He obtained the promise] i.e had the promise made to him: cp. Genesis 22:16. “What Abraham actually saw in his lifetime was only the beginning of the fulfilment: cp. Hebrews 11:39,
16. RV 'and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.'
Verse 15. _HE OBTAINED THE PROMISE._] Isaac was supernaturally born; and in his birth God began to fulfil the promise: while he lived, he saw a provision made for the multiplication of his seed; and,...
AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED - After he had waited for a long time. He did not faint or grow weary, but he persevered in a confident expectation of the fulfillment of what God had so solemnl...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Return to Judaism the crucifixion of the Son of God afresh (Hebrews 6:1)_ 2. Persuaded of better things: Comfort and hope (Hebrews 6:9) Hebrews 6:1 A solemn warning follows, addresse...
The mention of God's promise suggests the thought that it is absolutely sure, so that we may hold to it without misgiving. When God made His promise to Abraham He sealed it by an oath. Just as in huma...
THE NECESSITY OF PROGRESS (Hebrews 6:1-3)...
When God made his promise to Abraham, since he was not able to swear by anyone greater, he swore by himself. "Certainly, he said, "I will bless you and I will multiply you." When Abraham had thus exer...
AFTER HE HAD. having. obtained. Greek. _epitunchano._ See Romans 11:7. PROMISE. i.e. Isaac (the Land is still future); Genesis 18:10; Genesis 18:14;...
_after he had patiently endured_ Lit., "having patiently endured," which may mean "by patient endurance." The participles in this passage are really contemporaneous with the principal verbs. _he obtai...
ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΉΣΑΣ. “_Having patiently endured_,” which may mean “by patient endurance.” The participles in this passage are really contemporaneous with the principal verbs. ἘΠΈΤΥΧΕΝ. Genesis 15:1; Genesis...
FOUNDED ON THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD’S PROMISES...
A SURE PROMISE FROM GOD -- HEBREWS 6:11-15 : When Christianity is persevered, hope can be obtained. Those who faithfully serve God will attain the full assurance of hope in the end. No one can have th...
ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΉΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΜΑΚΡΟΘΥΜΈΩ (G3114) сносить терпеливо, терпеть (_см._ Galatians 5:22). ΈΠΈΤΥΧΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΠΙΤΥΓΧΆΝΩ (G2013) с _gen._ достигать, добиваться. ΈΠΑΓΓΕΛΊΑ (G186...
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE, &C.— "And a glorious confirmation you will find these promises to be, when you come to compare one spiritual object with another, and are better skilled in the method of int...
_The example of Abraham. Hebrews 6:13-20_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 6:13-20 Hebrews 6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since He could swear by none greater, He sware by Himself,...
CHRISTIAN PERSEVERANCE (Hebrews 6:12-15) Two exhortations were set before the Hebrew Christians in the 6th chapter of this epistle· First, they were bidden to turn their backs upon Judaism and go on...
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. SO - relying on the promise....
11 Brotherly kindness manifested in the service of the saints is several times commended in t his epistle (Heb_10:34, Heb_13:1), and will be rewarded in accord with the promise of Mat_10:40-42. 12 "T...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 JESUS IS SUPERIOR IN PROMISES 6:1-20 GROW AS CHRISTIANS *FAITH 6:1-3 V1-2 So, let us leave behind the elementary teaching about Christ...
AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED. — Better, _and thus_ (thus being in possession of the promise and the oath of God), _having patiently waited_ (Hebrews 6:12) _he obtained the promise_ — the pro...
CHAPTER VI. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAILURE. "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak: for God is not unrighteous to forget your wo...
καὶ οὕτω μακροθυμήσας … “and thus having patiently waited he [Abraham] obtained the promise”. οὕτω, in these circumstances; that is, thus upheld by a promise and an oath. The oath warned him of trial....
Reasons for diligently cultivating hope and exercising patience, thus becoming imitators of those who have patiently waited for the fulfilment of the promises, the reasons being that God has made the...
“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US” Hebrews 6:9 The keynote of this passage is _patient continuance_. We should seek not only faith but its accompaniments. It is not enough to manifest faith, hope and love, bu...
This chapter consists of the third appeal and warning. The appeal is that they should leave the first principles and press on to perfection. The things referred to were Jewish, and all have spiritual...
THE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM Abraham had relied on the promise of God who swore by Himself (Genesis 22:15-18). God had promised to greatly bless and multiply Abraham. Lightfoot points out that Abraham was s...
(13) For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, (14) Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. (15) And so,...
