A fearful thing
(φοβερον). Old adjective (from φοβεω, to frighten). In N.T. only in Heb. (Hebrews 10:27; Hebrews 10:31; Hebrews 12:21). The sense is not to be explained away. The wrath of God faces wrongdoers.To fall
(το εμπεσειν). "The falling" (articular infinitive second aorist active of εμπιπτω, to fall in, followed here by εις). We are not dealing with a dead or an absentee God, but one who is alive and alert (Hebrews 3:12).
Verse 31. _IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE_ _living God._] To fall into the hands of God is to fall under his _displeasure_; and he who _lives for ever_ can _punish for ever_. How...
IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD - There may be an allusion here to the request of David to “fall into the hands of the Lord and not into the hands of men,” when it was s...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The all-sufficiency of the one offering (Hebrews 10:1)_ 2. Exhortations (Hebrews 10:19) 3. Warning (Hebrews 10:26) 4. Encouragements ...
The mention of the judgment suggests the dreadful consequences of falling away from faith. It is assumed, as in Hebrews 6:4 ff_.,_ that no second repentance is possible. If men persist in sinning afte...
For, if we deliberately sin after we have received full knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sin is left. All that we can expect is to wait in terror for judgment and for that flaming wrath which...
THE ONLY TRUE SACRIFICE (Hebrews 10:1-10)...
LIVING GOD. See Hebrews 3:12....
_It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God_ Fearful for the deliberate apostate and even for the penitent sinner (1 Chronicles 21:13; 1 Samuel 24:14; LXX. Sir 2:18), and yet bette...
CH. 10. The first eighteen verses of this chapter are a summary, rich with fresh thoughts and illustrations, of the topics on which he has been dwelling; namely (1) The one sacrifice of Christ compare...
26–31. A SOLEMN WARNING OF THE PERIL OF WILFUL APOSTASY...
ΦΟΒΕΡΌΝ. _Fearful_ for the deliberate apostate and even for the penitent sinner (1 Chronicles 21:13; 2 Samuel 24:14; LXX. Sir 2:18), and yet better in any case than to fall into the hands of man. ΘΕΟΥ...
_THE DANGER OF WILLFUL SIN -- HEBREWS 10:21-31:_ As a Christian our duty is simply stated that we "draw near to God." With boldness let us draw near with a true heart. We must draw near to God in gene...
ΦΟΒΕΡΌΣ (G5398) страшный, ΈΜΠΕΣΕΊΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΈΜΠΊΠΤΩ (G1706) падать, впадать. _Inf._ используется как субъект гл. ΕΙΜΊ, который опущен, ΖΏΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΖΆΩ (G2198) жить. _Adj...
DISCOURSE: 2313 THE EVIL AND DANGER OF APOSTASY Hebrews 10:26. If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fear...
IT IS A FEARFUL THING, &C.— _To fall into the hands of God,_ imports the being punished more immediately by him, 2 Samuel 24:14. 1 Chronicles 21:13 though in those places God is spoken of as a God gra...
_Exhortation based on the priesthood of Christ. Hebrews 10:19-39_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 10:19-39 Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the Holy Place by the bl
THE APOSTATES’ DOOM (Hebrews 10:28-31) The verses which are now to be before us complete the section begun at verse 26, the sum of which is the apostates’ doom. They fall naturally into two parts, th...
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS. It is good, like David, to fall into the hands of God rather than man, with filial faith in one...
7 So Christ "offers Himself flawless to God", not at the cross, but on coming into the world, as the Israelite presented his sacrifice at the door of the tabernacle (Heb_9:14; Lev_1:1-5). 11 The great...
SACRIFICE COMPLETE IN THE FULFILMENT OF GOD'S WILL. THE OPEN WAY TO GOD Recapitulation and close of the argument. The sacrifices of the Law were ineffective to cleanse the conscience, as shown by thei...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 10 A NEW *SACRIFICE AND WAY TO LIFE 10:1-39 THE LAW WAS A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME 10:1-4 V1 The law of Moses provides only a poor copy...
THE LIVING GOD. — As in Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 9:14 the exact meaning of the writer’s words is “a Living God;” and a reference to the first of these passages (and to Hebrews 4:12) will show clearly wha...
CHAPTER IX. AN ADVANCE IN THE EXHORTATION. "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which He dedicated for us, a new and living way, throug...
Dreadful result of falling from faith....
BEWARE OF BACKSLIDING Hebrews 10:26 The willful sin here referred to does not consist in isolated acts, but in a determined course of action, persisted in until the very desire for a better life wan...
The writer now deals with the subject of the better worship. In this connection he again quotes from the prophecy of Jeremiah in order to emphasize the prediction of the new covenant concerning the fo...
THE DANGER OF WILLFUL SIN Forsaking the assemblies was a willful sin which, along with other willful sins, pushed away the sacrifice of Christ. Therefore, there was no more sacrifice available to the...
