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Verse 16. _LEST THERE_ be _any fornicator_] Any licentious person who
would turn the Gospel of the grace of God into lasciviousness.
_OR PROFANE PERSON, AS ESAU_] It is not intimated that Esau was a...
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LEST THERE BE ANY FORNICATOR - The sin here referred to is one of
those which would spread corruption in the church, and against which
they ought to be especially on their guard. Allusion is made to E...
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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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As the community is to bear up bravely under persecution, so it is to
watch carefully over the purity of its own life. There must be no
strife or dissension; above all, there must be moral consecratio...
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So, then, lift up the slack hands. Strengthen the weak knees. And make
straight the paths of your feet so that the bones of the lame may not
be completely dislocated but rather may be cured. Make peac...
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THE RACE AND THE GOAL (Hebrews 12:1-2)...
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PROFANE. Greek. _bebelos._ See 1 Timothy 1:9.
MORSEL OF MEAT. Greek. _brosis._ See Romans 14:17.
SOLD. Greek. _apodidomi._ Same as "yield", Hebrews 12:11.
HIS. The texts read ...
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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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NEED OF EARNEST WATCHFULNESS...
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ἈΠΈΔΟΤΟ אDKL. In AC ἀπέδετο, which is probably a mere
oversight, and a form which has no authority.
16. ΠΌΡΝΟΣ. The word must be taken in a literal sense, since
Esau was not “an idolater.” It is true...
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_RUN WITH ENDURANCE -- HEBREWS 12:4-17:_ Christians must be faithful,
even during the worst of suffering. Christ suffered, even unto death.
His sufferings are contrasted with the sufferings of the Heb...
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ΠΌΡΝΟΣ (G4205) аморальный,
ΒΈΒΗΛΟΣ (G952) профан, нечестивец,
неверующий (TLNT).
ΉΣΑ (G2269) Исав,
ΒΡΏΣΙΣ mini) пища,
ΆΠΈΔΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G591)
продавать,
ΠΡΩΤΟΤΌΚΙΑ (G4...
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DISCOURSE: 2338
THE DANGER OF DESPISING OR DISHONOURING THE GOSPEL
Hebrews 12:15. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of
God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and th...
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LEST THERE BE ANY FORNICATOR— We must not imagine that the apostle
here mentions Esau as an example of the crime of fornication; for
nothing appears in the history to shew that Esau was more guilty of...
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_Falling short of the grace of God. Hebrews 12:14-17_
_TEXT_
Hebrews 12:14-17
Hebrews 12:14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification
without which no man shall see t
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A WARNING AGAINST APOSTASY
(Hebrews 12:16, Hebrews 12:17)
The verses which we are now to consider are among the most solemn to
be found in the Word of God. They present a most pointed warning
against...
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Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one
morsel of meat sold his birthright.
FORNICATOR (Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 10:8).
OR PROFANE. Fornication is nearly akin to g...
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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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ANY FORNICATOR] In the OT. apostasy from Jehovah is frequently
described as adultery or fornication, being a breach of covenant; but
here the word should perhaps be understood in the literal sense: cp...
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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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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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LEST THERE BE. — Better (as in the last verse), _whether there be._
Though Jewish tradition (see, for example, the Targum of Palestine on
Genesis 25:29) affirms that Esau was a man of impure life, it...
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CHAPTER XIV.
CONFLICT.
"Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a
cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so
easily beset us, and let us run with...
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The Hebrews are reminded that their sufferings are tokens of God's
fatherly love and care....
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μή τις πόρνος … specific forms in which roots of
bitterness might appear among them. πόρνος is to be taken in its
literal sense and not as signifying departure from God [but _cf._
Weiss]. Neither is i...
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ENDURE CHASTENING; SEEK HOLINESS
Hebrews 12:9
If we are God's children, we will not look on suffering as a
punishment. Chastening it may be, but not the penalty of sin. It is
administered by our Fath...
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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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AN EXHORTATION TO CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE RACE
The writer urged the Hebrews to take strength from knowing God loved
them and continue the race. To aid in this, he encouraged them to
choose as strai...
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(11) Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who
for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
(11) We must shun immorality, and a profane mind, that is, such a mind
as does not giv...
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Or profane person, as Esau, who had so little regard for the blessing
and inheritance of his father, that he sold his right of
first-begotten for one mess of broth, and afterwards found no place
for r...
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(15) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest
any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled; (16) Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person,...
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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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_THE WARNING FROM ESAU_
‘Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.’
Hebrews 12:16
Esau stands out as a solemn warning to us as one who was guilty of the
profanity of bartering away his...
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_PROFANITY_
‘Looking diligently … lest there be any … profane person, as
Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.’
Hebrews 12:15
It seems to us, as we read the old story, to have been...
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16._Lest there be any fornicator or profane person, etc. _As he had
before exhorted them to holiness, so now, that he might reclaim them
from defilements opposed to it, he mentions a particular kind o...
