Hebrews 12:1-29
Jim Watt
jmbetter at gmail.com
Sun Feb 7 18:23:26 PST 2010
“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*
*Jim & Marie Watt*
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*February 7, 2010 <http://www.2rbetter.org/>*
*M. HEBREWS 12:1-29*
*STRONG EXHORTATIONS TO LIVE THE VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE*
*1. 12:1-13 OT EXAMPLES ENCOURAGE US TO ENDURE ALL TESTINGS*
*a. 12:1-2 JESUS AND PAST SAINTS: OUR EXAMPLE FOR ENDURANCE*
Toi-gaROUN kai h*e*MEIS,
*Therefore now we also, *
toSOUton Echon-tes pe-riKEIme-non [4029] h*e*MIN NEphos [3509] marTUr*o*n
[3144],
*having so great a cloud of witnesses encompassing us,*
OGkon [3591] a-poTHEme-noi [659] PANta, kai t*e*n eu-peRIsta-ton
[2139]ha-marTIan,
*let us lay aside every weight, and the easily besetting sin,*
di' hu-po-moN*E*S [5281] TREch*o*-men [5143] ton proKEIme-non [4295] h*e*MIN
aG*O*na [73],
*and** let us run with patience the race set before us,*
a-phoR*O*Ntes [872] eis ton t*e*s PIste-*o*s ar-ch*e*GON [747] kai te-lei-*o
*T*E*N [5051] 'I*e*SOUN,
*2 looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of the faith,*
hos anTI t*e*s pro-keiMEn*e*s [4295] auT*O* chaRAS [5479] huPEmei-nen
[5278]stauRON
[4716],
*who for the joy set before him endured a cross, *
aiSCHUn*e*s [152] ka-ta-proN*E*sas [2706],
*despising shame,*
en de-xiA te tou THROnou tou TheOU keKAthi-ken [2523].
*and has sat down at the right of the throne of :God.*
*b. 12:3 JESUS: OUR EXAMPLE IN ENDURANCE DESPITE PERSECUTION*
a-na-loGIsas-the [357] gar ton toiAUt*e*n hu-po-me-me-n*e*KOta [5278] huPO t
*o*n ha-mar-t*o*L*O*N [268]
*For consider him that has endured such gainsaying of :sinners*
eis he-auTOUS an-ti-loGIan [485] HIna m*e* KAm*e*-te [2577],
*against himself that you weary not, *
tais psuCHAIS huM*O*N ek-luOme-noi [1590].
*fainting in your :souls.*
*c. 12:4-6 CHASTENING: GOD'S TOOL TO REFINE US*
OUp*o* MEchris HAIma-tos [129] an-ti-kaTEst*e*-te [478], pros t*e*n
ha-marTIan an-ta-g*o*-niZOme-noi [464]:* *
*You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against :sin:*
kai eKLEl*e*s-the [1585] t*e*s pa-raKL*E*se-*o*s [3874] H*E*tis huMIN h*o*s
huiOIS di-aLEge-tai [1256],
*5 and have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with sons,*
HuiE mou, m*e* o-liG*O*rei [3643] paiDEIas [3809] KuRIou,
*My son, regard not lightly the Lord's chastening,*
m*e*DE eKLUou [1590] hup' auTOU e-legCHOme-nos [1651];
*Nor faint when reproved of him;*
hon gar a-gaPA KUri-os paiDEUei [3811],
*6 For whom the Lord loves he chastens,*
ma-stiGOI [3146] de PANa huiON hon pa-raDEche-tai [3858].
*And scourges every son whom he receives.*
*d. 12:7 CHASTENING: A PROOF OF SONSHIP*
eis paiDEIan [3809] hu-poMEne-te [5278];
*It is** for chastening **that you endure; *
h*o*s huiOIS huMIN prosPHEre-tai [4374] ho TheOS;
*:God deals with you as with sons;*
tis gar huiOS hon ou paiDEUei [3811] pa-T*E*R?
*for what son is there whom a father chastens not?*
*e. 12:8 BASTARDS: MARKED BY THE ESCAPE OF CHASTISEMENT*
ei de ch*o*RIS es-te paiDEIas, h*e*s MEto-choi [3353] geGOna-si PANtes,
*But if you are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers,*
Ara NOthoi [3541], kai ouch huiOI es-te.
