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F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-99

Hebrews 4 NO WONDER THEN that chapter 4 opens with the words, “Let us therefore fear.” This does not for one moment mean that we should always be filled with slavish dread, always doubting whether, enduring to the end, we shall be saved. It does mean that we should accept the warning which Israel’s history affords, that we should remember the deceitfulness of sin and the weakness of our own hearts, and have a wholesome fear of in any way following in their steps. The beginning of the second... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hebrews 4:14-16

The encouragement offered by our great High Priest: v. 14. Seeing, then, that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. v. 15. For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. v. 16. Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. The... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Hebrews 4:14-16

THIRD SECTIONIExaltation of Jesus Christ above Aaron and his high-priestly successorsThe exaltation of Jesus Christ, as the High-Priest who has passed through the heavens, furnishes a basis for the exhortation to the maintenance of the Christian confessionHebrews 4:14-1614Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, that is [has] passed into [through] the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession [confession, ὁμολογίας]. 15For we have not a high priest which [who] cannot... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Hebrews 4:11-16

Entered by Faith and Prayer Hebrews 4:11-16 There is no escape for disobedience and unbelief, because we have to do with the omniscience of God. The conception of Hebrews 4:12-13 is of a victim appointed for sacrifice and thrown upon its back, that the keen edge of the knife may do its work more readily. The divine scrutiny is still sharper. There is so much of the soul in what we do, that is, of our opinions and activities. God distinguishes between these and those promptings of His Spirit... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 4:1-16

The picture of the whole generation who perished in the wilderness is brought to mind, and the question is, What did they lack, and why did they perish? They did not lack the message of "good tidings." It was preached to them. They did not fail to hear the message. The reason was that "the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard." Where faith is lacking, the provisions of God are unavailing. Nevertheless, the purpose of God abides, and... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:14-16

OUR HIGH PRIEST IN HEAVEN‘Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.’ Hebrews 4:14-Nehemiah : In His Ascension our Lord entered... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:14

‘Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us keep on holding fast our confession.’ While the verb ‘hold fast’ is different here in the Greek from Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14, the idea is the same. It ties in with Hebrews 3:6, ‘if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope’, and Hebrews 3:14 ‘if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end’. The first is the requirement of our being His house, and the second the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:14-16

Hebrews 4:14-Nehemiah : . A short passage which sums up the pre vious argument, and prepares the way for the ensuing discussion of the high-priestly work of Christ. The readers are exhorted to be steadfast in the faith they have professed, knowing that they have a High Priest who ascended through the lower heavens into the very presence of God. And though He is so exalted He is in full sympathy with men, for He has endured our life of temptation, while remaining sinless. He is near to God... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 4:14

The excellency of the great gospel Minister beyond all others in respect of his priestly office, especially beyond Aaron and the Levitical priesthood, is shown by the Holy Ghost:. {Hebrews 4:14-5:11} It is introduced as the Spirit’s counsel to these Hebrews, from the premises, for their using of this High Priest, in order to their reaching home to the rest of God, to whom and whose profession they ought to adhere, since he is so fit and so willing to give them an entrance into it: compare... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Hebrews 4:14-16

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Hebrews 4:14-16The Divine-human High Priest.—This passage introduces the consideration of the priesthood of Christ, to which brief reference is made in Hebrews 3:1. Three things are argued: 1. His extraordinary dignity. 2. His perfect character. 3. His glorious work. The high priest was the prominent man, the example, of the Old Testament dispensation. There is an important distinction between a model and an example, which needs to be kept in view. F. W.... read more