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
testimony of all the faithful, from Abel down, which constituted the
moral atmosphere in which the H... [ Continue Reading ]
22 There is a studied contrast here between the scene presented to the
physical eye at Mount Sinai and the prospect of faith in connection
with the new covenant. Mount Sinai itself is suggestive of another
mountain which is the ultimate home of Israel in the new earth. The
Lord is present, as He was... [ Continue Reading ]