Hebrews 4:14-5:2 ESV

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 4:12-16

Hebrews 4:12-16 I. The Word of God judges the Christian below. We are familiar with the Word of God. Like Israel, we possess the treasure in our country, in our families. Do we know that in possessing, reading, and knowing the Scriptures we are under a mighty, solemn and decisive influence, and that this Word judges us now, and will judge us at the last day? The Word is (1) living. It is the seed which appears insignificant, but which, if received in good ground, shows its vitality. Hence it is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-16

Chapter 4Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it ( Hebrews 4:1 ).As you look at your own heart tonight, is it at rest? Have you entered into the rest of God? Do you have that deep peace of Christ tonight filling your mind, your heart, and your life? Or is there anxiety, strife, turmoil, unrest? What is the condition of your heart tonight? Let us beware, let us be careful. God has given us the promise of rest.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 4:1-16

Hebrews 4:1 . Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. This caution is repeated from the preseding chapter, but the reading does not satisfy. The ancient Israelites really did come short of the promised land, and the caution is expressly against casting away the gospel, making shipwreck of faith, and of a good conscience. Δοκη is not videatur, “should seem,” but as in Montanus, who follows the Vulgate, ... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Hebrews 4:14-16

Hebrews 4:14-16A great High PriestOur great High PriestI.PRACTICAL FEATURES OF OUR LORD’S PRIESTHOOD. 1. It is an argument for steadfastness in the Christian life. (1) The fact that Christ is our Priest (Hebrews 4:14). (2) That heaven is the sphere of the exercise of His priesthood. 2. It is an encouragement to the faith of the believer. (1) Because of the sympathy of our great High Priest (Hebrews 4:15). (2) Because of His personal experience of temptations. (3) Because of His sinlessness. (4)... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hebrews 4:14

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. Ver. 14. We have a great high priest] Who by a new and living way will bring us into the rest above mentioned. A great high priest Christ is, because, 1. Real, not typical; 2. Eternal, and needed not succession, as Aaron; 3. Entering (not into the holy places made with hands, but) into heaven itself, Hebrews 9:23 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hebrews 4:14

a great: Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:5, Hebrews 3:6 that is: Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 6:20, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:24, Hebrews 10:12, Hebrews 12:2, Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, Acts 1:11, Acts 3:21, Romans 8:34 Jesus: Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 1:8, Mark 1:1 let: Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 10:23 Reciprocal: Exodus 40:33 - hanging Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Leviticus 16:2 - that he die not Leviticus 16:13 - the cloud... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hebrews 4:14

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.Having therefore a great high priest — Great indeed, being the eternal Son of God, that is passed through the heavens - As the Jewish high priest passed through the veil into the holy of holies, carrying with him the blood of the sacrifices, on the yearly day of atonement; so our great high priest went once for all through the visible heavens, with the virtue of... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:14

III. THE SON AS OUR DIVINE HIGH PRIEST FULLY CONTEMPLATED, Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 4:14 to Hebrews 10:18. A. INTRODUCTORY, Hebrews 4:14 to Hebrews 6:20. 1. Recurrence to former view (Hebrews 2:9-18) of our High Priest, Hebrews 4:14-16. 14. Seeing Joins on to Hebrews 2:18, and continues the description of the approachable sympathy of the suffering Saviour. Then Or, therefore. In view of the stern nature of the divine legation (apostleship) of the Messiah. Seeing that this terrible... read more