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1. And it came to pass a long <7227> time <3117> after <310> that the LORD <3068> had given rest <5117>(8689) unto Israel <3478> from all their enemies <341>(8802) round about <5439>, that Joshua <3091> waxed old <2204>(8804) and stricken <935>(8804) in age <3117>.
2. And Joshua <3091> called <7121>(8799) for all Israel <3478>, and for their elders <2205>, and for their heads <7218>, and for their judges <8199>(8802), and for their officers <7860>(8802), and said <559>(8799) unto them, I am old <2204>(8804) and stricken <935>(8804) in age <3117>:
3. And ye have seen <7200>(8804) all that the LORD <3068> your God <430> hath done <6213>(8804) unto all these nations <1471> because <6440> of you; for the LORD <3068> your God <430> is he that hath fought <3898>(8737) for you.
4. Behold <7200>(8798), I have divided <5307>(8689) unto you by lot these nations <1471> that remain <7604>(8737), to be an inheritance <5159> for your tribes <7626>, from Jordan <3383>, with all the nations <1471> that I have cut off <3772>(8689), even unto the great <1419> sea <3220> westward <3996> <8121>.
5. And the LORD <3068> your God <430>, he shall expel <1920>(8799) them from before <6440> you, and drive <3423>(8689) them from out of your sight <6440>; and ye shall possess <3423>(8804) their land <776>, as the LORD <3068> your God <430> hath promised <1696>(8765) unto you.
6. Be ye therefore very <3966> courageous <2388>(8804) to keep <8104>(8800) and to do <6213>(8800) all that is written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the law <8451> of Moses <4872>, that ye turn <5493>(8800) not aside therefrom to the right hand <3225> or to the left <8040>;
7. That ye come <935>(8800) not among these nations <1471>, these that remain <7604>(8737) among you; neither make mention <2142>(8686) of the name <8034> of their gods <430>, nor cause to swear <7650>(8686) by them, neither serve <5647>(8799) them, nor bow <7812>(8691) yourselves unto them:
8. But cleave <1692>(8799) unto the LORD <3068> your God <430>, as ye have done <6213>(8804) unto this day <3117>.
9. For the LORD <3068> hath driven out <3423>(8686) from before <6440> you great <1419> nations <1471> and strong <6099>: but as for you, no man <376> hath been able to stand <5975>(8804) before <6440> you unto this day <3117>.
10. One <259> man <376> of you shall chase <7291>(8799) a thousand <505>: for the LORD <3068> your God <430>, he it is that fighteth <3898>(8737) for you, as he hath promised <1696>(8765) you.
11. Take good <3966> heed <8104>(8738) therefore unto yourselves <5315>, that ye love <157>(8800) the LORD <3068> your God <430>.
12. Else if ye do in any wise <7725>(8800) go back <7725>(8799), and cleave <1692>(8804) unto the remnant <3499> of these nations <1471>, even these that remain <7604>(8737) among you, and shall make marriages <2859>(8694) with them, and go in <935>(8804) unto them, and they to you:
13. Know <3045>(8799) for a certainty <3045>(8800) that the LORD <3068> your God <430> will no more <3254>(8686) drive out <3423>(8687) any of these nations <1471> from before <6440> you; but they shall be snares <6341> and traps <4170> unto you, and scourges <7850> in your sides <6654>, and thorns <6796> in your eyes <5869>, until ye perish <6>(8800) from off this good <2896> land <127> which the LORD <3068> your God <430> hath given <5414>(8804) you.
14. And, behold, this day <3117> I am going <1980>(8802) the way <1870> of all the earth <776>: and ye know <3045>(8804) in all your hearts <3824> and in all your souls <5315>, that not one <259> thing <1697> hath failed <5307>(8804) of all the good <2896> things <1697> which the LORD <3068> your God <430> spake <1696>(8765) concerning you; all are come to pass <935>(8804) unto you, and not one <259> thing <1697> hath failed <5307>(8804) thereof.
15. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good <2896> things <1697> are come <935>(8804) upon you, which the LORD <3068> your God <430> promised <1696>(8765) you; so shall the LORD <3068> bring <935>(8686) upon you all evil <7451> things <1697>, until he have destroyed <8045>(8687) you from off this good <2896> land <127> which the LORD <3068> your God <430> hath given <5414>(8804) you.
16. When ye have transgressed <5674>(8800) the covenant <1285> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>, which he commanded <6680>(8765) you, and have gone <1980>(8804) and served <5647>(8804) other <312> gods <430>, and bowed <7812>(8694) yourselves to them; then shall the anger <639> of the LORD <3068> be kindled <2734>(8804) against you, and ye shall perish <6>(8804) quickly <4120> from off the good <2896> land <776> which he hath given <5414>(8804) unto you.
