OLBGrk; HEBREWS CHAPTER 3 HEBREWS 3:1 Christ is showed to be more worthy than Moses. HEBREWS 3:7 We must be careful therefore not to follow the example of the obstinate and unbelieving Israelites in the wilderness. Several uses the Holy Ghost makes, from the beginning of this chapter to the end of c... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; The Spirit enforceth the duty counselled on them from the fidelity of that grand gospel Minister in his offices; exemplified in a parallel with Moses, whom he did exceed. WHO WAS FAITHFUL TO HIM THAT APPOINTED HIM; he did most exactly perform all he was intrusted with, according to the inten... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS MAN WAS COUNTED WORTHY OF MORE GLORY THAN MOSES: the Spirit proves to the Hebrews, that the gospel Prophet was not only like to, but more excellent than, their greatest prophet, and who had familiarity with God beyond others, as God testifieth, NUMBERS 12:6. This he proves by an undeniable... [ Continue Reading ]
The excellency of this builder is evinced by his nature and preference beyond his building, as any man is beyond his. FOR EVERY HOUSE IS BUILDED BY SOME MAN; for every earthly artificial building, a material house built for habitation, though it may metaphorically and analogically be understood of a... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; The gospel Minister doth not only excel Moses as much as a builder doth his work, but as a son doth a servant, proved in this and HEBREWS 3:6. AND MOSES VERILY WAS FAITHFUL IN ALL HIS HOUSE, AS A SERVANT; your great legal prophet, in whom many of you Hebrews trust, 1 THESSALONIANS 5:45, did... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; BUT CHRIST AS A SON OVER HIS OWN HOUSE; the anointed gospel Prophet by God the Father, HEBREWS 1:9, who was eminently faithful and true to his trust, who is Heir and Lord of all, and therefore by the law of nature and nations is above the best servant, GALATIANS 4:1. Who is the Head and Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
The Spirit enforceth his counsel for those Hebrews improvement of his doctrine about the gospel Prophet, by alleging a sad example of their fathers refusing to hear and obey him, from HEBREWS 3:7. The allegation might be best placed in parenthesis, and the introductive illative particle: WHEREFORE,... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; HARDEN NOT YOUR HEARTS: to help in the former duty the Spirit subjoins this negative counsel. That is styled hard, which will not yield to any impression: make not your heart a stone, so as not to understand, believe, or obey God's voice to it, DEUTERONOMY 15:17 1 SAMUEL 6:6; for God require... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN YOUR FATHERS TEMPTED ME; in the time and place forementioned, the fathers from whom you derive your being and corruption, yet glory in them and their traditions, whose state is aggravated from your line of successive rebellion, ACTS 7:51. They have imbittered my Spirit by their unbelief; for up... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE I WAS GRIEVED WITH THAT GENERATION; because they thus tempted and proved him by hardening their hearts in unbelief forty years, God the Redeemer, ISAIAH 63:16 1 CORINTHIANS 10:9, WAS GRIEVED; which is attributed to him improperly, who is not subject to passions; but as men grown impatient... [ Continue Reading ]
SO I SWARE IN MY WRATH: such were their provocations and temptations of their Redeemer, that he determined their punishment; the certainty of which he fixed by an irreversible oath, which is the highest confirmation of vengeance when it cometh from wrath; as of his promise, when it issueth from grac... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; Here the Spirit applieth the former dreadful example of sin and judgment to the Hebrews, to forewarn them how they sinned as these did, lest they partake of the like vengeance; and so enters his caution against unbelief. TAKE HEED, BRETHREN: Blepete signifies not an act of sight, but of the... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 13,14 BUT EXHORT ONE ANOTHER DAILY, WHILE IT IS CALLED TO-DAY: the means to avoid the former evil is, to _exhort; _ which, as a private duty, is an earnest, frequent calling on, stirring up, or persuading, encouraging to perseverance in the Christian religion, and to put away all heart evil, es... [ Continue Reading ]
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This is another circumstance of the example of the Jews applied to them: That since now Christ is speaking to you, as he did to your forefathers then; the same voice concerning you both, so as, not to-morrow, or when you will, but _To-day, _ if you will believe what God speaketh to you by him, and h... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR SOME, WHEN THEY HAD HEARD, DID PROVOKE: this is a rational enforcement of the former duty pressed; it being as possible for them to provoke Christ as others, they should look to it, and not harden their hearts; for the greater _some, _ the most of the congregation of Israel, imbittered God's Spi... [ Continue Reading ]
By these questions the Spirit makes a more lively representation of these unbelieving provokers of God, that his reason may have the more force with them. Do ye observe with whom God was grieved? The form puts them on more exact notice for their caution: God suffers not by passion, but these redeeme... [ Continue Reading ]
To prevent these Hebrews falling, the Spirit repeats the direful oath of God to apostates in the wilderness; the form of which was opened, HEBREWS 3:11: compare NUMBERS 14:30. The matter sworn was, that they should be so far from possessing, that they should not so much as enter into the land of pro... [ Continue Reading ]
The execution of the matter sworn was felt by these Hebrews, which should make them and all that read it to dread both their sin and punishment, which the gospel would as justly inflict on them, if unbelievers. It is to be seen in God's written record of it, and the experienced downfal of such, that... [ Continue Reading ]