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HEBREWS 12:18 yhlafwme,nw| {B}
External evidence strongly supports the reading yhlafwme,nw| without
o;rei (î46 a A C 048 33 (81) vg syrp copsa, bo eth _al_). Moreover,
the div...
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Verse 18. - 21. _FOR YE ARE NOT COME UNTO THE MOUNT THAT MIGHT_ _BE
TOUCHED_] I believe the words ψηλαφωμενωορει should be
translated _to a palpable_ or _material mountain_; for that it was not
a mou...
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FOR YE ARE NOT COME - To enforce the considerations already urged, the
apostle introduces this sublime comparison between the old and new
dispensations; Hebrews 12:18. The object, in accordance with t...
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Looking away unto Jesus (Hebrews 12:1)_
2. The Contradiction of sinners (Hebrews 12:3)
3. Chastened as sons (Hebrews 12:5)
4. Exhortations ...
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The theme of the epistle has been the contrast of the old and the new
covenants, and this contrast is now summed up in a splendid closing
passage. The first covenant was established on a mount that mi...
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It is not to something that can be touched that you have come, to a
flaming fire, to mist and gloom and stormblast, and to the blare of a
trumpet, and to a voice which spoke such words that those who...
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THE RACE AND THE GOAL (Hebrews 12:1-2)...
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MOUNT. The texts omit.
THAT MIGHT, &C. = that was touched. Greek. _pselaphao._ The reference
is to Exodus 19:16.
AND. This and other five "ands" in verses: Hebrews 12:18; Hebrews
12:19 exempl
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The mercy and sublimity of the New Covenant as contrasted with the Old
(18 24) enhance the guilt and peril of the backslider (25 29)
18. _For ye are not come_ At the close of his arguments and
exhort...
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CH. 12. An exhortation to faithful endurance (1–3) and a reminder
that our earthly sufferings are due to the fatherly chastisement of
God (4–13). The need of earnest watchfulness (14–17). Magnificent...
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ΨΗΛΑΦΩΜΈΝΩΙ ΚΑῚ ΚΕΚΑΥΜΈΝΩΙ ΠΥΡΊ. The
ὄρει of DKL Vulg. followed by the rec. is a gloss, not found in
אAC and many versions. It is perhaps due to the Σιὼν ὄρει
of Hebrews 12:22.
ΚΑῚ ΓΝΌΦΩΙ ΚΑῚ ΖΌΦΩΙ AC...
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THE MERCY AND SUBLIMITY OF THE NEW COVENANT AS CONTRASTED WITH THE OLD
(18–24) ENHANCE THE GUILT AND PERIL OF THE BACKSLIDER (25–29)...
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_ RUN TO THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM -- HEBREWS 12:18-22:_ The goal of the
Christian is not Mount Sinai. That mountain is not our goal, even
though at that mountain there was an awesome demonstration of Go...
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ΠΡΟΣΕΛΗΛΎΘΑΤΕ _perf. ind. act. от_
ΠΡΟΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G4334) приходить,
приближаться (_см._ Hebrews 4:16).
ΨΗΛΑΦΩΜΈΝΩ _praes. pass. part. от_ ΨΗΛΑΦΌΩ (G5584)
вручать, дотрагиваться; здесь: к горе,
до котор...
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DISCOURSE: 2339
THE TRANSCENDENT EXCELLENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN DISPENSATION
Hebrews 12:18. Ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched,
and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkne...
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FOR YE ARE NOT COME, &C.— What here follows is assigned as a reason
to confirm the preceding advice; namely, that they should _follow
peace with all men,_ and continue in the grace of God, Hebrews 12:...
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C.
_The nature of the old covenant in contrast with that of the new.
Hebrews 12:18-24_.
1.
The terror of the old. Hebrews 12:18-21.
_TEXT_
Hebrews 12:18-21...
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THE INFERIORITY OF JUDAISM
(Hebrews 12:18, Hebrews 12:19)
As there are certain parts of a country which offer less attraction
than others unto tourists and sight-seers, so there are some portions
of...
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For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that
burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
FOR - The fact that we are not under the law, but under the glor...
