“And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.”
And again, 'I have put my trust in him.' And again he says, 'Here am I, and with me the children God has given me' — Isaiah 8:17-18 is cited in two parts: first the Son's trust in the Father, then his claim on the children given to him by the Father. The giving of children to the Son establishes that Christ's exaltation includes gathering a redeemed family around him.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 2:13
This indeed he brings forward naturally. But this “I will put my trust in Him” 2 Samuel 22:3, what does it mean? For what follows this is also [introduced] naturally. “Behold, I and the children which God has given Me.” 385 8:18 For as here He shows Himself a Father, so before, a Brother. “I will declare Your name unto My brethren,” He says. And again he indicates the superiority and the great interval [between us], by what follows Hebrews 2:14: “Since then the children,” he…
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