Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; As Moses especially was the prophet by whom 'God in time past spake to the Fathers' (Hebrews 1:1), being mediator of the law, Paul shows that, great as was Moses, the... [ Continue Reading ]
Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. He first notes the resemblance between Moses and Christ, to conciliate the Hebrew Christians, who still entertained a very high opinion of Moses; he afterward brings forward Christ's superiority. WHO WAS, ... [ Continue Reading ]
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. FOR - the reason why they should 'consider' attentively "Christ" (Hebrews 3:1), highly as they regard Moses. WAS, [ eexiootai (G515)] - has been.' COUNTED WORT... [ Continue Reading ]
For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. Some one must be the founder of every house: Moses was not the founder, but a portion of the house (but He who established all things, and therefore the spiritual house, is God). Christ, being instrumentally the Founder... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; FAITHFUL IN ALL HIS HOUSE - i:e., in all God's house (Hebrews 3:4). SERVANT. Not here [ doulos (G1401)] 'slave,' but [ therapoon (G2324)] 'a ministering attendant:' free... [ Continue Reading ]
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. BUT CHRIST - was and is faithful (Hebrews 3:2). AS A SON OVER HIS OWN HOUSE - rather, 'over His (God's, Hebrews 3:4) house;' therefore (as the inference fr... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, etc. Exhortation, from Psalms 95:1, not through unbelief to lose share in the spiritual house. WHEREFORE - Seeing we are the house of God if we hold fast our confidence, etc. (.) Jesus is "faithful;" be not ye unfaithful (; )... [ Continue Reading ]
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: HARDEN NOT YOUR HEARTS. This here only is used of man's act: usually of God's (). When man is the agent, the phrase usually is "harden his neck," or 'back' (). PROVOCATION ... TEMPTATION - Massah-meribah,... [ Continue Reading ]
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. WHEN, [ Hou (G3739)] - 'Where;' namely, in the wilderness. YOUR FATHERS. The authority of the ancients is not conclusive (Bengel). TEMPTED ME, PROVED ME. 'Aleph (') A B Delta f read [ en (G1722) dokimasia (G1381a) for edo... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. GRIEVED, [ prosoochthisa (G4360)] - literally, burdened, 'displeased.' Compare "walk contrary," Leviticus 26:24; Leviticus 26:28. THAT GENERATION - "that" (C) implies estr... [ Continue Reading ]
So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) So [ hoos (G5613)] - 'As in conformity with the fact that.' I SWARE - the oath of God preceded the forty years. NOT, [ ei (G1487)] - 'if they shall enter, etc. (God do so to me, and more also)' (2 Samuel 3:35). Greek, Mark 8:12, MY... [ Continue Reading ]
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. TAKE HEED. To be joined with "Wherefore," Hebrews 3:7. LEST THERE BE, [ estai (G2071)] - 'lest there shall be;' lest there be, as I fear there is; it is not merely a possible contingen... [ Continue Reading ]
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. ONE ANOTHER, [ heautous (G1438)] - 'yourselves; let each exhort himself and his neighbour. DAILY, [ kath' (G2596) hekasteen (G1538) heemeran (G2250)] - 'on each day.' WHILE I... [ Continue Reading ]
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; FOR ... Enforcing the warning, Hebrews 3:12. PARKERS OF CHRIST (cf. Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 3:6). So "partakers of the Holy Spirit" (Hebrews 6:4). HOLD, [ kataschoomen (G2722)] - 'hold fast.'... [ Continue Reading ]
While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. WHILE IT IS SAID, TODAY, [ En (G1722) to (G3588) legesthai (G3004)] - During its being said, "Today ... hear his voice." Connect with Hebrews 3:13, "exhort one another," etc.; Hebrews 3:14 being a... [ Continue Reading ]
For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. FOR SOME - rather, interrogatively, 'For WHO was it that, when they had heard (referring to "if ye will hear," ), did provoke (God)?' It might have been objected, that the great blessings which Paul had s... [ Continue Reading ]
But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? BUT, [ De (G1161)] - 'Moreover;' not in contrast to Hebrews 3:16, but carrying out the same thought. CARCASES - `limbs;' their bodies wasted away limb from limb. [Psalms 141:7... [ Continue Reading ]
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? TO THEM THAT BELIEVED NOT, [ tois (G3588) apeitheesasin (G544)] - 'to them that disobeyed:' practical unbelief (Deuteronomy 1:26).... [ Continue Reading ]
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. THEY COULD NOT ENTER - though desiring it.... [ Continue Reading ]