The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
Now the Spirit will not stop at this point with Christians, but will go on to that full revelation of His glory which belongs to them that are of full age and indeed forms us for that state. We easily...
AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED,.... He waited long for a son, from whom the Messiah was to spring, after he had had the promise of one; and he endured many afflictions with patience, in his jo...
In the close of the foregoing verse the apostle expresseth the end of all his exhortations, what they tended unto, and what would be the advantage of all that complied with them in faith and obedience...
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Ver. 15. _After he had patiently endured_] Waited many years for an Isaac, and yet longer for eternal life. "I have waited for thy sal...
HEB. 6:14-15. SAYING, SURELY BLESSING I WILL BLESS THEE, AND MULTIPLYING I WILL MULTIPLY THEE. AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED, HE OBTAINED THE PROMISE. _ Blank Bible: _ _ obtained the promi...
_For when God made promise_, &c. As if he had said, And it appears that this is the way to partake of mercies promised, because Abraham was obliged to exercise faith and long-suffering before he obtai...
OBTAINED THE PROMISE; GENESIS 12:1-3; Genesis 15:5-21; Genesis 17:1-16; Genesis 18:10;...
The certainty of God's promises:...
AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED, HE OBTAINED THE PROMISE....
Verse 1 of this chapter is not properly translated in the Authorized Version, and it should be evident that we must never leave "the principles of the doctrine of Christ." Divine principles and sound...
11-20 The hope here meant, is a sure looking for good things promised, through those promises, with love, desire, and valuing of them. Hope has its degrees, as faith also. The promise of blessedness...
AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED: Abraham's carriage was suitable to this sworn promise, his soul did patiently wait for it full thirty years, enduring and suffering many temptations about it; y...
Hebrews 6:15 And G2532 so G3779 endured G3114 (G5660) obtained G2013 (G5627) promise G1860...
Hebrews 6:15. AND SO, in this way, HAVING PATIENTLY WAITED, believing and expecting the blessing amid all the trials and delays he was subjected to, HE OBTAINED what had been promised, not so much the...
Hebrews 6:13-20. The writer has sought to encourage the Hebrews by appealing to the Divine ‘righteousness.' He who _graciously_ made them fruitful would _righteously_ treat them according to their fru...
CHAP. Hebrews 5:11 to Hebrews 6:20. The writer, knowing how unprepared his readers were to admit that the Aaronic priesthood was inferior to that of Melchisedec and to that of Christ (who was the anti...
HAVING PATIENTLY ENDURED (μακροθυμησας). First aorist active participle of μακροθυμος (μακροσ, θυμος, long spirit) illustrating μακροθυμια of verse Hebrews 6:12.HE OBTAINED (επετυχεν). Second aor...
Hebrews 6:4 Exhortation. I. The danger of apostasy. The Hebrews had become lukewarm, negligent and inert; the Gospel, once clearly seen and dearly loved by them, had become to them dim and vague; the...
In the previous chapter, Paul was writing to some who ought to have been teachers, but who needed still to be taught the first principles of the gospel; they were such babes in grace that they needed...
CONTENTS: Warning against mixture of law and grace. Danger of tasting the Spirit's work in grace and then going back to ceremonies. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Abraham, Melchisedec. CONCLUS...
Hebrews 6:1. _Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,_ as a builder leaves the foundation to complete the superstructure, _let us go on to perfection,_ which he calls here, _telei...
ABRAHAM WAS PATIENT. _Patience_ is obedient endurance. Even though things did not happen immediately (as Abraham might have expected), he was patient because he EXPECTED God to keep his promise. His a...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 6:15 HAVING PATIENTLY WAITED. Abraham waited 25 years for Isaac’s birth (see Genesis 12:4 with...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 6:13.—The connection of thought may be thus given: “Follow the godly, I say. Take one such for an instance. Abraham. See how graciously God met his steadfast go...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 6:1, HEBREWS 6:2 WHEREFORE (since it is so incumbent on us to advance out of the state of milk-fed infants), LEAVING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, LET US PRESS ON UNTO...
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, [that is the primaries, the word at the beginning of the gospel of Christ] let us go on to maturity; not laying again the foundation of repe...
Exodus 1:7; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 12:3; Genesis 15:2; Genesis 17:16;...
After he had patiently endured [μ α κ ρ ο θ υ μ η σ α ς]. Pointing back to makroqumia long - suffering, ver. 12. He obtained [ε π ε τ υ χ ε ν]. The compounded preposition ejpi has the force of upon :...
After he had waited — Thirty years. He obtained the promise — Isaac, the pledge of all the promises....