Epistle to the hebrews, the book of hebrews commentary. In other words, if we would take the epistle to the hebrews out of the bible, what would this do to our understanding of the truth of god or of the gospel. The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously well known to the original recipients. Biblical studies from the book of hebrews bible study guide. And of necessity of faith in christ, and of stedfastly following him. Matthew henrys commentary on the whole bible is an exhaustive study tool, used by countless scholars and laymen for well over 100 years.
In this commentary, pastor david explains and applies the book of hebrews chapter by chapter, verse by verse. Lane, word biblical commentary wbc, thomas nelson, 1991, 372 pp. However, doubt on pauline authorship in the roman church is reported by eusebius. This commentary reveals the true purpose of the book of hebrews. Hebrews 1 commentary new testament matthew henry st. The believers are seen as men on earth having free entrance to god and a heavenly calling by the work of christ. Epistle to the hebrews, the book of hebrews commentary, bible study but we see jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour.
The epistle to the hebrews, or letter to the hebrews, or in the greek manuscripts, simply to the hebrews. The book of hebrews proves that we can never understand the old. Notice you may notice many scripture verse notations on these web pages, by sliding your mouse over the verse you will see a popup of verse, by clicking the verse you will be sent to a full chapter reading. The structure of the book of hebrews is a different from other new testament books. Hebrews is one of the three new testament commentaries on a single old testament verse. Bible study series on the book of hebrews chapter by chapter savedbyhim01 20180911t03. And hebrews presents christ and his service in the heavens as antitype and fulfilment of the old testament instructions of service. Hebrews each file is a pdf ready to print these pdfs are in a question and answer format making them an ideal for a small group bible study index introduction how preterism explains hebrews chapter 1 superior to angels chapter 2 superior to man chapter 3 superior to moses. A bible commentary on the books of daniel and revelation is expected to be enlarged over time as hard copy commentary notes are scanned, typed and edited in webpage format. Yet we should not give up just because it is difficult. Understand the epistle to the hebrews free downloadable.
Humble, cautious fear is urged, lest any should come short of the promised rest, through unbelief. These words of comfort, intended to help early believers to hold fast to the christian hope without wavering in the face of persecution, ridicule, and insults, contain lessons. Study the bible online using commentary on hebrews and more. Hebrews free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. There is anonymity of both author and recipients because these details are not included in the text of the letter. Hebrews differs in some respect with the other epistles of the nt. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. This commentary covers every chapter and nearly every verse in the bible, providing a thorough commentary on the holy scriptures.
Print commentary on hebrews david guzik enduring word. Bible commentary produced by tow project hebrews summons us into the world of gods promise to abraham a promise to bring all humanity into the sacred space of his kingdom. Comparison between the priesthood of christ and that of the jews, hebrews 10. God spake to his ancient people at sundry times, through successive generations, and in divers manners, as he thought proper. The purpose and will of god, as declared by the psalmist, relative to the salvation of the world by the incarnation of christ. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Top 5 commentaries on the book of hebrews ligonier ministries. There are a number of helpful commentaries on the book of hebrews, and the following are five of the best. You can either pay by credit card, visa, mastercard, discover or amex, or paypal. Commentary on the book of hebrews by matthew henry new. It is obvious that there are certain lessons in the epistle. Matthew henrys commentary on the whole biblebook of hebrews. Hebrews summary we hope that you find the hebrews summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of hebrews.
