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Hebrews 6:13
He made a vow. "When I say to be like the Christian Gentiles, it is because they will receive what God has promised equally with the Jews. In fact, God's sure promise is illustrated by Abraham."
He made a vow. "When I say to be like the Christian Gentiles, it is because they will receive what God has promised equally with the Jews. In fact, God's sure promise is illustrated by Abraham."
Verse Hebrews 6:13. _WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM_] The promise referred to is that made to Abraham when he had offered his son Isaac on the altar, Genesis 22:16-1: "By myself have I sworn, saith...
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM - That he would bless him, and multiply his seed as the stars of heaven; Genesis 22:16. The object of introducing this example here is, to encourage those to whom...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Return to Judaism the crucifixion of the Son of God afresh (Hebrews 6:1)_ 2. Persuaded of better things: Comfort and hope (Hebrews 6:9) Hebrews 6:1 A solemn warning follows, addresse...
The mention of God's promise suggests the thought that it is absolutely sure, so that we may hold to it without misgiving. When God made His promise to Abraham He sealed it by an oath. Just as in huma...
When God made his promise to Abraham, since he was not able to swear by anyone greater, he swore by himself. "Certainly, he said, "I will bless you and I will multiply you." When Abraham had thus exer...
THE NECESSITY OF PROGRESS (Hebrews 6:1-3)...
BY. according to. Greek. _kata._ App-104. NO. no one. Greek. _oudeis._...
_For when God_ The "for" implies "and you may feel absolute confidence about the promises; for," &c. _made promise to Abraham_ Abraham is here only selected as "the father of the faithful" (Romans 4:...
ΤΩ͂Ι ΓᾺΡ ἈΒΡΑΆΜ. The “_for_” implies “and you may feel absolute confidence about the promises; for,” &c. Abraham is here only selected as “the father of the faithful” (Romans 4:13); and not as the _so...
FOUNDED ON THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD’S PROMISES...
A SURE PROMISE FROM GOD -- HEBREWS 6:11-15 : When Christianity is persevered, hope can be obtained. Those who faithfully serve God will attain the full assurance of hope in the end. No one can have th...
ΈΠΑΓΓΕΙΛΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΈΠΑΓΓΈΛΟΜΑΙ (G1861) обещать, давать обещание. _Temp. part._, одновременное действие: "когда Бог пообещал". Об этом представлении _см._ DLNT, 967-70; С. Rose,...
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE, &C.— "And a glorious confirmation you will find these promises to be, when you come to compare one spiritual object with another, and are better skilled in the method of int...
_The example of Abraham. Hebrews 6:13-20_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 6:13-20 Hebrews 6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since He could swear by none greater, He sware by Himself,...
CHRISTIAN PERSEVERANCE (Hebrews 6:12-15) Two exhortations were set before the Hebrew Christians in the 6th chapter of this epistle· First, they were bidden to turn their backs upon Judaism and go on...
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, FOR - Reasonableness of resting on "the promises" as infallibly sure; for they rest on God's oath: i...
11 Brotherly kindness manifested in the service of the saints is several times commended in t his epistle (Heb_10:34, Heb_13:1), and will be rewarded in accord with the promise of Mat_10:40-42. 12 "T...
See Genesis 22:16; Genesis 22:17....
WARNING AND ENCOURAGEMENT 1. Leaving.. let us go on] RV 'let us cease to speak of.. and press on.' The words are either an exhortation to the readers to advance beyond the elementary stage of Christia...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 JESUS IS SUPERIOR IN PROMISES 6:1-20 GROW AS CHRISTIANS *FAITH 6:1-3 V1-2 So, let us leave behind the elementary teaching about Christ...
The connection seems to be this: “You, like them, have promises — promises to which God has given all possible certainty; you, like them, can attain the fulfilment only through faith and patient waiti...
CHAPTER VI. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAILURE. "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak: for God is not unrighteous to forget your wo...
CHAPTER V. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL. "Of Whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers...
Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ.… “For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could sware by none greater, He sware by Himself, saying, etc.” Abraham is introduced because to him was made the fundamental and compre...
Reasons for diligently cultivating hope and exercising patience, thus becoming imitators of those who have patiently waited for the fulfilment of the promises, the reasons being that God has made the...
“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US” Hebrews 6:9 The keynote of this passage is _patient continuance_. We should seek not only faith but its accompaniments. It is not enough to manifest faith, hope and love, bu...
This chapter consists of the third appeal and warning. The appeal is that they should leave the first principles and press on to perfection. The things referred to were Jewish, and all have spiritual...
THE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM Abraham had relied on the promise of God who swore by Himself (Genesis 22:15-18). God had promised to greatly bless and multiply Abraham. Lightfoot points out that Abraham was s...
(7) For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, (7) Another encouragement, to push them onward because the hope of the inheritance is certain, if...
