The mount that might be touched - Mount Sinai. The meaning here is, that "that mountain was palpable, material, touchable" - in contradistinction from the Mount Zion to which the church had now come, which is above the reach of the external senses;Hebrews 12:22. The apostle does not mea...
Hebrews 12:9. That passage, John 6, concerning theeatingof Christ’s flesh and thedrinkingof His blood, is very emphatic; we must not however stretch the meaning of the words too far. For Jesus there (as He sometimes did against harsh gainsayers) used a metaphorical mode of expression qu...
12:22 Mount Zion Another name for Jerusalem, here meaning the spiritual city of God’s people. 12:23 firstborn The first son born in a Jewish family was given the most important place in the family and received special blessings. All of God’s children are like that. 12:24 sprinkled bl...
Images for Hebrews 12:8 Hebrews 12:8 Meaning and Commentary Hebrews 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement Or have no affliction: whereof all are partakers; that is, all the children of God; they are all alike children; they are all in a state of imperfection, and prone to sin...
Hebrews 12:11 Meaning and Commentary Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, &c.] These words anticipate an objection, taken from the grief and sorrow that comes by afflictions; and therefore how should they be for profit and advantage? The apostle answers, ...
Hebrews 12:1–3 exhorts ministry leaders to be sure they don’t lose heart in their work for the kingdom of God. Ministry leadership has never been an easy endeavor. In the best of times, it requires all that you have. In difficult times, it seems to demand far more. ...
This context forms the backdrop for interpreting the meaning of archegos in Heb 12:2 ("champion"). Both passages present Jesus as leader and as victor. The one focuses on his redemptive journey (2:10) and the other on his example of courageous faith in response to hardship (12:1-3)....
"Be thankful/give thanks" (NIV, NRSV), "have grace" (KJV) is charis, which has the basic meaning of "grace, graciousness." Here it refers to a "response to generosity or beneficence, thanks, gratitude."43 Service. "Worship" (NIV, NRSV) or "serve" (KJV) is latreuō, "serve," ...
Both interpretations have arguments for and against. The main arguments of both interpretations are the interpretation of the place of this exhortation in Hebrews, the meaning of the prepositionDOI: 10.4102/HTS.V71I1.2949 年份: 2015 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 ...
The Word of God is "piercing" (diikneomai) meaning "to go through." The sword pierces through the heart. It pierces through the inmost recesses of our spiritual being. Nothing remains untouched by the Word of God. The Word of God "judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart." It...