*then are you bastards, and not sons.*
*f. 12:9 ALL CHASTENERS: WORTHY OF RESPECT*
EIta, tous men t*e*s sarKOS [4561] h*e*M*O*N paTEras EIcho-men pai-deuTAS
[3810],
*Furthermore, we had the fathers of our :flesh as chasteners,*
kai e-ne-trePOme-tha [1788]: ou poLU MALlon
*and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather*
hu-po-ta-g*e*SOme-tha [5293] t*o*n paTRI t*o* pneuMAt*o*n, kai Z*E*so-men
[2198]?
*be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?*
*g. 12:10 GOD: SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER CHASTENERS*
hoi men gar pros oLIgas h*e*MEras kaTA to doKOUN [1380] auTOIS ePAIdeu-on
[3811];
*For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them;*
ho de ePI to sumPHEron [4851], eis to me-ta-laBEIN [3335] t*e*s ha-giOt*e*-tos
[41] auTOU.
*but he for :profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.*
*h. 12:11 RIGHTEOUSNESS: THE FRUIT OF CHASTISEMENT*
PAsa men paiDEIa [3809] pros men to paRON ou doKEI chaRAS EInai alLA LUp*e*s
[3077];
*Now all chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous;*
HUste-ron de karPON [2590] ei-r*e*-niKON [1516] tois di' auT*E*S
*yet afterward yields to those exercised by it*
ge-gum-nasMEnois [1128] a-poDId*o*-sin [591] di-kai-oSUn*e*s.
*peaceable fruit of righteousness.*
*i. 12:12-13 UNDERSTANDING GOD'S WAYS - BRINGS POISE*
di' ho tas pa-reiMEnas [3935] CHEIras [5495],
*Wherefore straighten the hanging down hands, *
kai ta pa-ra-le-luMEna [3886] GOna-ta [1119] a-norTH*O*sa-te [461];
*and the paralyzed knees;*
kai tro-chiAS [5163] orTHAS [3717] poiEIte tois poSIN huM*O*N,
*13 and make straight paths for your :feet, *
HIna m*e* to ch*o*LON [5560] ek-traP*E* [1624], i-aTH*E* [2390] de MALlon.
*that what is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.*
*2. 12:14-17 THROUGH HOLINESS AVOID APOSTASY AND SENSUALITY*
*a. 12:14-16 PEACE AND SANCTIFICATION: TO BE GUARDED*
EiR*E*n*e*n di*O*ke-te [1377] meTA PANt*o*n, kai ton ha-gi-asMON [38]
*Follow after peace with all, and the sanctification*
hou ch*o*RIS ouDEIS Opse-tai [3700] ton KUri-on:
*without which no one shall see the Lord:*
e-pi-skoPOUNtes [1983] m*e* tis hu-steR*O*N [5302] aPO t*e*s CHAri-tos tou
TheOU;
*15 looking carefully lest there be any that falls short of the grace of
:God;*
m*e* tis 'RIza [4491] piKRIas [4088] An*o* PHUou-sa [5453] e-noCHL*E* [1776]
,
*lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you,*
kai di' auT*E*S mi-anTH*O*sin [3392] hoi polLOI;
*and by it the many be defiled;*
m*e* tis PORnos [4205], *e* BEb*e*-los [951], h*o*s *E*-SAU,
*16 lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau,*
hos anTI BR*O*se-*o*s [1035] miAS aPEdo-to [591] ta pr*o*-toTOki-a
[4415]he-auTOU.
*who for one piece of food sold his own :birthrights.*
*b. 12:17 BITTERNESS OF ESAU IN HIS REAPING*
ISte gar HOti kai meTEpei-ta THEl*o*n kl*e*-ro-noM*E*sai [2816]
*For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit*
t*e*n eu-loGIan [2129], a-pe-do-kiMASth*e* [593];
*the blessing, he was disapproved;*
me-taNOIas [3341] gar TOpon [5117] ouch HEUren,
*for he found no place for repentance in his father,*
KAIper meTA daKRU*o*n [1144] ek-z*e*T*E*sas [1567] auT*E*N.
