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Verse 17. _THE HEIRS OF PROMISE_] All the believing posterity of
Abraham, and the nations of the earth or Gentiles in general.
_THE IMMUTABILITY OF HIS COUNSEL_] His unchangeable purpose, to call
the...
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WHEREIN GOD - On account of which; or since an oath had this effect,
God was willing to appeal to it in order to assure his people of
salvation.
WILLING MORE ABUNDANTLY - In the most abundant manner,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THE NECESSITY OF PROGRESS (Hebrews 6:1-3)...
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WHEREIN. In (Greek. _en)_ which.
WILLING. Greek. _boulomai._ App-102.
UNTO. to.
PROMISE. the promise. See Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:22, Gal 1:29.
IMMUTABILITY. unchangeableness. Greek. _to ametath...
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_Wherein_ Rather, "on which principle;" "in accordance with this human
custom."
_willing_ Rather, "wishing." The verb is not _thelôn_, but
_boulomenos_.
_more abundantly_ i.e. than if he had not swo...
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ἘΝ ὮΙ. “_On which principle_”; “in accordance with this
human custom.” The relative might indeed be made to agree with
ὅρκῳ, but it seems better here to regard it as nearly equivalent
to ἐφʼ ᾧ _qua-pr...
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TO WHICH THEY ARE EXHORTED TO HOLD FAST...
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AN ANCHOR FOR OUR SOUL -- HEBREWS 6:16-20 : God's promise of our
heavenly hope provides an anchor for our soul. Two immutable things,
God's promise and the oath of God should cause us to possess a str...
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DISCOURSE: 2294
THE CITY OF REFUGE
Hebrews 6:17. _God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of
promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that
by two immutable things...
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WHEREIN— _Wherefore,_ or _therefore: on which account._ The word
rendered _confirmed,_ εμεσιτευσεν, signifies properly, as
in the margin, _interposed;_ and so it is rendered in many versions....
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_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,...
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THE ANCHOR OF THE SOUL
(Hebrews 6:16-20)
In our last article we saw that the Holy Spirit through Paul exhorted
the people of God to "be not slothful, but followers of them who
through faith and patie...
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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of
promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
WHEREIN - i:e., Which being the case among men, God, in accommodati...
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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...
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6:17 (e-1) Many translate 'wherefore,' 'on which account.'...
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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...
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WHEREIN] i.e. this being the case among men. CONFIRMED _IT_ BY AN
OATH] RV 'interposed' (RM 'mediated') 'with an oath.' The idea is that
as there was no greater who could be called in as a third party...
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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...
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WHEREIN. — Since this is the case.
OF PROMISE. — Rather, _of the promise._ The promise made to Abraham
was substantially and really (see Hebrews 6:13) that which embraced
all Messianic hope; of this p...
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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...
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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...
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ἐν ᾧ περισσότερον.… “Wherefore God, being minded
more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of the promise the
immutability of His purpose, interposed with an oath.” ἐν ᾧ =
διὸ (Theoph.), and see Win...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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Wherein God, willing more (f) abundantly to shew unto the heirs of
promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath:
(f) More than was needed, were it not for the wickedness of men...
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(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,...
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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,...
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17._God, willing, etc. _See how kindly God as a gracious Father
accommodates himself to our slowness to believe; as he sees that we
rest not on his simple word, that he might more fully impress it on...
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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...
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WHEREIN GOD, WILLING,.... Or "wherefore", as the Syriac and Ethiopic
versions render it; that is, whereas an oath is used among men to
confirm anything that might be doubted; therefore God, in
condesc...
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In this last part of the chapter two things are further designed by
the apostle:
1. An explication of the purpose and end of God in his promise, as it
was confirmed by his oath; and therewithal and...
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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise
the immutability of his counsel, confirmed _it_ by an oath:
Ver. 17. _God willing more abundantly_] His word is sufficient, yet...
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HEB. 6:16-17. FOR MEN VERILY SWEAR BY THE GREATER: AND AN OATH FOR
CONFIRMATION (IS) TO THEM AN END OF ALL STRIFE. WHEREIN GOD, WILLING
MORE ABUNDANTLY TO SHEW UNTO THE HEIRS OF PROMISE THE IMMUTABIL...
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_For men verily swear by the greater_ By persons greater than
themselves, whose vengeance they imprecate if they swear falsely; and
particularly by Him who is infinitely greater than themselves; _and...
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WHEREIN; in respect to which matter, namely, the ending of all doubt
and dispute by an oath.
HEIRS OF PROMISE; true believers, to whom God has promised eternal
life. John 10:27-30....
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The certainty of God's promises:...
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WHERE IN GOD, WILLING MORE ABUNDANTLY TO SHOW UNTO THE HEIRS OF
PROMISE THE IMMUTABILITY OF HIS COUNSEL, CONFIRMED IT BY AN OATH,...
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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...
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CONFIRMED IT BY AN OATH:
_ Gr._ interposed himself by an oath...
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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...
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OLBGrk;
The apostle having stated the nature of an oath in the antecedent,
subjoins and applies it in a consequent, in which he shows that God
sware to this end, that his own counsel might appear to b...
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Hebrews 6:17 Thus G1722 G3739 God G2316 determining G1014 (G5740) show
G1925 (G5658) abundantly G4054 heirs...
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Hebrews 6:17. WHEREIN; better, ‘wherefore,' under which
circumstances, in which case, on which principle, _i.e_ man having
this estimate of the value of an oath.
GOD, WILLING TO SHOW MORE ABUNDANTLY...
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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...
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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...
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TO SHEW
(επιδειξα). First aorist active infinitive of
επιδεικνυμ, to show in addition (επι-) to his promise
"more abundantly" (περισσοτερον).THE IMMUTABILITY OF HIS
COUNSEL
(το αμεταθετον της βου...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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GOD WANTED. "To show us in a way we could understand, God added his
vow to the promise. This means he would never change his _purpose_ in
which he promises to accept men as righteous because of their...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 6:17 The TWO UNCHANGEABLE THINGS are God’s
PROMISE/PURPOSE and his OATH....
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 3:7; Exodus 22:11; Galatians 3:29; Genesis 26:28;...
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Wherein [ε ν ω]. Referring to the whole previous clause. In
accordance with this universal human custom.
Willing [β ο υ λ ο μ ε ν ο ς]. Rend. being minded. See on
Matthew 1:19. The immutability [τ ο...
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God interposed by an oath — Amazing condescension! He who is
greatest of all acts as if he were a middle person; as if while he
swears, he were less than himself, by whom he swears! Thou that
hearest...
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Here the apostle acquaints us with the design of God in confirming his
promise, namely, to manifest the immutability of his counsel to us;
that is, his decree and purpose for our salvation; to the int...