Let us recall some truths as we enter into the season of Christmas. When we look at the story of the first Adam we see humanity in ruin and in need of redemption. Humanity was ruined through a man and now must be restored through a man. Therefore what would be needed in a Redeemer?
God is unable to have fellowship with a sinner and therefore the sinner, having no access to God, is in need of a mediator; one who can be accepted and trusted by both parties, one who takes both God's nature and man's nature. A Mediator would have to be a God-man. He is not a man who became God but a God who becomes man.
Enter - the God-man. "The Word became flesh." The eternal Son of God became the incarnate Son of Man. In chapter 1 of Hebrews, the Mediator is divine. He is called "God", "Lord", "Son". In Hebrews chapter 2, He is called "Jesus", "brother", "high priest". In chapter 1 He is as far above us as is the heavens above the earth. He is completely separated from us. He is in a class untouched by us. He is the unapproachable, the incomprehensible, the incomparable One. But, then in chapter 2 He is on the level of humanity. He has stooped to come to our humanness. He is One with us. He is the sympathetic understanding Son of Man.
Christ Jesus would represent man in this mediation as well as God. He is man, the Mediator between God and man; the incarnate Son, "the Word made flesh".
From the beginning to the end of Scripture the Christmas Story is told. Christ Jesus, the Mediator between God and man, is God; eternal Son, Lord from heaven, Alpha and Omega. Christ Jesus, the Mediator between man and God, is Man; the incarnate Son, the Man of Galilee, the Babe of Bethlehem. With these words as background, I encourage you to read Hebrews 1 & 2 and think on these things as we usher in the celebration of the coming of God-Man, the second Adam. mjm
