The Hebrews realized that neither the world nor the people in it are governed by the erratic whims of warring deities but by a sort of law. This law, they observed, always worked, always worked the same, and always worked the same for everybody (Romans 2:11). It was one with the un...
They keep watch over you as men who must give account" (Hebrews 13:17). But Herod was not the only one who became worm-food: the same fate befell Judas Iscariot (whose not too subtle name translates as: the Urbanized Hellenized Jew). His thirty αργυρια (arguria), or ...
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Jump to PreviousJames John Means Names ...
Abel's sacrifice was "more excellent" (Hebrews 11:4) than Cain's and was accepted by God. On this account, Cain was "very wroth" and cherished feelings of murderous hatred against his brother and was at length guilty of the desperate outrage of putting him to death (1 John 3:12). ...
24); Jerusalem will be surrounded by armies (the Romans) that will desolate the once-sacred city.Many Hebrews will fall by the sword; others will be taken captive.The revered city will be trodden down permanently (Lk. 21:20ff).There is no question.The destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. ...
a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:5-11...
He intensely hated the Philistines who had oppressed Israel for some 40 years (Judges 13:1) and was willing to fight them alone. He seems to have been actuated by little less than personal vengeance, yet in the New Testament, he is named among the heroes of faith (Hebrews 11:32) and ...
(1) First, Greek and Hebrews words (called lexemes), like words in any language, seldom have a single, all-encompassing meaning, but rather a range of potential senses. This range of senses is called the lexeme‟s semantic range. The context and co-text in which the lexeme is used ...
Another hint why the evangelists may have located Jesus' crucifixion at the Skull comes from the author of the epistle to theHebrews, who submits that Christ suffered outside Jerusalem, because the cadavers remaining from sin-offerings were to be burned outside the camp (Hebrews 13:11-12, ...
Christians everywhere share a common bond in Christ.As we sawin the above paragraph, this ordinance, unique to believers, brings unity. No matter the state of the world, Christ is the same (Hebrews 13:8), and His church stands as one in Him (1 Corinthians 10:17). ...