John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hebrews 3:8
8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: Ver. 8. Harden not your hearts ] Some hearts are so hard that neither ministry, nor misery, nor miracle, nor mercy can possibly mollify them. Such a heart is in some respects worse than hell. And if God broke David’s bones for his adultery, and the angels’ backs for their pride, the Lord, if ever he save any, will break his heart too. As when he marks out a man for eternal misery, he denies him his... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hebrews 3:7
7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Ver. 7. Wherefore as the Holy Ghost ] It is well observed by Calvin, that the words after "wherefore," toHebrews 3:12; Hebrews 3:12 , should be enclosed with a parenthesis, and then the sense is clear. If Jerome and Egranus had observed so much in this and other places, they would not so sharply have censured St Paul for his obscurities and incongruities, and lame senses and sentences. (Jerome Epist. ad Algesiam. Joh.... read more