“ Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; ”
Wherefore - In view of the facts which have been now stated - that afflictions are sent from God, and are evidences of his paternal watchfulness. Lift up the hands which hang down - As if fro...
(8) Wherefore lift up the hands which (d) hang down, and the feeble knees; (8) The conclusion: we must go forward courageously and keep always a right course and (as far forth as we may) without any...
With the example of Christ before them the readers are to show more constancy under their own sufferings. They are to think of Him whose life was so thwarted by wicked men, and thus nerve themselves...
lift up . Greek. anorthoo. See Luke 13:13 . Elsewhere Acts 15:16 . hang down . Greek. pariemai. Only here. feeble . palsied. Greek. paraluomai. See Luke 5:18 .
12. Wherefore, lift up, etc. After having taught us that God regards our salvation when he chastises us, he then exhorts us to exert ourselves vigorously; for nothing will more weaken us...
DISCOURSE: 2336 AFFLICTIONS THE FRUIT OF GOD’S LOVE Hebrews 12:4-13 . Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as...
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; Wherefore lift up the hands - The apostle refers to Isaiah 35:3 . The words are an address to persons almost worn out with sickness...
Wherefore, lift up the hands, &c.— It is certain that these are likewise Agonistic phrases: Dr. Heylin renders the verse, Invigorate then your hands which are remiss, and your knees which are...
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; He addresses them as runners, pugilists, warriors (Chrysostom). Wherefore - resumed from Hebrews 12:1 . Lift up , х...
The Contest. Endurance, Holiness, and Divine Communion proposed to the Sons of God Inspired by the example of those victorious heroes of faith who now encompass us, we ought to run our race patien...
Wherefore. — As in Hebrews 10:24 , the writer passes from the thought of personal risk and duty, to speak (in Hebrews 12:12-17 ) of that which is binding on all members of a community. “Wherefore...
CHAPTER XIV. CONFLICT. "Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run...
Endure Chastening; Seek Holiness Hebrews 12:9-17 If we are God's children, we will not look on suffering as a punishment. Chastening it may be, but not the penalty of sin. It is administered by...
After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter of faith." The final appeals of the Epistle fall into four secti...
(3) For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. (4) Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. (5) And ye...
Ver. 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down ,.... These words may be considered as spoken to the Hebrews, with respect to themselves; accordingly, the Syriac version reads, "your hands", and...
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; Ver. 12. Lift up the hands ] Pluck up your good hearts, and buckle close to your business; how else will you run the race that i...
Wherefore Since afflictions are so beneficial; lift up the hands Whether your own or your brethren's; which hang down Unable to continue the combat; shake off discouragement, sloth, and indolen...
How rightly now Chapter 12 admonishes the saints of God to act by faith; for where faith is in godly exer\-cise, every honorable and true responsibility will be willingly assumed, with the confidence...
The Benefit of Afflictions; The Use of Afflictions; Cautions against Apostasy. A. D. 62. ...
OLBGrk; This introduceth the use of the doctrine of God's chastening providences, stated before. Wherefore concludes the rationality and necessity of the duty subjoined, as consequent from the tru...
‘Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees, and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way (or ‘put out of joint'), but rather be...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 12:9 . Father of spirits. —See Numbers 16:22 ; Numbers 27:16 ; Zechariah 12:1 . “The Creator of all spirits, who is the Giver of life to all, who knows t...
Hebrews 12:3-13 I. Chastisement is sent by fatherly love. There, where we are most sensitive, God touches us. The thorn in the flesh is something which we fancy we cannot bear if it were to be lif...
May the Spirit of God graciously instruct us while we read this chapter! You know that, in the eleventh chapter, the apostle has pictured the ancient worshipers and their victories. Imagine that you...
Hebrews 12:1 . Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. Confessors and martyrs of the ancient church are here supposed to be the spectators of our course,...
Lift up the hands which hang down Christian compassion: The words of the text are taken from Isaiah 35:3-4 , and are addressed to the believing Hebrews as an admonition to comfort and encourag...
EXPOSITION The exhortation, begun at Hebrews 10:19 , but interrupted at Hebrews 11:1-58 . I by the chapter on faith, is now taken up again with increased force from the array of examples that...
The object of God's chastening:
1 Thessalonians 5:14 ; Daniel 5:6 ; Ezekiel 21:7 ; Ezekiel 7:17 ; Hebrews 12:3 ; Hebrews 12:5 ; Isaiah 35:3 ; Job 4:3 ; Job 4:4 ; Nahum 2:10
Wherefore lift up the hands — Whether your own or your brethren's. That hang down — Unable to continue the combat. And the feeble knees — Unable to continue the race. Isaiah 35:3 .