1. And Joshua <3091> gathered <622>(8799) all the tribes <7626> of Israel <3478> to Shechem <7927>, and called <7121>(8799) for the elders <2205> of Israel <3478>, and for their heads <7218>, and for their judges <8199>(8802), and for their officers <7860>(8802); and they presented <3320>(8691) themselves before <6440> God <430>.
2. And Joshua <3091> said <559>(8799) unto all the people <5971>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, Your fathers <1> dwelt <3427>(8804) on the other side <5676> of the flood <5104> in old time <5769>, even Terah <8646>, the father <1> of Abraham <85>, and the father <1> of Nachor <5152>: and they served <5647>(8799) other <312> gods <430>.
3. And I took <3947>(8799) your father <1> Abraham <85> from the other side <5676> of the flood <5104>, and led <3212>(8686) him throughout all the land <776> of Canaan <3667>, and multiplied <7235>(8686) his seed <2233>, and gave <5414>(8799) him Isaac <3327>.
4. And I gave <5414>(8799) unto Isaac <3327> Jacob <3290> and Esau <6215>: and I gave <5414>(8799) unto Esau <6215> mount <2022> Seir <8165>, to possess <3423>(8800) it; but Jacob <3290> and his children <1121> went down <3381>(8804) into Egypt <4714>.
5. I sent <7971>(8799) Moses <4872> also and Aaron <175>, and I plagued <5062>(8799) Egypt <4714>, according to that which <834> I did <6213>(8804) among <7130> them: and afterward <310> I brought you out <3318>(8689).
6. And I brought <3318>(8686) your fathers <1> out of Egypt <4714>: and ye came <935>(8799) unto the sea <3220>; and the Egyptians <4714> pursued <7291>(8799) after <310> your fathers <1> with chariots <7393> and horsemen <6571> unto the Red <5488> sea <3220>.
7. And when they cried <6817>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, he put <7760>(8799) darkness <3990> between you and the Egyptians <4713>, and brought <935>(8686) the sea <3220> upon them, and covered <3680>(8762) them; and your eyes <5869> have seen <7200>(8799) what I have done <6213>(8804) in Egypt <4714>: and ye dwelt <3427>(8799) in the wilderness <4057> a long <7227> season <3117>.
8. And I brought <935>(8686) you into the land <776> of the Amorites <567>, which dwelt <3427>(8802) on the other side <5676> Jordan <3383>; and they fought <3898>(8735) with you: and I gave <5414>(8799) them into your hand <3027>, that ye might possess <3423>(8799) their land <776>; and I destroyed <8045>(8686) them from before <6440> you.
9. Then Balak <1111> the son <1121> of Zippor <6834>, king <4428> of Moab <4124>, arose <6965>(8799) and warred <3898>(8735) against Israel <3478>, and sent <7971>(8799) and called <7121>(8799) Balaam <1109> the son <1121> of Beor <1160> to curse <7043>(8763) you:
10. But I would <14>(8804) not hearken <8085>(8800) unto Balaam <1109>; therefore he blessed <1288>(8762) you still <1288>(8800): so I delivered <5337>(8686) you out of his hand <3027>.
11. And ye went over <5674>(8799) Jordan <3383>, and came <935>(8799) unto Jericho <3405>: and the men <1167> of Jericho <3405> fought <3898>(8735) against you, the Amorites <567>, and the Perizzites <6522>, and the Canaanites <3669>, and the Hittites <2850>, and the Girgashites <1622>, the Hivites <2340>, and the Jebusites <2983>; and I delivered <5414>(8799) them into your hand <3027>.
12. And I sent <7971>(8799) the hornet <6880> before <6440> you, which drave them out <1644>(8762) from before <6440> you, even the two <8147> kings <4428> of the Amorites <567>; but not with thy sword <2719>, nor with thy bow <7198>.
13. And I have given <5414>(8799) you a land <776> for which ye did not labour <3021>(8804), and cities <5892> which ye built <1129>(8804) not, and ye dwell <3427>(8799) in them; of the vineyards <3754> and oliveyards <2132> which ye planted <5193>(8804) not do ye eat <398>(8802).
14. Now therefore fear <3372>(8798) the LORD <3068>, and serve <5647>(8798) him in sincerity <8549> and in truth <571>: and put away <5493>(8685) the gods <430> which your fathers <1> served <5647>(8804) on the other side <5676> of the flood <5104>, and in Egypt <4714>; and serve <5647>(8798) ye the LORD <3068>.
