Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

This morning, there is not a more controversial subject than the person of Jesus Christ. To some, He is a prophet or moral teacher. To others, He is the Lord of glory, but to many, He means nothing to the point of their denial of Him and His precepts completely. Jesus Christ (as all God and all man) is certainly a mysterious subject to finite minds here below, but Paul here lays out some very important details about Jesus Christ that should lend insight about His person and purpose. The book of Hebrews as an overall theme is showing the perfect sinlessness of Jesus Christ that fulfilled all the types and shadows of the law. Here we find that Jesus Christ was made like unto us in all things. Now, certainly the Scriptures are clear that this cannot be talking about all things without exception, for there is one clear instance in that He is not like us. When He came into this low ground of sin and sorrow, He assumed flesh for the purpose of redemption, but His flesh had no sin in it.

Therefore, this one point should suffice to show that He is not like us in all things without exception, but He is like us in all things under consideration. The things in consideration are mentioned in the context. He was made like unto us in the fact that He has actual human flesh and bones, He is naturally of the lineage of Abraham and the seed of David, and His human body was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin. As our High Priest, we had to have kinship to Him. Therefore, He is not ashamed to call us brethren, and it is for this cause that He came down to become a man for the suffering of death. This human side of Christ is what we can see (Hebrews 2:9), for an infinite God (while believed in by faith), is impossible for our minds to comprehend or search out.
Therefore, we see Jesus in this fashion, and by assuming flesh, He made reconciliation for the sins of the people. It does not say that He tried or will try again, but rather, He finished the work that the Father sent Him to do. When viewing the man Christ Jesus, we ought not think of the weak and pitiful picture that we so often see, for at this very moment, He is crowned with all glory and honour. By suffering our just penalty, we have peace with God, and as God, Jesus Christ is ruling and reigning right now.

Therefore, since we have been reconciled to God by the blood of Christ and the death of the cross, we pray you in Christ's stead be ye reconciled to God. If we know these things, let us ever look up to Him in gratitude for the goodness of His grace and seek to align our steps more closely with His.