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60 Plus Reasons Jesus Had to Suffer
(Presented in order by the writer of Hebrews):
(NOTE: There is repetition but instead of combining the similar reasons I kept them separate as did the writer to emphasize everything Jesus did was touched by suffering)
1. To Make Purification of Sins (1:3)
2. To Sit Down at the Right Hand of God (1:3; 10:12; 12:2)
3. To Become in Role Better than the Angels/Inherit Name – “Son” (1:4)
a. To Become Lower than Angels in Role by Being Son of Man (2:6-8/1:3-4)
4. To Show Jesus Loved Righteousness and Hated Lawlessness (1:9/1:4)
5. To Become Crowned with Glory and Honor (2:9)
6. To By Grace Taste Death for Everyone (2:9)
7. To Be The “Originator” “Leader” “Source” (2:10)
8. Because It Was “Fitting” To Become Our Brother (2:10-11; 12:5-6)
9. To Be Like His People Physically– People Suffer (2:14,17-18)
10. To Destroy the One Who Has the Power of Death (2:14)
11. To Free Those Who through Fear of Death’s Slavery (2:15)
12. To Become a merciful high priest (2:17)
13. To Become a faithful high priest (2:17)
14. To Make “Atonement” – He Became A Sacrifice (2:17; 13:12)
15. To Be Like His People Spiritually – tested/tempted (2:17; 4:15)
16. To Gain Experiential Knowledge/Sympathize with Our Weaknesses – (4:15)
17. To Pray. Plea, Cry Out and Cry (5:7)
18. To Be Heard but Not Be Saved from Death (5:7)
19. To Learn Obedience (5:8)
20. To Be Made Perfect/Fulfill A Purpose (5:8-9)
21. To Provide Salvation to Those Who Obey (5:9)
22. To Demonstrate Unworthiness of Rejecting God (6:6)
23. To Demonstrate His Indestructible Life (7:16)
24. To Offer One Sacrifice for Sins as One Sinless (7:26-27)
25. Because Priests Must Offer Something (8:3)
26. To Obtain Eternal Redemption (9:12)
27. To Cleanse our Consciences (9:14; 10:2)
28. To Become Mediator of a Better Covenant (9:15)
29. To Fulfill a Promise of Eternal Redemption (9:15)
30. To Enact the “Will/Testament/Covenant” of God (9:16-17)
31. To Inaugurate the “Covenant” – blood (9:18)
32. Because there is no forgiveness/Cleansing without blood (9:22)
33. To Purify Heaven (9:23)
34. To Become a “Better” Sacrifice (9:23)
35. To Appear in Heaven for Us (9:24)
36. To Enter into the Holy of Holies Once (9:25-26)
37. To Put Away Sin (9:26)
38. To Bear the Sins of Many (9:28)
39. To Receive What God Provided – Body (10:5)
40. To Do the Will of God (10:7,9)
41. To Do what God Desires and Delights In (10:8)
42. To Take Away the First and Establish the Second (10:9)
43. To Sanctify Us (10:10)
44. To Offer One Sacrifice for Sins for All Time (10:12)
45. Because He Has Enemies (10:13)
46. To Perfect Those Sanctified (10:14)
47. To Provide Forgiveness of Sins and End Sacrifices (10:18)
48. To Provide us Boldness/Confidence (10:19)
49. To Provide a New and Living Way (10:20)
50. To Sprinkle our Hearts and Wash our Bodies (10:22)
51. To Frighten Us if We Insult and Call Unclean (10:26-27)
52. To Look forward to Joy (12:2)
53. To Endure the Cross (12:2)
54. To Despise Shame (12:2)
55. To Endure Hostility for Us (12:3)
56. So We Can Consider Jesus and Not Grow Weary (12:3)
57. Because Sons Are Disciplined and We Are Also Sons (12:5-6; 1:5)
58. To Offer Better Blood (12:24)
59. To Imitate Animals Sacrifices (13:11-12)
60. To Sanctify by Blood (13:12)
61. To Bear Disgrace and Invite Us (13:13)
62. To Be Resurrected (13:20)
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