SOUL-REST _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THIS chapter should not have been separated from the previous one, as it is a continuation of the hortatory passage. There is, however, a break in the treatment of the subject. In the clause Hebrews 4:1 the writer has in mind possible objections to his mod... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 4:12. WORD OF GOD.—Either (1) the personal Word, the Λόγος; or (2) the revealed word, to which the writer has been appealing; or (3) the spoken word of God, which may come to men through human agents now. Probably the second is the more preferable explanatio... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Hebrews 4:14_ The Divine-human High Priest.—This passage introduces the consideration of the priesthood of Christ, to which brief reference is made in Hebrews 3:1. Three things are argued: 1. His extraordinary dignity. 2. His perfect character. 3. His glorious wo... [ Continue Reading ]