These words are an exhortation to the believing Hebrews, to CONSIDER and ponder in their hearts the high dignity and excellency of Christ, as the great prophet and apostle of his church; and in them, Observe 1. The title given to the Hebrews, unto whom the exhortation is directed; he styles them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because the Jews had generally too high an opinion of Moses, our apostle here enters upon. comparison between Christ and Moses, thus, "As Moses was faithful, so was Christ in declaring the will, the whole will, of God unto his church. Was Moses universally faithful, faithful in all his house; so did... [ Continue Reading ]
Our apostle having, in comparison between Christ and Moses, and showed in general wherein thay were alike and did agree; he proceeds now to evince the preference of Christ, and to show in sundry signal instances his exaltation above Moses; THIS MAN, meaning the Messiah, WAS COUNTED WORTHY OF MORE GL... [ Continue Reading ]
The apostle having proved our Lord Jesus Christ to be the great Prophet and Teacher of his church, doth in these words draw an inference from the foregoing conclusion: namely, that seeing Christ is the chief apostle and prophet of his church, seeing he was. teacher sent of God to instruct the world... [ Continue Reading ]
The apostle having propounded the example of the Israelites, in the foregoing verses, to the consideration of the Hebrews, here he advises them to take care that they do not imitate the old Israelites in their unbelief, which will endanger our revolt from God now, as it did theirs then: TAKE HEED LE... [ Continue Reading ]
These words afford us. special remedy against the forementioned evil of apostasy, and that is mutual exhortation to constancy of religion: Exhort one another, ministers the people, and the people their ministers, and themselves mutually. Learn hence, That sedulous and mutual exhortation is. special... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, hereby we shall declare ourselves to be made partakers of Christ and his saving benefit, if we persevere in the faith of the gospel, of which we have begun to make. profession of Christianity, either through fear or flattery, were never made partakers of Christ, nor savingly united to him:... [ Continue Reading ]
The intention of our apostle in these and the following verses, is to confirm his preceding exhortation, to hearken unto the voice of Christ, speaking in and by the gospel; and this he does by propounding the example of the Israelites, who came forth by propounding the example of the Israelites, who... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, The party grieved, God; the parties grieving, THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL: The time of both, FORTY YEARS; the occasion of this grief, sin in general, unbelief in particular, hardness of heart, and final apostasy; the punishment of their sin, THEIR CARCASES FELL IN THE WILDERNESS. Learn 1. Th... [ Continue Reading ]