Man is mortal, and therefore cannot extend his vengeance beyond death; God is immortal, and, as he lives eternally, can punish eternally; and he who during life despises a God who died for him, will a...
(28) He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: (29) Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God,...
The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
_‘IF WE SIN WILFULLY ——’_ ‘If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins … It is a fearful thing to fall into the bands of the...
In Chapter 10 this principle is applied to the sacrifice. Its repetition proved that sin was there. That the sacrifice of Christ was only offered once, was the demonstration of its eternal efficacy. H...
IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD. For this is to be understood not in a good sense; so in general all mankind may be said to fall into, or be in the hands of God, as they...
Οἴδαμεν γὰρ τὸν εἰπόντα, ᾿Εμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω, λέγει Κύριος. Καὶ πάλιν, Κύριον κρινεῖ τὸς λαὸν αὑτοῦ. Φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος. Hebrews 10:30. For we know him that hath sa...
_It is_ a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Ver. 31. _It is a fearful thing_] For who knoweth the power of his anger? even according to thy fear is thy wrath,Psalms 90:11. A mel...
HEB. 10:30-31. FOR WE KNOW HIM THAT HATH SAID, VENGEANCE (BELONGETH) UNTO ME, I WILL RECOMPENSE, SAITH THE LORD. AND AGAIN. THE LORD SHALL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE. (IT IS) A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE H...
_For we know him_ As if he had said, We may well think that such shall be punished very severely, because God has declared as much, saying, _Vengeance belongeth unto me, Deuteronomy 32:35_; Psalms 94:...
TO FALL; especially after such aggravated transgressions. OF THE LIVING GOD; as a just, almighty, and eternally avenging God. The knowledge of that certain and awful destruction which awaits believer...
The sacred writer now supports his admonition by a very solemn warning:...
IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD. Here the dreadful result and the final consequence of falling from faith is portrayed with terrible realism: For if we go on sinning wil...
The attentive reader cannot but notice the thoroughness with which this subject is treated in these Chapter s. It is a matter of profound importance, basic as regards any true knowledge of God, and as...
26-31 The exhortations against apostacy and to perseverance, are urged by many strong reasons. The sin here mentioned is a total and final falling away, when men, with a full and fixed will and resol...
The punishment of these apostates is further aggravated from the inflicter of it, the knowledge of which should make them tremble; the thoughts of it might affect them, as the hand-writing on the wall...
Hebrews 10:31 thing G5398 fall G1706 (G5629) into G1519 hands G5495 living G2198 (G5723) God G2316...
‘For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense.” And again, “The Lord shall judge his people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.' And, he says, we...
Hebrews 10:31. IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD. His hands represent His power for work, whether in love or in wrath. To fall into His hands in faith is to have peace; bu...
Hebrews 10:19-39. For nearly four Chapter s the argument has remained unbroken by those exhortations which abound in the earlier parts of the Epistle. From chapter Hebrews 7:1 to Hebrews 10:18 the rea...
Hebrews 10:31 The Judgments of God. I. This is, of all the revelations of Scripture, the one which men can least bear. They would fain find something of hope, something of mitigation, even in the hea...
Hebrews 10:26 Warning against Apostasy. I. Note briefly some misconceptions which prevent some readers of Scripture from receiving in a meek and docile spirit solemn admonitions of the Holy Ghost, su...
Hebrews 10:19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his fl...
Hebrews 10:1. _For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers the...
CONTENTS: Law only a shadow of things to come. Through Christ a way made into the Holiest for all believers. Warning to the Hebrews who were wavering between Jewish sacrifices and Christ's finished wo...
Hebrews 10:1. _The law having a shadow of good things to come._ St. Paul, ere his epistles were engrossed, weighed his words, adjusted his thoughts, collated them with the prophets, and knew the suppo...
IT IS A TERRIBLE THING. Since God lives forever, he can punish forever!!! It is a terrible thing to insult the Son, the Spirit, and the Christians - and then fall into the hands of the God who revenge...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 10:30 Using two citations from Deuteronomy 32:35, the LIVING GOD (see...
_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 reco...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 10:1 CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT WITH RESPECT TO CHRIST'S ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD....
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very substance of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perf...
Hebrews 10:27; Hebrews 12:29; Isaiah 33:14; Luke 12:5; Luke 21:11;...
To fall, etc. Comp. LXX, 2 Samuel 24:14; Sir. 2 18. Of the living God. The living God, revealed in the living Christ, will not suffer his sacrificial gift and his covenant to be slighted and insulted...
To fall into the hands — Of his avenging justice....
Does this passage teach that it is possible for Christians to lose their salvation? PROBLEM: Hebrews 6:4-6 seems to be written for Christians because it contains certain characteristics that would be...
Our apostle, In these words, winds up his whole argument against the wilful despisers of the gospel, taken from the aggravation of that sin, with the severity of the punishment that would certainly be...