THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS…22

June 27, 2023

The Son of God greater than Moses, so Unbelief towards Him incurs a Heavier Punishment than befell Unbelieving Israel in the Wilderness. Heb. 3:6-8

  1. …That is, we belong to the family over which Christ is placed, and not to that which was subject to Moses. If we hold fast. The only evidence which they could have that they belonged to the family of Christ, would be that they held fast the confidence which they had unto the end. The confidence. The Christian has a confident and a rejoicing hope. It is (1.) confident—bold—firm… It is (2.) rejoicing—triumphant, exulting. Why should not the hope of heaven fill with joy? Why should not he exult who has the prospect of everlasting happiness? Unto the end…No evidence can be strong enough to prove that a man is a Christian, unless it leads him to persevere to the end of life.” Bernes, Albert, Frew, Robert
  2. e sentence is completed in v. 12: “Wherefore take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.” Pink Arthur W.
  3. .” Third, He is the Author of the Old Testament Scriptures, therefore are they of Divine inspiration and authority.” Pink Arthur W 2Sam. 23:2, Act. 1:16, 2Pet. 1:21.
  4. .
  5. . “Unto you, O men I call; and My voice is to the sons of man” (Pro. 8:4), Ps. 81:11, 13, Is. 55:3, Matt. 17:5, Jn. 10:3, 16, 27, Re. 3:20.
  6. -“hardening their hearts, turning the deaf ear to the calls and counsels of Christ: “When he tells you of the evil of sin, the excellency of holiness, the necessity of receiving him by faith as your Saviour, do not shut your ear and heart against such a voice as this.” Observe, the hardening of our hearts is the spring of all our other sins.” M. Henry ver. 12, 13. Ex. 8:15, 2Kg. 17:14, Pr. 28:14; 29:1, “As in the provocation. Here it refers to what they did to embitter the mind of God against them…to provoke him to wrath. The word temptation here refers to the various provocations by which they tried the patience of God. In the wilderness. The word wilderness in the Scriptures commonly means a desert.  “One provocation was in demanding bread at Sin; a second for want of water at Massah or Meribah; a third time at Sinai with the golden calf; a fourth time at Taberah for want of flesh; a fifth time at Kadesh when they refused to go up into Canaan, and the oath came that they should die in the wilderness. A like refusal may prevent us from entering into rest.”—Dr. J. P. Wilson. Num. 14:11, 22, 23, Deut. 9:22–24,Ps. 78:18; 106:14. 1Cor. 10:9.