More than most new testament books, hebrews requires detailed explanations of the background allusions within it, which reference the priesthood of christ being directly linked. The commentary section includes running commentary on the bible text with reference to several modern versions, especially the new international version, the new revised standard. Epistle to the hebrews is given by clement of alexandria in his work called hypotyposis institutions. John kleinig, the author of this concordia commentary, proposes an interpretation of the text that uses a new kind of liturgical rhetoric, a new method of discourse analysis, and a new consideration of the context and purpose of the homily. Hebrews 1 commentary the superior worth and dignity of. Best commentaries and books on hebrews logos bible software. First, in the earliest manuscript editions of the new testament books, hebrews is included. The work itself is now lost, but clements testimony, embracing that of pantaenus, is given in an extract from it, preserved by eusebius in the fourteenth chapter of the sixth book of his ecclesiastical history. God is not called father of the believers hebrews 12. Only when we give jesus his rightful place in our lives will everything else in life fall into its rightful place. Study hebrews using martin luthers bible commentary to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. This commentary provides an interpretation of the book of hebrews in. It was a pretty sweet deal, but things werent working out so well. Significantly, hebrews does not refer even once to the books of the apocrypha.
The book of hebrews is quite challenging, claims commentary author donald guthrie, since there are many open questions about authorship, historical setting and audience. Such anonymity makes the document suspect in the minds of some for it provides no specificity of. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible. I believe that a study of the book of hebrews may be the next step for us as a church as we seek to grow in our desire for greater intimacy with christ, greater faith, and bolder acts of service. The design of this epistle was to persuade and press the believing hebrews to a constant. It may be regarded as a treatise supplementary to the epistles to the romans and galatians, and as an inspired commentary on the book of leviticus. While bruce is also helpful, lane is aware of his work, and far surpasses it in most regards.
Hebrews commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The superior worth and dignity of christ above moses is shown. Thanks to, powered by some servers are unable to use this feature. A commentary on the epistle to the hebrews logos bible. It begins like an essay, continues as a sermon and ends like a letter. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his son, a. This commentary is built on the common agreement that this book is a written sermon by an unknown speaker.
It announces the fulfillment of gods will to incorporate all the cosmos into the sphere of his own holiness. All about faith ray stedman the bible without the spirit. Hebrews commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The insufficiency of the legal sacrifices to take away sin, hebrews 10. An o verview of the main events and biblical characters found in hebrews together with the famous bible stories and brief summary of the book of hebrews from the douay rheims roman catholic bible paul wrote this epistle to the christians in palestine, the most part of whom being jews before their conversion, they were called hebrews. Basically, god created the world and then made an agreement with the people living in it. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. Hebrews chapter 1 the old testament is about jesus hebrews 1. Commentary on the book of hebrews by matthew henry. Book of hebrews overview insight for living ministries. We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of hebrews. Hebrews with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
Read and study hebrews, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. Bible study series on the book of hebrews chapter by chapter. Thankfully, we do not need to know who wrote the book in order to know what the book teaches. France hebrews in the expositors bible commentary, revised edition 2006. Bible study and commentary jesus, our chief priest a bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of hebrews keith simons easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. The hebrews are warned of the sin and danger of unbelief. Theologically speaking, scholars generally regard the book of hebrews to be second in importance only to pauls letter to the romans in the new testament. We know that the romans destroyed the temple in ad 70. Lane is quite thorough, often technical, but consistently helpful on interpreting this difficult book in light of background and setting, textual questions, and original languages since hebrews has many septuagint references, and yet lane frequently. The epistle to the hebrews has suffered from anonymity.
Enjoy davids hebrews commentary in print, or on kindle. This is not a commentary, but provides fascinating insight into the theological patterns at work in hebrews. From early times the church believed that the readers lived in jerusalem. Last week, we were challenged to think of our lord in much greater terms greater in power, in majesty, in love and mercy and grace. It is deep and full of sometimes difficult to understand terms and theology. There are a couple reasons why this might be the case. From what is in the book we could argue that the jews were still carrying on the temple ceremonies in jerusalem. He also appears to have been one to whom the apostles had confirmed the lords word. Hebrews is basically a book that exhorts discouraged christians to continue on. Study guide for hebrews 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Whoever wrote hebrews appears not to have been an apostle of jesus. In this book of the bible, we find reasons to remain faithful and we learn about our high priest in heaven.
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