Hebrews 12:22 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 12:22-24

But ye are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. Here, as in Galatians 4:1-31 ., Zion and Jerusalem, ideally regarded, are contrasted with Sinai. The foundation of the conception is in the Old Testament. When David at length won the citadel of Zion, and placed the ark upon it, it was a sort of primary and typical fulfillment of the promise of rest, seen afar off by the patriarchs and from the wilderness. Psalms 24:1-10 ., which was sung on... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:22

But ye are come unto Mount Sion - You who are Christians; all who are under the new dispensation. The design is to “contrast” the Christian dispensation with the Jewish. and to show that its excellencies and advantages were far superior to the religion of their fathers. It had more to win the affections; more to elevate the soul; more to inspire with hope. It had less that was terrific and alarming; it appealed less to the fears and more to the tropes of mankind; but still apostasy from this... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:22

Hebrews 12:22. But ye Who believe in Christ, by your embracing Christianity; are come unto mount Sion Are admitted to the communion of the church of Christ, with its privileges and blessings. Or, ye are come to a dispensation the reverse of all these terrors, even to the mild and gentle discoveries which God makes of himself in the new covenant. For what the apostle intends is evidently to describe that state whereunto believers are called by the gospel: and it is that alone which he... 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 12:22

the living God . See Hebrews 3:12 . heavenly . Greek. epouranios. Compare Hebrews 3:1 . Jerusalem . Compare Galatians 1:4 , Gal 1:26 . Revelation 3:12 ; Revelation 21:2 , Revelation 21:10 . innumerable company = myriads. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:22

But ye are come to mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels.For notes on "angels" and the "city of the living God," see under those titles following Hebrews 1:14 and Hebrews 11:10.At this place, the author turns to a presentation of the glories of the central authority in Christianity, a contrast being at once evident in the two mountains. Sinai was an alien mountain in a foreign land; and Zion was the poetic name for Jerusalem,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:22

Hebrews 12:22. But ye are come unto mount Sion, &c.— There seems to be throughout this whole period a reference to the manifestation which God made of himself upon mount Sion, as being milder than that upon mount Sinai, and the heavenly society with which Christians are incorporated, is considered as resembling the former, (that is, mount Sion,) in those circumstances in which it was more amiable than the latter. Sion was the city of God: in the temple which stood there, cherubims were the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:22

22, 23. to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church—The city of God having been mentioned, the mention of its citizens follows. Believers being like the angels (Job 1:6; Job 38:7), "sons of God," are so their "equals" (Job 38:7- :); and being reconciled through Christ, are adopted into God's great and blessed family. For the full completion of this we pray (Matthew 6:10). English Version arrangement is opposed: (1) by "and" always beginning each new member of the... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 12:22-24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:18-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:22

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

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

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