VIRTUES AND GRACES BEFITTING THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSION _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 13:1. BROTHERLY LOVE.—φιλαδελφία, the mutual love of Christians as such. Hebrews 13:2. ANGELS UNAWARES.—As Abraham (Genesis 18:2); Lot (Genesis 19:1); Manoah (Judges 13:2); Gideon (Judges 4:11). Hebrews... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 13:8.—Read “Jesus Christ is the same.” “The unchangeableness of Christ is a reason for not being swept about by winds of strange teaching. But a suggestion has been made that “Jesus Christ” is spoken of as the “end of the conversation” of those whose faith we... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 13:10.—This and the following verses form a little episode of argument in the midst of moral exhortations. Reference is made to the feasts which followed sacrifices, in which parts of the animal sacrificed were eaten. “When the writer says, that ‘Christians h... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 13:20. GOD OF PEACE.— Romans 15:33; Romans 16:20; Philippians 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 3:16. Translate the verse, “Who brought up from the dead Him, made through the blood of the everlasting covenant, great Shepherd of the sheep, the Lord, ev... [ Continue Reading ]