+Hebrews again makes the point that Jesus the Christ came to save and redeem from sin, break the power of sin, and do the will of the Father.
And the end of the first covenant is the beginning of the second. All this takes place in Christ!
The ministry of Jesus the Christ keeps unfolding in amazing language. Imagine the scene: family comes; and standing outside the house where Jesus was, it is announced —
“Your mother and your brothers [and your sisters] are outside asking for you.”
There are several answers that might have been given: “Tell them I will come out soon”; or, “I will come home as soon as I finish here”; or, “Let me take care of business here first.”
He said none of these things, but surprisingly said, as he looked at all in the house —
“Here are my mother and my brothers./ [For] whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
He placed the kingdom before everything and everyone, including his family. And this, too, was an invitation to all who would see and hear.
