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.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
The cross references all demonstrate how Jesus learned obedience through suffering. In Isaiah 50:5–6, Jesus is portrayed as obediently enduring physical suffering and humiliation. John 4:34 and John 6:38 show Jesus obediently fulfilling the will of God. John 15:10 and Philippians 2:8 further emphasize Jesus' obedience to God's will, even unto death. Finally, Hebrews 10:5–9 explains how Jesus' obedience and suffering replaced the need for sacrifices and offerings, thus fulfilling God's will.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Isaiah 50:5-6: The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting. | Both passages discuss the idea of obedience through suffering. Hebrews 5:8 states that Jesus learned obedience through what he suffered, while Isaiah 50:5–6 describes the Lord God's willingness to endure suffering and humiliation in order to remain obedient. These passages demonstrate that obedience is not easy, but rather requires perseverance and faithfulness even in the face of suffering. |
| John 4:34: Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. | Both passages discuss Jesus' willingness to obey God's will. Hebrews 5:8 speaks of Jesus learning obedience through suffering, while John 4:34 states that Jesus's food was to do the will of God. This suggests that Jesus was willing to suffer in order to obey God's will. This obedience was so important to Jesus that it was his sustenance, or food. |
| John 6:38: For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. | Both passages emphasize the importance of obedience to God. In Hebrews 5:8, Jesus is described as learning obedience through suffering, demonstrating that obedience is not always easy. In John 6:38, Jesus states that his mission is to do the will of God, not his own, further emphasizing the importance of obedience. |
| John 15:10: If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. | Both passages emphasize the importance of obedience in the life of a follower of Christ. Hebrews 5:8 shows how Jesus himself learned obedience through suffering, demonstrating the need to be obedient even in difficult circumstances. John 15:10 emphasizes the importance of obedience in the life of a believer, stating that if one keeps God's commandments, they will abide in His love. |
| Philippians 2:8: And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. | Both passages discuss the obedience of Jesus. Hebrews 5:8 states that Jesus learned obedience through suffering, while Philippians 2:8 explains that Jesus humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death on a cross. This obedience of Jesus was necessary to fulfill God's plan of salvation for humanity. |
| Hebrews 10:5-9: Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’” When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. | Both passages discuss the relationship between obedience and suffering. Hebrews 5:8 states that Jesus learned obedience through suffering, while Hebrews 10:5-9 discusses how Jesus came to do God's will through his suffering and death. Jesus' suffering and death was a sacrifice that pleased God and established a new covenant between God and humanity. |
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to do Your will. We thank You that He humbled Himself and learned obedience through what He suffered. Help us to follow His example and to obey Your will in our lives. We thank You that He opened His ear to Your voice and did not turn away. Help us to be like Him and to not be rebellious. Give us the courage to face any shame and suffering that comes our way. Help us to keep Your commandments and to abide in Your love. 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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