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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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LEST THERE BE ANY FORNICATOR OR PROFANE PERSON,.... The first of these
is guilty of a sin against the second table of the law, as well as
against his own body; and which is opposed to the holiness the...
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Μή τις πόρνος ἢ βέβηλος ὡς ᾿Ησαῦ, ὅς
ἀντὶ βρώσεως μιᾶς ἀπέδοτο τὰ
πρωτοτόκια αὑτοῦ· ἴστε γὰρ ὅτι καὶ
μετέπειτα θέλων κληρονομῆσαι τὴν
εὐλογίαν ἀπεδοκιμάσθη· μετανοίας
γὰγ τόπον οὐχ εὗρε, καίπερ μετὰ
δ...
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Lest there _be_ any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for
one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
Ver. 16. _Fornicator or profane_] He instanceth in some roots of
bitterness. Esau's profane...
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HEB. 12:16. LEST THERE (BE) ANY FORNICATOR, OR PROFANE PERSON, AS
ESAU, WHO FOR ONE MORSEL OF MEAT SOLD HIS BIRTHRIGHT.
In the "Folly of Procrastination" Hebrews 12:16 shows the danger of
counting o...
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_Looking diligently_ With the greatest attention, watchfulness, and
care, for yourselves and each other; for Christ hath ordained that the
members of the same church or society should mutually watch o...
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FORNICATOR-PROFANE PERSON; examples of the "root of bitterness" just
referred to. A profane person is here one who, like Esau, despises
sacred things and gives up spiritual blessings for sensual enjoy...
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A WARNING AGAINST APOSTASY ON THE BASIS OF THE EXCELLENCY OF THE NEW
COVENANT.
The warning example of Esau:...
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LEST THERE BE ANY FORNICATOR OR PROFANE PERSON, AS ESAU, WHO FOR ONE
MORSEL OF MEAT SOLD HIS BIRTHRIGHT....
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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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12-17 A burden of affliction is apt to make the Christian's hands
hang down, and his knees grow feeble, to dispirit him and discourage
him; but against this he must strive, that he may better run his...
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OLBGrk;
This properly interprets the _root of bitterness_ before, by two
special fruits of it. LEST THERE BE ANY FORNICATOR: uncleanness,
pornov, is not to be taken so strictly, as only to note fornic...
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Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Fourth
And therefore I say to you, that if any one is tempted by the devil,
and sins after that great and holy calling. in which the Lord has
called His people to everl...
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Hebrews 12:16 lest G3361 any G5100 fornicator G4205 or G2228 person
G952 like G5613 Esau G2269 who G3739 for...
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‘Lest there be any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for
one portion of food sold his own birthright. For you know that even
when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was reject...
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Hebrews 12:16. LEST THERE BE ANY FORNICATOR (taken literally, as is
the uniform meaning in the New Testament except in Revelation), or
PROFANE PERSON (rather, worldly person; one who has no sense of t...
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Hebrews 12:12-17. Further exhortations. Hebrews 12:12. WHEREFORE
(connecting the practical appeals, as is usual in this Epistle, with
the reasoning and imagery of the previous verses) LIFT UP (make
st...
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PROFANE
(βεβηλος). Trodden under foot, unhallowed (1 Timothy 1:9).FOR
ONE MESS OF MEAT
(αντ βρωσεως μιας). Idea of exchange, "for one act of
eating" (1 Corinthians 8:4).SOLD
(απεδετο). Second ao...
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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 12:16
Profanity in the Home.
In Scripture there are few characters more profitable for study than
Esau. Whether we look at his circumstances, or his temper, or the line
along which the traged...
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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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May the Spirit of God graciously instruct us while we read this
chapter!
You know that, in the eleventh chapter, the apostle has pictured the
ancient worshipers and their victories. Imagine that you...
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Hebrews 12:1. 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 th...
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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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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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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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LIKE ESAU. He is a _bad example_ of the _bitter plant._ He thought so
little of his rights as the older son, that he literally _gave them
away_ for a single meal. Immorality is always a danger, and ma...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 12:16 ESAU is called UNHOLY, probably for
rejecting his birthright (Genesis 25:33)....
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 12:9. FATHER OF SPIRITS.—See Numbers 16:22; Numbers 27:16;
Zechariah 12:1. “The Creator of
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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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1 Corinthians 10:8; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 5:9; 1
Corinthians 6:15;...
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Fornicator [π ο ρ ν ο ς]. In the literal sense, as always in N.
T. Profane person [β ε β η λ ο ς]. See on 1 Timothy 1:9.
As Esau. Only the epithet profane is applied to Esau, not fornicator.
For one m...
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Esau was profane for so slighting the blessing which went along with
the birth — right....
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Our apostle proceeds in these verses to warn them against such sins as
would occasion their apostasy and falling from the grace of God, and
they are fornication and profaneness; together, because they...