*though he sought it diligently with tears.*
*3. 12:18-29 WARNING: BIRTHRIGHTS CAN BE LOST*
*a. 12:18-24 THE HIGHER TERMS FOR NEW COVENANT SAINTS*
Ou gar pro-se-l*e*LUtha-te [4334] ps*e*-la-ph*o*MEn*o* [5584],
*For you are not come to a mount that might be touched,*
kai ke-kauMEn*o* [2545] puRI [4442], kai GNOph*o* [1105], kai ZOph*o* [4655],
kai thuELl*e* [2366],
*and that burned with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,*
kai SALpig-gos [4536] *E*ch*o*, kai ph*o*N*E* [5456] 'r*e*MAt*o*n;
*19 and sound of a trumpet, and voice of words;*
h*e*s hoi aKOUsan-tes pa-r*e*T*E*san-to [3868] pro-steTH*E*nai [4369] auTOIS
LOgon;
*which voice they that heard entreated that no word be added for them;*
ouk Ephe-ron gar to di-a-stelLOme-non [1291],
*20 for they could not endure what was enjoined,*
Ka' 'n th*e*RIon [2342] THIg*e* [2345] tou Orous, li-tho-bo-l*e*TH*E*se-tai
[3036];
*If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;*
kai HOUt*o* phobeRON [5398] *e*n to phan-taZOme-non [5324], M*o*-uS*E*S
EIpen,
*21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said,*
EK-phoBOS [1630] ei-mi kai ENtro-mos [1790]:
*I exceedingly fear and quake:*
alLA pro-se-l*e*LUtha-te [4334] Zi*O*N Orei, kai POlei TheOU Z*O*Ntos [2198]
,
*22 but you are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God,*
'Ie-rou-saL*E*M, kai mu-riAsin [3461] ag-geL*O*N,
*heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,*
pa-n*e*GUrei [3831] kai ek-kl*e*SIa pr*o*-toTOk*o*n [4416] a-po-ge-gramMEn*o
*n [583] en ou-raNOIS,
*23 a general assembly and church of firstborn enrolled in the heavens,*
kai kriT*E* [2923] The*O* PANt*o*n, kai PNEUma-si diKAI*o*n te-te-lei-*o*MEn
*o*n [5048],
*and to God, Judge of all, and to spirits of perfected just men,*
kai di-aTH*E*k*e*s [1242] NEas [3501] meSIt*e* [3316], 'I*e*SOU,
*24 and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant,*
kai HAIma-ti 'ran-tisMOU [4473] KREITton [2909] laLOUNti paRA ton HAbel.
*and to blood of sprinkling that speaks better than :Abel.*
*b. 12:25a A CHARGE*
BLEpe-te m*e* pa-raiT*E*s*e*s-the [3868] ton laLOUNta.
*See you refuse not him that speaks.*
*c. 12:25b-26 A WARNING OF FUTURE TRIALS*
ei gar eKEInoi ouk eXEphu-gon [1093] ePI g*e*s pa-rai-t*e*SAme-noi [3868]ton chr
*e*-maTIzon-ta [5537],
*For if THEY escaped not when they refused him that warned on earth,*
poLU MALlon h*e*MEIS hoi ton ap' ou-raN*O*N a-po-strePHOme-noi [854]:
*much less we who turn away from him that is from the heavens:*
hou h*e* ph*o*N*E* t*e*n g*e*n eSAleu-sen [4531] TOte: nun de eP*E*Ggel-tai
[1861],
*26 whose :voice then shook the earth: but now he has promised,*
LEg*o*n, Eti HApax eG*O* SEIs*o* [4579] ou MOnon t*e*n g*e*n,
*saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only,*
alLA kai ton ou-raNON.
*but also the heaven.*
*d. 12:27 THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE FUTURE TRIAL*
to de, Eti HApax, d*e*LOI t*e*n t*o*n sa-leu-oMEn*o*n [4531] meTAthe-sin
[3331],
*And this, Yet once more, signifies the removing of the things shaken,*
h*o*s pe-poi-*e*MEn*o*n [4160], HIna MEIn*e* [3306] ta m*e* sa-leuOme-na
[4531].
