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Verse Hebrews 12:10. _FOR - A FEW DAYS_] The chastisement of our
earthly parents lasted only a _short time_; that of our heavenly
Father will also be but a _short time_, if we submit: and as our
pare...
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FOR THEY VERILY FOR A FEW DAYS - That is, with reference to a few days
(πρὸς pros}; or it was a chastisement that had reference mainly
to this short life. The apostle seems to bring in this circumsta...
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Looking away unto Jesus (Hebrews 12:1)_
2. The Contradiction of sinners (Hebrews 12:3)
3. Chastened as sons (Hebrews 12:5)
4. Exhortations ...
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With the example of Christ before them the readers are to show more
constancy under their own sufferings. They are to think of Him whose
life was so thwarted by wicked men, and thus nerve themselves t...
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Have you forgotten the appeal, an appeal which reasons with you as
sons?
"My son, do not treat lightly the discipline which the Lord sends;
Never lose heart when you are put to the test by him; For t...
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THE RACE AND THE GOAL (Hebrews 12:1-2)...
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FOR. Greek. _pros_. App-104.
AFTER THEIR OWN PLEASURE. according as (Greek. _kata)_ it seemed good
to them.
THAT. to the end (Greek. _eis)_ that.
BE PARTAKERS. Greek. _metalambano._ See Hebrews 6:7...
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_after their own pleasure_ Rather, "as seemed good to them." He is
contrasting the brief authority of parents, and their liability to
error, and even to caprice, with the pure love and eternal justice...
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CH. 12. An exhortation to faithful endurance (1–3) and a reminder
that our earthly sufferings are due to the fatherly chastisement of
God (4–13). The need of earnest watchfulness (14–17). Magnificent...
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FATHERLY CHASTISEMENTS SHOULD BE CHEERFULLY ENDURED...
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ΠΡῸΣ ὈΛΊΓΑΣ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ. Comp. πρὸς καιρόν
Luke 8:13.
ΚΑΤᾺ ΤῸ ΔΟΚΟΥ͂Ν ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ. “As seemed good to
them.” He is contrasting the brief authority of parents, and their
liability to error, and even to capric...
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_RUN WITH ENDURANCE -- HEBREWS 12:4-17:_ Christians must be faithful,
even during the worst of suffering. Christ suffered, even unto death.
His sufferings are contrasted with the sufferings of the Heb...
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ΚΑΤΆ (G2596) с _асс._ для. Предлог у
казывает на цель, под несколькими
днями понимается вся земная жизнь
(Michel),
ΔΟΚΟΫ́Ν _praes. act. part. асс. n. sing. от_ ΔΟΚΈΩ
(G1380) казаться, казаться благо...
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DISCOURSE: 2336
AFFLICTIONS THE FRUIT OF GOD’S LOVE
Hebrews 12:4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against
sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as
unto child...
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B.
_Perils threatening the life of faith. Hebrews 12:4-17_.
1.
_Failure to respond to chastening. Hebrews 12:4-13_.
_TEXT_
Hebrews 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood,
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DIVINE CHASTISEMENT
(Hebrews 12:10)
Would any Christian in his right mind dare to pray, Let me not be
afflicted, no matter what good it should do me? And if he were
unwilling and afraid to pray thus,...
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For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure;
but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Wherein the chastisement of our heavenly Father is preferabl...
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1 This cloud of "witnesses" consists of those just enumerated, who
witness to the life of faith. It has no reference to any who are
watching the Hebrews. A witness is one who testifies, and it is the...
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12:10 holiness. (m-25) _ Hagiotes_ . See Note f at Romans 1:4 ....
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THE CONTEST. ENDURANCE, HOLINESS, AND DIVINE COMMUNION PROPOSED TO THE
SONS OF GOD
Inspired by the example of those victorious heroes of faith who now
encompass us, we ought to run our race patiently,...
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HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN?
HEBREWS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 12
THE RIGHT WAY TO LIVE 12:1-29
JESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE 12:1-3 V1 Like a great cloud, there are a lot of
*witnesses round us. Let us then...
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AFTER THEIR OWN PLEASURE. — Rather, _as seemed good unto them._ The
contrast is continued here between human liability to mistake and the
perfect knowledge of our heavenly Father, who seeks our profit...
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CHAPTER XIV.
CONFLICT.
"Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a
cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so
easily beset us, and let us run with...
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οἱ μὲν γὰρ.… The reasonableness of the appeal of Hebrews
12:9 is further illustrated by a comparison of the character and end
in the earthly and heavenly fathers' discipline respectively. The
earthly...
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The Hebrews are reminded that their sufferings are tokens of God's
fatherly love and care....
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ENDURE CHASTENING; SEEK HOLINESS
Hebrews 12:9
If we are God's children, we will not look on suffering as a
punishment. Chastening it may be, but not the penalty of sin. It is
administered by our Fath...
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After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great
appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter
of faith."
The final appeals of the Epistle fall into four sectio...
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SUFFERING CAN BE A FORM OF DISCIPLINE
There is a hint the Hebrews were slowing in their fight or race and
had forgotten the exhortations of their childhood. The author quoted
Proverbs 3:11-12 as an ex...
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(7) For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own
pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his
holiness.
(7) An amplification of the same argument: Those fat...
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(3) For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners
against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. (4) Ye
have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. (5) And ye
h...
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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...
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10._For they verily for a few days, etc. _The second amplification of
the subject, as I have said, is that God’s chastisements are
appointed to subdue and mortify our flesh, so that we may be renewed...
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The epistle now enters on the practical exhortations that flow from
its doctrinal instruction, with reference to the dangers peculiar to
the Hebrew Christians - instruction suited throughout to inspir...
