Hebrews 2:13

And again. A formula introducing a new quotation.

I will put my trust. A quotation from 2 Sam. 22:3 or Isa. 8:17, more likely the latter, since the following quotation is from Isa. 8:18. The statement is quoted as proof of the humanity of Christ. It is a picture of His complete fellowship with us. He Himself exercised the same trust and faith that He requires of us.

I and the children. For the meaning of this quotation in its original context see on Isa. 8:18. The author of Hebrews makes a Messianic application of the passage. He regards Isaiah, a type of Christ and his children as representative of the spiritual children of Christ. The metaphor is changed from “brethren” to “children,” but the same basic idea is emphasized — Christ shares humanity with us, here illustrated by the fact that a father and his children share the same nature.

Which God hath given. In His prayer before Gethsemane, Christ referred eight times to the disciples as being given to Him by God (John 17:2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 24). He did not ascribe honor to Himself, but gave God the glory for the result of His lifework.