*as of things made, that those not shaken may remain.*
*e. 12:28-29 THE SOBER WALK IT BEHOOVES US TO TAKE IN THE LIGHT OF THIS*
Di' HO, ba-siLEIan [932] aSAleu-ton [761] pa-ra-lamBAnon-tes [3880], Ech*o*-men
CHArin [5485],
*Wherefore, receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us have grace,*
di' H*E*S laTREU*o*-men [3000] eu-aRESt*o*s [2102] t*o* The*O* meTA
eu-laBEIas [2128] kai DEous:
*whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to :God with godly fear and awe:
*
kai gar ho TheOS h*e*M*O*N pur [4442] ka-ta-naLIskon [2654].
*29 For our :God is indeed a consuming fire.*
*NOTE**: *12:1 - “So great a cloud of witnesses!” - This word came to Rees
Howells by his pastor in a very crowded evening congregation just before as
a young man he was leaving Wales to go to America to make much money. It was
a phrase that he hadn't remembered hearing before. But the pastor said it as
if he knew Rees was listening in the crowded foyer - “Young man, you may be
leaving home where relatives and friends will not know what you are doing, *
But* - *the cloud of witnesses* will be on your side, and aware of what you
do.” This had a marked effect on Rees, and kept him *true* to his
convictions and faith all the time he was in America. Every time he was
tempted to leave his former life-style, he remembered “the cloud of
witnesses”.
And who were in this cloud? The writer of Hebrews states, “*Therefore* *now
we also, having ...”* One has said, “Ask - What is that *therefore* there
for?” It is referring back to Hebrews 11 and the cloud of OT witnesses
mentioned there.
Another has asked - “but do we today not have NT saints in that cloud
also?” I should not doubt but that is so. But the writer of Hebrews is
specifically referring to the cloud of *that* day, and is referring to
examples he mentioned in the previous chapter. I believe it is important
that we strive to be true to the context. By outlining sentence by sentence
the entire NT according to Panin's Bible Numerics, and summarizing these
into paragraphs and sections, we learn the importance of “context” according
to God's thinking. In humanity we will all miss this general rule at times -
but nonetheless, it is good to keep it in mind and strive to be accurate.
12:1-13 is a strong exhortation for all of us to understand the mercy of
God in chastening us for our good. Even Jesus as the Son of Man underwent
this. How much more will *we* profit from this mercy. Without merciful
chastening and discipline, *we* are the losers. One of our sons said to me
after a spanking, “Dad, I know why you spank us when we need it. You don't
want us to turn out to be brats like those kids who don't get spanked.”
12:14-17 - The Spirit through the writer exhorts us to seek peace and *
sanctification*! Interesting! Without these two we won't see the Lord!
Blessed are the peace-*makers*, for *they* shall see God! How encouraging,
and how confirmatory. See some of the dangers eliminated through
sanctification: a root of bitterness; a fornicator; a profane person!
12:18-29 - This is an an amazing passage. Actually, it is a fearful or
fearsome passage. It should put the fear of God into us. And -* “The fear of
the LORD is the **beginning** of wisdom and understanding.”* Israel and
Moses at Mount Sinai, felt tremendous fear at His presence when the Angel of
the LORD, (pre-incarnate Jesus - we believe) gave the 10 commandments. This
is an example here .
This remarkable passage ends with reference to *an Unshakable Kingdom*. God
strongly quickened this description to E. Stanley Jones, plus Hebrews 13:8,
referring to Jesus as “the Unchanging Person.” Dr. Jones put the 2
descriptions together and wrote a book entitled “The Unshakable Kingdom and
the Unchanging Person.” It has recently been reprinted. By all means find it
on the “Net” and make it yours. Bob Mumford felt it was one of the most
important books he had ever come across. I agree. It will change, or at
least *affect* your life. It did mine.
In 12:22-23 we read of the *heavenly Jerusalem*, and the *church of the
firstborn* enrolled in *the* heavens. My first mentor in 1944 sent to me by
God, was Sister Mary Bertha Allquist. Verse 23 was one her favorite Bible
verses. She as a converted Jew had literally memorized the entire Bible,
much of it in Hebrew. I saw 4 of her former Bibles, so literally worn out
that the pages and binding were loose, and her fingers turning pages had
literally worn the page back to the print. It was Sister Mary Bertha who
opened the mysteries of the Urim and Thummim to me, and the deep
significance of the Feasts of the Lord as recorded in Leviticus 23. - J.A.W.
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