We learn in the Bible that Jesus was God manifested in the flesh. His name was called Immanuel, God with us. So when we come to a scripture such as this, the question comes up, "Did Jesus have to learn to be obedient?"
God is the author of all things. He knows all, sees all, is all powerful and everywhere present. So it can be said that God can not learn anything new because He already knows it all. So Jesus, being Devine, did He really have to "learn obedience"?
Albert Barnes Commentary is helpful in this respect. He says, "That is, he learned experimentally and practically. It cannot be supposed that he did not "know" what obedience was; or that he was "indisposed" to obey God before he suffered; or that he had, as we have, perversities of nature leading to rebellion which required to be subdued by suffering, but that he was willing to "test" the power of obedience in sufferings; to become personally and practically acquainted with the nature of such obedience in the midst of protracted woes;...The "object" here is, to show how well suited the Lord Jesus was to be a Saviour for mankind; and the argument is, that he has set us an example, and has shown that the most perfect obedience may be manifested in the deepest sorrows of the body and the soul. Hence, learn that one of the objects of affliction is to lead us "to obey God." In prosperity we forget it...."So Jesus is teaching us here that sometimes it is necessary for us to suffer in order to learn to obey God. He also teaches us that we can obey God in the deepest of suffering.
Have there been times in your life where things are going so good that you put God in the back seat and then He has to bring suffering into your life to get your attention and show you that you need depend on Him and obey Him at all times...good and bad? It has happened to me. Let's look to Him as our example of obedience in the good times and the bad and learn from the suffering that He allows into our lives.
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