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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hebrews 12:5

5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Ver. 5. And ye have forgot the exhortation ] Or, have ye forgot the consolation? a Are the consolations of God small unto you? Job 15:11 . Do ye, instead of wrestling with God, wrangle with him, refusing to be comforted (as Rachel), out of the pettishness of your spirits, as he, Psa 77:2 ? Will ye not, as children, eat... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hebrews 12:5

ye have forgotten: Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:10, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:83, Psalms 119:109, Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 4:5, Matthew 16:9, Matthew 16:10, Luke 24:6, Luke 24:8 the exhortation: Hebrews 12:7, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 3:12 despise: Job 5:17, Job 5:18, Job 34:31, Psalms 94:12, Psalms 118:18, Psalms 119:75, Jeremiah 31:18, 1 Corinthians 11:32, James 1:12, Revelation 3:19 nor faint: Hebrews 12:3, Hebrews 12:4, Joshua 7:7-1 Kings :, 2 Samuel 6:7-:, 1 Chronicles 13:9-:, 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hebrews 12:5

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:And yet ye seem already to have forgotten the exhortation - Wherein God speaketh to you with the utmost tenderness.Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord — Do not slight or make little of it; do not impute any affliction to chance or second causes but see and revere the hand of God in it.Neither faint when thou art... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:5

5. Ye have forgotten Perhaps this is truly a question: have ye forgotten? It then becomes a gentle, yet reproving reminder. Children Greek, sons. Chastening Inflictions intended to reform, not to punish with irrevocable retribution. The good are disciplined, the incorrigible are vindicatively punished. When we suffer let us remember our sins, and be submissive. But our author puts it better even than this. When we suffer let us see in it a proof of our divine sonship, a promise of our... read more

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