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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:25

Hebrews 12:25. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh (He alludes to his having just said that his blood speaketh;) namely, Christ, who speaks to you in the gospel, and by his Spirit and messengers, and whose speaking, even now, is a prelude to the final scene. In this command the apostle has respect to the double solemn charge given by God to his church to hear and obey his Son: the first, Deuteronomy 18:15; Deuteronomy 18:19, The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet, unto... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:18-29

God’s mercy and God’s judgment (12:18-29)There is no similarity between the experience of Israelite people under the old covenant and that of Christians under the new. Events that accompanied the giving of the law at Mount Sinai show that people saw the old covenant as something terrifying (18-21; cf. Exodus 19:12-13; Exodus 20:18-19). By contrast, Christians see the new covenant as something joyful. They are not kept at a distance from God as the Israelites were at Mount Sinai, but come right... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:25

See . Greek. blepo. App-133 . refuse . Same word as "intreat", Hebrews 12:19 . spake . Greek. chrematizo. See Hebrews 8:5 ; Hebrews 11:7 . earth . Greek. ge . App-129 . if we = who. turn away . Greek. apostrepho, as Acts 3:26 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:25

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth; much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven.This is a recapitulation of the argument in Hebrews 10:28-30, to the effect that, if God punished the disobedient of the old dispensation, the punishment of the disobedient under the new dispensation is even more certain, this being due to the greater dignity of the mediator, Christ being superior to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:25

Hebrews 12:25. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.— That is, Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant. Dr. Sykes paraphrases the verse well, thus: "Look to it, therefore, and see that you do not, as your fathers did, refuse to attend to him who hath now spoken to you [by this gracious dispensation]; for if every transgression received a just recompence of reward, and your fathers were so strictly punished, who refused to regard him that spake to them from mount Sinai, how much more may we... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:25

25. refuse not—through unbelief. him that speaketh—God in Christ. As the blood of sprinkling is represented as speaking to God for us, :-; so here God is represented as speaking to us (Hebrews 1:1; Hebrews 1:2). His word now is the prelude of the last "shaking" of all things (Hebrews 1:2- :). The same word which is heard in the Gospel from heaven, will shake heaven and earth (Hebrews 1:2- :). who refused him—Greek, "refusing as they did." Their seemingly submissive entreaty that the word... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 12:14-25

V. LIFE IN A HOSTILE WORLD 12:14-13:25This final major section of the book perhaps grew out of the writer’s reflection on the Greek text of Proverbs 4:26-27. He specified how his readers could "make straight paths for your feet" (Hebrews 12:13)."In the final division of the homily the writer provides the members of the house church with a fresh orientation for life as Christians in a hostile society. The new people of God are engaged in pilgrimage to the city of God. This world is not their... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 12:14-29

A. The Danger of Unresponsiveness (the Fifth Warning) 12:14-29The writer now turned from the hearers’ responsibility as they experienced suffering (Hebrews 12:1-13) to the peril of rejecting God who continues to speak to us through His Son using the Scriptures. As the preceding pericope (Hebrews 12:1-13), this one is also a chiasm.A Exhortation (Hebrews 12:14-17) B Exposition (Hebrews 12:18-24)A’ Exhortation (Hebrews 12:25-29)"The synthesis of so many significant themes and motifs within a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 12:25

The One speaking probably refers to God. "Him who warned them on earth" probably refers to God when He spoke from Mt. Sinai. The contrast is not primarily between the persons who spoke but between the places from which God spoke (cf. Hebrews 12:26). Another view is that the contrast is between a human oracle of God (Moses) and the divine Voice (Christ). [Note: Moffatt, p. 220.] This contrast would have been especially impressive to Jewish Christians. The present warning came from God in heaven... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 12:25-29

3. The consequences of apostasy 12:25-29The writer shifted again from exposition to exhortation. The hook word "speak" (Gr. lalounti and lalounta) in Hebrews 12:24-25 ties the two sections together. read more

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