of rest, the seventh day, as a gift. This is a reminder of the special relationship between God and humanity, and how much God values us. |
| 1 Peter 1:11: inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. | Both passages refer to the person of Christ and his mission. In Hebrews 2:6, the author is making a rhetorical point about the lowliness of man, and yet God is mindful of him and cares for him. In 1 Peter 1:11, the author is referring to the Spirit of Christ in the prophets, who predicted Christ's sufferings and subsequent glories. |
Heavenly Father,
We thank You for Your tender mercy and care for us, Your children. You have made us a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned us with glory and honor. We are humbled by Your love and attention, and we are grateful for the way You watch over us and provide for us.
We ask that You continue to be mindful of us and care for us in all that we do. Help us to stay close to You, and to remain pure and righteous in all our ways. May we never forget that You are our refuge and strength, and that You are with us always.
We thank You for Your faithfulness and for Your promises that never fail. May we never forget the hope that You have given us in Christ, and may we always remember that You are our great high priest forever.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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