Those who came before were loved by god and honored by god, and yet they suffered hardships in this world. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Expositors bible commentary 6 volume new testament. Abstract the characterization of jesus in the book of hebrews. Hugh montefiore, a commentary on the epistle to the hebrews hntc. However, the content of the book, including the frequent references to the hebrew scriptures, makes it clear that he was writing to jewish christians who were.
Hebrews 12 commentary, this commentary, versebyverse, paints word pictures to describe the new testament. Jesus is the supreme example of willingness to suffer in obedience to god. Major prophets, minor prophets, the gospels, pauline epistles, general epistles, apocalyptic books. Hebrews 12 commentary robertsons word pictures of the new.
As christ, the messiah, anointed for the office both of apostle and high priest. Hebrews 12 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. God knows their ultimate destiny and hopefully the individual does also yet. Aug, 2011 we do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised hebrews 6. Here observe what is the great duty which the apostle urges upon the hebrews, and which he so much desires they would comply with, and that is, to lay aside every weight, and the sin that did so easily beset them, and run with patience the race set before them. Hebrews 12 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. The hebrew bible overlaps with the greek septuagint and the christian old testament. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
The language of pilgrimage also returns in chapter 12. A portrait of christ the hero in the epistle to the hebrews loyola. The author identified neither himself nor the people to whom he was writing. Yet, from a human perspective, it is doubtful that anyone who seemed to have the credentials mentioned in hebrews 6. And that cannot be done without first considering the author of the letter. Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the bible easy and. Dec 08, 2014 that is, the author of hebrews spoke to his listeners as genuine believers whom he was sure would heed his warnings and persevere in the faith see especially hebrews 4. The first three verses of hebrews 6 belong with hebrews 5. Hebrews chapter 1 the old testament is about jesus hebrews 1. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised hebrews 6.
The dissertation studies the meaning of katapausis and. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book i. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the history of the war in which the peloponnesians and the athenians fought against one another. Chapter 6 abraham and spiritual pilgrimage in the early. The author of hebrews is concerned for his readers because they have not risen above the elementary teachings of the gospel.
He faced hostility the same word as opposed in luke 2. Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of christ, let us go on unto perfection. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the first book. Hebrews 12 commentary robertsons word pictures of the. He began to write when they first took up arms, believing that it would be great and memorable above any previous war. Race is the ancient greek word agona, a word used for conflict or struggle of many kinds, and a favorite word of paul philippians 1. Both modern and ancient commentaries on hebrews acknowledge the. Be not slothful, but be followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises hebrews 6.
And no one since early times has been able to identify the author. The first two items mentioned are repentance from dead works and. It is a catalogue of men and women, named and unnamed, that stand as witnesses to lives that honoured the lord men like abraham, who looked for a city, whose builder and maker is god. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Apr 19, 2018 the exhortation is directed to the readers of the book of hebrews urging them to turn their attention from the many models of faith mentioned in hebrews 11 to the best model, jesus, in hebrews 12. In fact, none of the early writers who refer to this book mention its author. It is jeremiahs lamentation in the name of the church, was eve. Hebrews was written to a group of people who were fading away in their walk toward salvation. Hebrews 12, william barclays daily study bible, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely.
They were going through some pretty difficult trials, but they were not facing up to them. Not found in the septuagint although it is in the apocryphal book 4macc 12. It has a preposition in it which turns the look away from everything else. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners.
When we seek to god for national mercies we ought to humble. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside. For if they did not escape when they refused the one who. The heroes of hebrews 11 endured and overcame by faith. As jesus, our saviour, our healer, the great physician of souls. And we are his house, k if indeed we hold firmly l to our confidence and the hope m in which we glory. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. He has given them a stern rebuke of spiritual immaturity heb. Look not on the weights and the besetting sinthese thou hast laid aside. Sermons from hebrews 6 gods perfect spokesman hebrews 1.
The danger of turning back, an encouragement to persevere, and the steadfastness of gods promise make up the rest of chapter 6. From a greater example than he had yet mentioned, and that is christ himself. Firstly he gives the reason for what he now wants to put on the table. Commentary on daniel 9 by matthew henry blue letter bible. Verse by verse bible study on through the book of hebrews, covering chapter 2 and verses six to twelve. Author the authorship of hebrews has been in doubt since its publication. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. We left daniel, in the close of the foregoing chapter, employed in the kings. Pfitzner, hebrews abingdon new testament commentaries series.
A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of hebrews keith simons easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. The bible is a collection of religious texts or scriptures sacred to christians, jews, samaritans. There should be no chapter division here, since hebrews 12. However, the content of the book, including the frequent references to the hebrew scriptures, makes it clear that he was writing to jewish christians who were sorely tempted to leave the christian. Hebrews 12 william barclays daily study bible bible. Hebrews gives us a wonderful list of people who are commended by god for their faith. Thucydides, an athenian, wrote the war of the peloponnesians and the athenians as they warred against each other, beginning to write as soon as the war was on foot, with expectation it should prove a great one and most worthy the relation of all that had been before it. The book of hebrews defines hope as that which gives full. The apostle, in this chapter, applies what he has collected in the chapter foregoing, and makes use of it as a great motive to patience and perseverance in the christian faith and state, pressing home the argument, i. Jesus bore this hellish shame to accomplish our redemption. A better way to understand the warning in hebrews 6 so, how are we to understand the warnings in hebrews 6. Bryan findlayson, lectionary bible studies and sermons, pumpkin cottage ministry resources.
The compositional strategy, structure, and peak of the book hebrews are heavily debated. Plutarch describes thucydides as always striving for vividness evapyeia in his prose. Hebrews 12 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Hebrew historical narrative in pentateuch and historical books robert d.
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