Hebrews 10:1-10

CHRIST’S ONE SACRIFICE IS ALTOGETHER SUFFICIENT _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE first eighteen verses of this chapter are in the nature of a summary of what has already been presented, with some further unfoldings of the argument. One point is made especially prominent; it is that the repetiti... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 10:11-18

_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:12. THIS MAN.—The expression is intended to remind us of His relation to us as federal Head. FOR EVER.—Or as we use the word, “finally.” Never again to be repeated. SAT DOWN.—Implying two things: (1) the acknowledgment of the acceptance of His sacrifice;... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 10:19-25

_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:19.—Compare chaps. Hebrews 4:14. BRETHREN.—A sign of the conciliatory tone which the writer is anxious to preserve. BOLDNESS.—See on chaps. Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 4:16. ENTER INTO THE HOLIEST.—Free access to the sanctuary. This point the writer has argued. BY... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 10:26-31

_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:26. SIN WILFULLY.—Such sins contrast with sins of ignorance, frailty, and error. Involving the _will_, they put men outside the influence of remedial or recovering agencies. NO MORE SACRIFICE FOR SINS.—Lit. “no sacrifice for sins is any longer left to them... [ Continue Reading ]

Hebrews 10:32-39

_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 10:32. ILLUMINATED.—Enlightened, by the preaching of the Christian truth. (Compare 2 Corinthians 4:6; 1 Peter 2:9.) At a later period the word φωτισθέντες became a synonym for “to baptise.” Hebrews 10:33. GAZING-STOCK.—Lit. “as one set on a theatrical stage.... [ Continue Reading ]

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