Thursday, 25 April 2019

…and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. Hebrews 12:19

The author now continues with the awesome display of the Lord which was witnessed on Mount Sinai, beginning this verse with, “and the sound of a trumpet.”… Read the rest

Wednesday, 24 April 2019

For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, Hebrews 12:18

What seems like an unlikely transition, the author now goes from the account of Esau to the reception of the Law of Moses at Mount Sinai.… Read the rest

Tuesday, 23 April 2019

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. Hebrews 12:17

This refers to Esau and what is said of him in the previous verse –

“…lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.”… Read the rest

Monday, 22 April 2019

…lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.  Hebrews 12:16

The author continues now with examples of a person becoming defiled which was mentioned in the previous verse. He gives two examples, which are connected in one thought in this translation.… Read the rest

Sunday, 21 April 2019

…looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; Hebrews 12:15

The author just admonished his readers to “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.”… Read the rest