Hebrews 2:9

Jesus.. made a little lower than the angels] The words imply the doctrine of the Incarnation of One who was essentially and previously higher than the angels. For the suffering of death] RV 'because of.' The clause is to be connected with what follows. The exaltation seems to be regarded here as the consequence or reward of the humiliation. Cp. Philippians 2:6, and especially Hebrews 2:9, 'wherefore God highly exalted him': see on Hebrews 12:2. Taste death] i.e. experience its full bitterness: see on 64.