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1 This cloud of "witnesses" consists of those just enumerated, who
witness to the life of faith. It has no reference to any who are
watching the Hebrews. A witness is one who testifies, and it is the...
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THE CONTEST. ENDURANCE, HOLINESS, AND DIVINE COMMUNION PROPOSED TO THE
SONS OF GOD
Inspired by the example of those victorious heroes of faith who now
encompass us, we ought to run our race patiently,...
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UNTO THE MOUNT] This balances the words 'unto mount Zion' in Hebrews
12:22. But the best. MSS omit the word 'mount' here, and read 'unto a
palpable (i.e. material) and kindled fire.' For the whole des...
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HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN?
HEBREWS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 12
THE RIGHT WAY TO LIVE 12:1-29
JESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE 12:1-3 V1 Like a great cloud, there are a lot of
*witnesses round us. Let us then...
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(18-29) The exhortation to faithfulness is most impressively enforced
by means of a comparison between the earlier revelation and that which
is given in Christ.
THE MOUNT THAT MIGHT BE TOUCHED. — It a...
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CHAPTER XV.
MOUNT ZION.
"For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that
burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and
the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of...
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In this paragraph we have the climax of the Epistle. Its doctrine and
its exhortation alike culminate here. The great aim of the writer has
been to persuade the Hebrews to hearken to the word spoken b...
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Οὐ γὰρ προσεληλύθατε … “For ye have not
approached,” assigning a further reason for the previous
exhortation. Your fathers drew near [Deuteronomy 4:11,
προσήλθετε καὶ ἔστητε ὑπὸ τὸ ὄρος]
to hear God's...
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HEARKEN TO GOD'S LATEST WORD
Hebrews 12:18
Sinai rocked with earthquake and burned with fire. None might touch it
without incurring the death penalty. How much better our Christian
heritage! Not a lo...
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After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great
appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter
of faith."
The final appeals of the Epistle fall into four sectio...
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BETTER ACCESS TO GOD THAN WAS AT SINAI
So, a careful watch should be kept to avoid the kind of attitude that
would cause one to give up his birthright. This is especially true
since we labor under a n...
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(12) For ye are not come unto the mount that might be (h) touched, and
that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
(12) Now he applies the same exhortation to the prophetic...
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For you are not come to a mountain, [7] &c. That is, to a mountain on
earth that can be touched; to wit, to Mount Sinai, where the law was
given to Moses, where the mountain seemed all on fire, with d...
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(18) For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and
that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
(19) And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which...
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The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God
for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning
of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
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18._For ye are not come, etc. _He fights now with a new argument, for
he proclaims the greatness of the grace made known by the Gospel, that
we may reverently receive it; and secondly, he commends to...
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The epistle now enters on the practical exhortations that flow from
its doctrinal instruction, with reference to the dangers peculiar to
the Hebrew Christians - instruction suited throughout to inspir...
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FOR YE ARE NOT COME UNTO THE MOUNT THAT MIGHT BE TOUCHED,.... The
design of the apostle in the following words is, in general, to engage
the Hebrews to adhere closely to the Gospel, from the considera...
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The discourse from hence unto the end of the chapter is of great
weight, and accompanied with sundry difficulties, of which expositors
do scarcely so much as take notice. Hence many different
interpre...
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For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that
burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Ver. 18. _For ye are not come, &c._] q.d. You are not under the law...
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HEB. 12:18. FOR YE ARE NOT COME UNTO THE MOUNT THAT MIGHT BE TOUCHED,
AND THAT BURNED WITH FIRE, NOT UNTO BLACKNESS, AND DARKNESS, AND
TEMPEST,
_ Blank Bible: _
[18. _For ye are not come unto the...
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_For_, &c. As if he had said, Take heed of apostatizing from
Christianity to Judaism again, because of the great privileges you
enjoy by the gospel above what your fathers enjoyed by the law: which
pr...
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Now follows an exhortation which contains, first, and encouragement
drawn from the gracious character of the Christian dispensation, as
contrasted with the severity of the Mosaic law; secondly, a warn...
