What do you care about his world? "
In the group discussion, dust is the material we are made of, and everyone thinks that this is one of the reasons why we should be humble. I think the dust is normal, and the earth is so magical-under the care of God, let alone us; Dust itself will not make you feel humble unless you introduce God. We also talked about the eighth psalm lamenting the humbleness of mankind. Kyle said that the Hebrews quoted Psalm 8, which refers to the singular Christ, not us humans. So, when we are reading poetry, how should we understand it here? The context of the poem refers to Christ, so isn't it lamenting "we"? So refer to Calvin's comments in Psalm 8, which are summarized as follows:
1. Psalm 8 talks about how great God's grace is, and how great it is. It inherits the great and beautiful words that praised God.
2. But one problem is that Hebrews seems to point this point to the humiliation and self-deficiency of Christ. Calvin thinks that David probably pointed to Adam before he fell, but the small human being was endowed with such high honor and grace by God. This situation has been lost with the great destruction of God's image, and the ability and glory of man to govern the whole earth have also been greatly weakened, which has lost the scene of Psalm 8; After the loss of mankind from this situation, Christ, as the second Adam, has received infinite blessings from God, and Christ is also our updated style.
3. In Hebrew, the apostles quoted Psalm 8 to point out the humiliation of Christ, not to explain the scripture, but to enrich the scripture and explain the theme they discussed in Hebrew. For example, when Romans 10: 6 quotes Deuteronomy 30: 12, it is also for extension and application, not for explanation; Similarly, Ephesians 4: 8 and Psalm 68: 18.
4. "Everything is at his feet"-the second point that David began to express: how great is God's grace to govern everything, how great is God's love for mankind, and how great is God's responsibility to mankind. Paul quoted this passage in 1 Corinthians. 15: 27, but it is used to discuss the topic of Christian kingship, which seems to be quite different from the meaning of psalm 8. On this issue, Calvin said that on the whole, the order of all things in the world is so because it is conducive to the happiness and well-being of human beings and creatures; So, at what level can we say that this only points to Christ? The only problem we need to solve here is: to what extent can the extension of psalm 8 be applied-what is the obedience of all things to human feet? If there is anything against human beings in heaven and earth, it is against the beautiful order in which God first created the world. Man lost this position under the fall of Adam. And Christ is the legal heir in charge of everything in heaven and earth, and he restored everything that Adam lost. So what the apostles mean in the letter is that if death is not abolished, the beautiful scene described by David in the psalm will not be fully realized.