For God promising to Abraham, to bless all nations in his seed; i.e. by the coming of Christ, swore by himself, having no greater to swear by, &c. He shews them how certain they may be of eternal happ...
(13) For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, (14) Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. (15) And so,...
The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
13._For when God made a promise to Abraham, etc. _His object was to prove, that the grace of God is offered to us in vain, except we receive the promise by faith, and constantly cherish it in the boso...
Now the Spirit will not stop at this point with Christians, but will go on to that full revelation of His glory which belongs to them that are of full age and indeed forms us for that state. We easily...
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM,.... The apostle proposes Abraham as a pattern, because he was the father of these Hebrews, and of all believers; and because they were interested in the promise m...
In the close of the foregoing verse the apostle expresseth the end of all his exhortations, what they tended unto, and what would be the advantage of all that complied with them in faith and obedience...
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Ver. 13. _For when God made promise_] Of those many that by faith and patience had inherited the promi...
HEB. 6:13. FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM, BECAUSE HE COULD SWEAR BY NO GREATER, HE SWARE BY HIMSELF. This verse shows the profound significance of God's covenant-binding of Himself in the ser...
_For when God made promise_, &c. As if he had said, And it appears that this is the way to partake of mercies promised, because Abraham was obliged to exercise faith and long-suffering before he obtai...
MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM; GENESIS 22:16-18....
The certainty of God's promises:...
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM, BECAUSE HE COULD SWEAR BY NO GREATER, HE SWORE BY HIMSELF,...
Verse 1 of this chapter is not properly translated in the Authorized Version, and it should be evident that we must never leave "the principles of the doctrine of Christ." Divine principles and sound...
11-20 The hope here meant, is a sure looking for good things promised, through those promises, with love, desire, and valuing of them. Hope has its degrees, as faith also. The promise of blessedness...
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM: _for_ is a confirmation by instance, that faith and patience had made some to inherit the promises, as Abraham, and what was influencing of him in the exercising...
Hebrews 6:13 For G1063 God G2316 promise G1861 (G5666) Abraham G11 because G1893 could G2192 (G5707) swear...
Hebrews 6:13-20. The writer has sought to encourage the Hebrews by appealing to the Divine ‘righteousness.' He who _graciously_ made them fruitful would _righteously_ treat them according to their fru...
Hebrews 6:13. FOR WHEN GOD MADE (or, had made) PROMISE TO ABRAHAM, BECAUSE (since) HE COULD SWEAR BY NONE GREATER, HE AWARE BY HIMSELF. ‘Made promise' may be translated (as is done by De Wette and oth...
CHAP. Hebrews 5:11 to Hebrews 6:20. The writer, knowing how unprepared his readers were to admit that the Aaronic priesthood was inferior to that of Melchisedec and to that of Christ (who was the anti...
MADE PROMISE (επαγγειλαμενος). First aorist middle participle of επαγγελλω. Could swear by none greater (κατ' ουδενος ειχεν μειζονος ομοσα). Imperfect active of εχω in sense of εδυνατο as often wit...
Hebrews 6:4 Exhortation. I. The danger of apostasy. The Hebrews had become lukewarm, negligent and inert; the Gospel, once clearly seen and dearly loved by them, had become to them dim and vague; the...
In the previous chapter, Paul was writing to some who ought to have been teachers, but who needed still to be taught the first principles of the gospel; they were such babes in grace that they needed...
CONTENTS: Warning against mixture of law and grace. Danger of tasting the Spirit's work in grace and then going back to ceremonies. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Abraham, Melchisedec. CONCLUS...
Hebrews 6:1. _Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,_ as a builder leaves the foundation to complete the superstructure, _let us go on to perfection,_ which he calls here, _telei...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 6:13 PROMISE TO ABRAHAM. God’s promises to Abraham include those in Genesis 12:1;...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 6:13.—The connection of thought may be thus given: “Follow the godly, I say. Take one such for an instance. Abraham. See how graciously God met his steadfast go...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 6:1, HEBREWS 6:2 WHEREFORE (since it is so incumbent on us to advance out of the state of milk-fed infants), LEAVING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, LET US PRESS ON UNTO...
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, [that is the primaries, the word at the beginning of the gospel of Christ] let us go on to maturity; not laying again the foundation of repe...
Ezekiel 32:13; Genesis 22:15; Hebrews 6:16; Isaiah 45:23; Jere
Illustration of the long - suffering of faith by the example of Abraham. The necessity for emphasizing this element of faith lay in the growing discouragement of the Jewish Christians at the long dela...
For — Ye have abundant encouragement, seeing no stronger promise could be made than that great promise which God made to Abraham, and in him to us....
The apostle having told us in general, that the saints by faith and patience do inherit the promises; instances here paticularly in Abraham, unto whom God made. promise of multiplying his seed greatly...