HEBREWS 13. Before bringing his epistle to a close the writer gives some practical admonitions, and takes occasion, in the course of them, to state once again his conception of Jesus as the one all-sufficient High Priest.... [ Continue Reading ]
Emphasis is first laid on the duty of brotherly love_ i.e._ kindness towards fellow-Christians which was all-important in a struggling community like the early Church. Three aspects of this duty are particularly mentioned hospitality to travellers, care of prisoners, helpfulness towards those who ar... [ Continue Reading ]
Admonitions concerning Church discipline. The brethren are to cherish the memory of their former leaders, who instructed them in the truth of God and exemplified it in their life and death. Jesus Christ, in whom those departed leaders found their strength, is the same still, and will be the same for... [ Continue Reading ]
HEBREWS 13:20 F. A doxology which was probably intended to close the epistle. In this doxology we have the one reference in this epistle to Christ's resurrection; and it is closely connected with that idea of the heavenly High Priest which overshadows all others in the writer's mind. The readers are... [ Continue Reading ]
A postscript. The readers are asked to give patient attention to the foregoing epistle, which is described as a word of exhortation,-' thus clearly indicating its practical aim. Their patience is all the more necessary as the argument is in few words_ i.e._ highly condensed, and difficult at times t... [ Continue Reading ]