THE HIGHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF HIGHER REVELATIONS
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE rhetorical character of the epistle is indicated in the hortatory
passages that are so freely inserted. The exhortation here, Hebrews
2:1, introduces the reason for the peril of apostasy. It was the
temporary hum... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 2:5. WORLD TO COME.—The new dispensation. Rabbinical
teaching was divided under two heads:
(1) _hâ‘ôlâm hazzeh_ (the present world), and
(2) _hâ‘ôlâm habbâ_ (the world to come). The period referred to
in this verse is that which succeeds the exaltation of C... [ Continue Reading ]