Hebrews 6:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 6:17

Wherein God - On account of which; or since an oath had this effect, God was willing to appeal to it in order to assure his people of salvation.Willing more abundantly - In the most abundant manner, or to make the case as sure as possible. It does not mean more abundantly than in the case of Abraham, but that he was willing to give the most ample assurance possible. Coverdale renders it correctly, “very abundantly.”The heirs of promise - The heirs to whom the promise of life pertained; that is,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 6:16-17

Hebrews 6:16-17. For men verily swear by the greater By persons greater than themselves, whose vengeance they imprecate if they swear falsely; and particularly by Him who is infinitely greater than themselves; and an oath for confirmation To confirm what is promised or asserted; is to them an end of all strife Πασης αντιλογιας περας , usually puts an end to all contradiction. This shows that an oath taken in a religious manner, is lawful, even under the gospel: otherwise the apostle... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 6:9-20

Encouragement to sincere believers (6:9-20)Although some who received this letter needed such solemn warnings, others had clearly shown by their changed lives that they were genuine Christians. The writer has no doubts about such people (9-10). He encourages them to keep up the good work. They are not to lose heart or become lazy, but persevere to the end (11-12).Warnings of judgment need not unsettle the believers concerning their assurance of salvation. When God promises salvation he keeps... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 6:17

Wherein = In (Greek. en) which. willing . Greek. boulomai. App-102 . unto = to. promise = the promise. See Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:22 , Gal 1:29 . immutability = unchangeableness. Greek. to ametatheton. The neut. of the adjective used as a noun. Here and in Hebrews 6:18 . Figure of speech Antimereia . App-6 (3). counsel . Greek. boule. App-102 . confirmed it = intervened. Greek. mesiteuo. Only here. Compare Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:19 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 6:17

Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.The two immutable things are the promise of God and the oath by which it was confirmed. Boatman noted the opinion of some that the two immutable things arethe oath made to Abraham respecting a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 6:17

Hebrews 6:17. Wherein— Wherefore, or therefore: on which account. The word rendered confirmed, εμεσιτευσεν, signifies properly, as in the margin, interposed; and so it is rendered in many versions. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 6:17

17. Wherein—that is, Which being the case among men, God, in accommodation to their manner of confirming covenants, superadded to His sure word His oath: the "TWO immutable things" (Hebrews 6:18). willing . . . counsel—Greek, "willing . . . will"; words akin. Expressing the utmost benignity [BENGEL]. more abundantly—than had He not sworn. His word would have been amply enough; but, to make assurance doubly sure, He "interposed with an oath" (so the Greek). Literally, He acted as Mediator,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 6:13-20

B. The Basis for Confidence and Steadfastness 6:13-20Again the change in genre, this time from exhortation to exposition, signals a new literary unit within the epistle. Here the writer proceeded to expound the reliability of God’s promise to Christians through Jesus Christ’s high priestly ministry. Notice the repetition of key words introduced in Hebrews 6:12 as the exposition unfolds. This pericope contains a strong argument for the believer’s eternal security, so it is unlikely that we... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 6:16-18

When a person wants to end an argument, one way to do so is to appeal to a higher authority with an oath. For example, some people do this by saying, "I am telling the truth so help me God." Even God used an oath to guarantee His promise to bless Abraham greatly (Genesis 22:16; cf. Exodus 32:13; Isaiah 45:23; Jeremiah 22:5; Jeremiah 49:13). God swearing by Himself signifies that He binds His word to His character. Thus God gave Abraham double assurance that He would indeed deliver what He had... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Hebrews 6:17

6:17 (e-1) Many translate 'wherefore,' 'on which account.' read more

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