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FOR THEY VERILY FOR A FEW DAYS CHASTENED US,.... Which respects not
the minority of children, during which time they are under the
correction of parents, and which is but a few days; nor the short lif...
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Ει῏τα τοὺς μὲν τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν
πατέρας εἴχομεν παιδευτὰς, καὶ
ἐνετρεπόμεθα· οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον
ὑποταγησόμεθα τῷ Πατρὶ τῶν
πςευμάτων, καὶ ζήσομεν; Οἱ μὲν γὰρ
πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας, κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν
αὐτοῖς, ἐπα...
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For they verily for a few days chastened _us_ after their own
pleasure; but he for _our_ profit, that _we_ might be partakers of his
holiness.
Ver. 10. _After their own pleasure_] To ease their stoma...
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HEB. 12:10. FOR THEY VERILY FOR A FEW DAYS CHASTENED (US) AFTER THEIR
OWN PLEASURE; BUT HE FOR (OUR) PROFIT THAT (WE) MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF
HIS HOLINESS.
In his first published sermon, "God Glorified...
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_Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh_ Natural parents, from
whom we derived our bodies and mortal lives; _which corrected us_ For
our faults; _and we gave them reverence_ Submitted patiently...
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AFTER THEIR OWN PLEASURE; as they chose or thought best.
BE PARTAKERS; become holy like him. God never sends trials because he
has any pleasure in afflicting his people, but to make them more
useful...
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FOR THEY, VERILY, FOR A FEW DAYS CHASTENED US AFTER THEIR OWN
PLEASURE, BUT HE FOR OUR PROFIT, THAT WE MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF HIS
HOLINESS....
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The object of God's chastening:...
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How rightly now Chapter 12 admonishes the saints of God to act by
faith; for where faith is in godly exer\-cise, every honorable and
true responsibility will be willingly assumed, with the confidence...
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1-11 The persevering obedience of faith in Christ, was the race set
before the Hebrews, wherein they must either win the crown of glory,
or have everlasting misery for their portion; and it is set be...
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OLBGrk;
FOR THEY VERILY FOR A FEW DAYS CHASTENED US AFTER THEIR OWN PLEASURE:
as God hath his prerogative in paternity, so he hath the transcendency
in the end of chastening his children; for our natu...
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Hebrews 12:10 For G1063 indeed G3303 for G4314 few G3641 days G2250
chastened G3811 (G5707) as G2596 seemed...
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THEY ARE NOT TO FORGET THAT CHASTENING IS GOOD WHEN IT IS AT THE HAND
OF A LOVING FATHER (HEBREWS 12:5).
And in as far as they are called on to suffer affliction and
tribulation, to experience discomf...
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‘For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them;
but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.'
This contrast confirms the contrast in Hebrews 12:9. If we rememb...
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Hebrews 12:9-10. The fatherhoods differ, and so the rule and purpose
of their discipline differ also. FURTHERMORE, WE ONCE HAD FATHERS OF
OUR FLESH (our natural parents, and probably rather more those...
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Hebrews 12:1-11. Exhortation with encouragement and reproof, in view
of all these witnesses, and of the later example of Jesus, to maintain
the conflict, and to remember the love from which all discip...
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Hebrews 12:10. And this deeper reverence is reasonable. FOR THEY (our
earthly parents) FOR A FEW DAYS (for the time of youth, and with
special reference to it, whether successful or not, it came to an...
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THEY
(ο μεν). Demonstrative ο in contrast (μεν).CHASTENED
(επαιδευον). Imperfect active, used to chasten.AS SEEMED GOOD
TO THEM
(κατα το δοκουν αυτοις). "According to the thing
seeming good to...
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Hebrews 12:3
I. Chastisement is sent by fatherly love. There, where we are most
sensitive, God touches us. The thorn in the flesh is something which
we fancy we cannot bear if it were to be lifelong....
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L, 2. _Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a
cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race...
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After giving a long list of the heroes of faith, the apostle adds:
Hebrews 12:1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and th...
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The apostle, having deserted the heroes of the faith, represents them
as witnesses of the great race which Christians in all ages have to
run. All through the chapter he keeps up the idea of the great...
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Hebrews 12:1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin
which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience th...
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May the Spirit of God graciously instruct us while we read this
chapter!
You know that, in the eleventh chapter, the apostle has pictured the
ancient worshipers and their victories. Imagine that you...
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CONTENTS: The Father's chastening of believers and its purpose. The
difference between living under law and under grace.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Esau, Moses, Abel.
CONCLUSION: Christians have a race...
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Hebrews 12:1. _Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses._ Confessors and martyrs of the ancient
church are here supposed to be the spectators of our course, and...
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BUT GOD DOES IT. "We must be holy to live with him in Eternity!...
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_Subjection unto the Father of spirits_
DIVINE CORRECTION
I. THE DUTY IS SUBJECTION. “Shall we not be in subjection?” This
is not opposed to insensibility. There is no patience, no resignation,
in b...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 12:9. FATHER OF SPIRITS.—See Numbers 16:22; Numbers 27:16;
Zechariah 12:1. “The Creator of
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EXPOSITION
The exhortation, begun at Hebrews 10:19, but interrupted at Hebrews
11:1. I by the chapter on faith, is now taken up again with increased
force from the array of examples that have been add...
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Shall we turn now to Hebrews, chapter 12.
Wherefore, seeing we are also compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses (Hebrews 12:1),
What this does not mean is that the Old Testament saints, wh...
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1 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 1:16; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 1:4;...
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Much difficulty and confusion have attached to the interpretation of
this verse, growing out of :
(a) the relations of the several clauses;
(b) the meaning of for a few days, and how much is covered...
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For they verily for a few days — How few are even all our day on
earth! Chastened us as they thought good — Though frequently they
erred therein, by too much either of indulgence or severity. But he
a...