Hebrews 12:2

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-3

Afterward Hebrews 12:1-3 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The harvest should not be gathered before it is ripe, nor should its fruitage be reckoned upon, until the time for its garnering has come. In spiritualities, as well as in temporals, we must abide the hour of the finished picture. Our Scripture warns us not to judge our life in the light of our present chastening, for, "No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous." We need to look beyond, and remember that God has said, ... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-2

SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENT‘Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith.’ Hebrews 12:1-Exodus :‘Seeing that we are compassed about’—whether we see it or not it is a truth. There are so many people who seem to live quite unconscious of environment. And what is true of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 12:2

JOY IN GRIEF‘Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame.’ Hebrews 12:2 What made the ‘joy’ of the grief of our great Intercessor? Plainly it arose from three things—love, service, heaven. I. It was love that brought Him to this earth, and laid Him upon that cross; love that could not be satisfied without the presence and the fellowship of those that He died to save. II. And service—service to sinners; service to His Church; service to God. III. And heaven—a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:2

‘Looking off to Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy which was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.’ But although we may heed the crowd and learn from their witness, we must remember that there is One especially to Whom we should look off in the course of the race, both as our great example and as the One Who can actively aid us in the race, which none of the others can do (compare Hebrews 2:3;... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:1-2

Hebrews 12:1 . witnesses: i.e. men who bore witness to God by faith. The idea of “ spectators” is not contained in the Greek word.— easily beset us: lit. “ easily entangling,” an image from trailing garments. Hebrews 12:2 . of our faith: should simply be “ of faith.”— author is better translated “ leader.” The servants of God in all ages are regarded as a single host of which Jesus is the captain. He is also the perfecter of faith, since the promises will at last be fulfilled through... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:2

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith: as if all the former witnesses were not enough, he adds a more excellent one than them all, even our Lord Jesus Christ, who is not only a pattern to them in their race and running of it, but a help, and for which end they were looking to him: the word αφορωντες is only here used in all the New Testament, and signifieth a looking off from whatever would distract us from earnestly looking on the proposed object alone; and though a word of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-2

PERSUASION TO STEADFASTNESSCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESIt is necessary to the understanding of this chapter that we keep in mind the persecutions and sufferings which were straining the allegiance of the Christian Jews. These were peculiarly distressing at a time when they were also exposed to the solicitations and temptations of the unbelieving Jews.Hebrews 12:1. Cloud.—Familiar metaphor for a great multitude. Witnesses.—Who in varied spheres illustrate, and testify to, the power of faith to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-2

Hebrews 12:1-2 The Exemplar of Faith. I. The cloud of witnesses is not the object on which our heart is fixed. They testify of faith, and we cherish their memory with gratitude, and walk with a firmer step because of the music of their lives. Our eye, however, is fixed, not on them, not on many, but on One; not on the army, but the Leader; not on the servants, but the Lord. We see Jesus only, and from Him we derive our true strength, even as He is our light of life. There are many witnesses,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:2

Hebrews 12:2 Let us notice I. What Christ endured. II. Why He endured it. III. The lessons that endurance teaches. I. The sorrows of Jesus. What Christ endured crucifixion. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Jesus laid down His life for His foes! Christ had endured much for mankind before He suffered on the Holy Rood. But His other pains and sorrows fade away before the agonies of His crucifixion, even as the stars turn pale and then vanish... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Hebrews 12:1-2

DISCOURSE: 2334CHRIST’S PERSEVERING DILIGENCEHebrews 12:1-2. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.WHEN we read the history of... read more

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