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FOR YE ARE NOT COME UNTO THE MOUNT THAT MIGHT BE TOUCHED AND THAT
BURNED WITH FIRE, NOR UNTO BLACKNESS, AND DARKNESS, AND TEMPEST,...
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The covenant of fear contrasted with that of grace:...
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How rightly now Chapter 12 admonishes the saints of God to act by
faith; for where faith is in godly exer\-cise, every honorable and
true responsibility will be willingly assumed, with the confidence...
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18-29 Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church state was formed, was a
mount such as might be touched, though forbidden to be so, a place
that could be felt; so the Mosaic dispensation was much in out...
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FOR showeth, HEBREWS 12:18, the apostle enforcing on these Hebrews,
and with them on all Christians, the pursuit of holiness and peace, by
subjoining the great helps they have for it, beyond what the...
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Hebrews 12:18 For G1063 have G4334 not G3756 come G4334 (G5754)
mountain G3735 touched G5584 (G5746) and...
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‘For you are not come to what might be touched, and which burned
with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound
of a trumpet, and the voice of words.'
The situation of those of...
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Hebrews 12:18-29. All these warnings become the more impressive from
the fact that our economy is one of much greater privilege than the
previous, and that it is the last revelation which God will giv...
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YE ARE NOT COME
(ου προσεληλυθατε). Perfect active indicative of
προσερχομα. There is no word here in the Greek for "a mount"
like ορε in verses Hebrews 12:20; Hebrews 12:22 (and Exodus 19:12;...
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Hebrews 12:18
The Blessedness of the Christian Life.
A Christian Jew is writing to Christian Jews, who stand in some danger
of falling back to the religion they had abandoned. This writer is
here, as...
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Hebrews 12:18 , HEBREWS 12:22
Sinai and Sion.
I. The points of contrast in the text are, that Sinai was the emblem
of a sensuous, and Sion of a spiritual, economy, and that Sinai was a
system of rigo...
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Hebrews 12:14
Peace and Holiness.
The two exhortations to follow peace with all men and that holiness
without which none can see the Lord comprise the whole Christian life.
I. The characteristic fea...
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Hebrews 12:18
Mount Sinai and Mount Zion.
In this passage are mentioned seven great and solemn heavenly
realities.
I. Mount Zion. Mount Sinai represents the law. It manifests the
majesty of God abov...
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L, 2. _Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a
cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race...
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The apostle, having deserted the heroes of the faith, represents them
as witnesses of the great race which Christians in all ages have to
run. All through the chapter he keeps up the idea of the great...
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After giving a long list of the heroes of faith, the apostle adds:
Hebrews 12:1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and th...
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CONTENTS: The Father's chastening of believers and its purpose. The
difference between living under law and under grace.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Esau, Moses, Abel.
CONCLUSION: Christians have a race...
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Hebrews 12:1. _Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses._ Confessors and martyrs of the ancient
church are here supposed to be the spectators of our course, and...
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YOU HAVE NOT COME. "So that you will understand why you must not throw
away your rights as Abraham's descendants (Galatians 3:18), I want you
to see the difference between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion....
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 12:18 Israel’s experience at Mount Sinai
(especially Exodus 19:12; Exodus 20:18;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 12:18. MIGHT BE TOUCHED.—A figure of speech for a
“material” thing. “A palpable and enkindled fire.” For the
terrors accompanying the giving of the law on Sina...
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EXPOSITION
The exhortation, begun at Hebrews 10:19, but interrupted at Hebrews
11:1. I by the chapter on faith, is now taken up again with increased
force from the array of examples that have been add...
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Shall we turn now to Hebrews, chapter 12.
Wherefore, seeing we are also compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses (Hebrews 12:1),
What this does not mean is that the Old Testament saints, wh...
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Following this allusion to Esau, and perhaps suggested by it, is a
passage setting forth the privileges of the Christian birthright and
of Christian citizenship in contrast with those under the old
co...
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For — A strong reason this why they ought the more to regard the
whole exhortation drawn from the priesthood of Christ: because both
salvation and vengeance are now nearer at hand. Ye are not come to...
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Our apostle's design being to bring over the Hebrews fully from
Judaism to Christianity, he enters here upon. description of both
states, shewing the excellency of the one above the other. He
describe...