15. And if it seem evil <7489>(8804) unto you <4310> to serve <5647>(8800) the LORD <3068>, choose <977>(8798) you this day <3117> whom <5869> ye will serve <5647>(8799); whether the gods <430> which your fathers <1> served <5647>(8804) that were on the other side <5676> of the flood <5104>, or the gods <430> of the Amorites <567>, in whose land <776> ye dwell <3427>(8802): but as for me and my house <1004>, we will serve <5647>(8799) the LORD <3068>.
16. And the people <5971> answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799), God forbid <2486> that we should forsake <5800>(8800) the LORD <3068>, to serve <5647>(8800) other <312> gods <430>;
17. For the LORD <3068> our God <430>, he it is that brought us up <5927>(8688) and our fathers <1> out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, from the house <1004> of bondage <5650>, and which did <6213>(8804) those great <1419> signs <226> in our sight <5869>, and preserved <8104>(8799) us in all the way <1870> wherein we went <1980>(8804), and among all the people <5971> through <7130> whom we passed <5674>(8804):
18. And the LORD <3068> drave out <1644>(8762) from before <6440> us all the people <5971>, even the Amorites <567> which dwelt <3427>(8802) in the land <776>: therefore will we also serve <5647>(8799) the LORD <3068>; for he is our God <430>.
19. And Joshua <3091> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Ye cannot <3201>(8799) serve <5647>(8800) the LORD <3068>: for he is an holy <6918> God <430>; he is a jealous <7072> God <410>; he will not forgive <5375>(8799) your transgressions <6588> nor your sins <2403>.
20. If ye forsake <5800>(8799) the LORD <3068>, and serve <5647>(8804) strange <5236> gods <430>, then he will turn <7725>(8804) and do you hurt <7489>(8689), and consume <3615>(8765) you, after <310> that he hath done you good <3190>(8689).
21. And the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto Joshua <3091>, Nay; but we will serve <5647>(8799) the LORD <3068>.
22. And Joshua <3091> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Ye are witnesses <5707> against yourselves that ye have chosen <977>(8804) you the LORD <3068>, to serve <5647>(8800) him. And they said <559>(8799), We are witnesses <5707>.
23. Now therefore put away <5493>(8685), said he, the strange <5236> gods <430> which are among <7130> you, and incline <5186>(8685) your heart <3824> unto the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>.
24. And the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto Joshua <3091>, The LORD <3068> our God <430> will we serve <5647>(8799), and his voice <6963> will we obey <8085>(8799).
25. So Joshua <3091> made <3772>(8799) a covenant <1285> with the people <5971> that day <3117>, and set <7760>(8799) them a statute <2706> and an ordinance <4941> in Shechem <7927>.
26. And Joshua <3091> wrote <3789>(8799) these words <1697> in the book <5612> of the law <8451> of God <430>, and took <3947>(8799) a great <1419> stone <68>, and set it up <6965>(8686) there under an oak <427>, that was by the sanctuary <4720> of the LORD <3068>.
27. And Joshua <3091> said <559>(8799) unto all the people <5971>, Behold, this stone <68> shall be a witness <5713> unto us; for it hath heard <8085>(8804) all the words <561> of the LORD <3068> which he spake <1696>(8765) unto us: it shall be therefore a witness <5713> unto you, lest ye deny <3584>(8762) your God <430>.
28. So Joshua <3091> let the people <5971> depart <7971>(8762), every man <376> unto his inheritance <5159>.
29. And it came to pass after <310> these things <1697>, that Joshua <3091> the son <1121> of Nun <5126>, the servant <5650> of the LORD <3068>, died <4191>(8799), being an hundred <3967> and ten <6235> years <8141> old <1121>.
30. And they buried <6912>(8799) him in the border <1366> of his inheritance <5159> in Timnathserah <8556>, which is in mount <2022> Ephraim <669>, on the north side <6828> of the hill <2022> of Gaash <1608>.
31. And Israel <3478> served <5647>(8799) the LORD <3068> all the days <3117> of Joshua <3091>, and all the days <3117> of the elders <2205> that overlived <748>(8689) <3117> <310> Joshua <3091>, and which had known <3045>(8804) all the works <4639> of the LORD <3068>, that he had done <6213>(8804) for Israel <3478>.
32. And the bones <6106> of Joseph <3130>, which the children <1121> of Israel <3478> brought up <5927>(8689) out of Egypt <4714>, buried <6912>(8804) they in Shechem <7927>, in a parcel <2513> of ground <7704> which Jacob <3290> bought <7069>(8804) of the sons <1121> of Hamor <2544> the father <1> of Shechem <7927> for an hundred <3967> pieces of silver <7192>: and it became the inheritance <5159> of the children <1121> of Joseph <3130>.
33. And Eleazar <499> the son <1121> of Aaron <175> died <4191>(8804); and they buried <6912>(8799) him in a hill <1389> that pertained to Phinehas <6372> his son <1121>, which was given <5414>(8738) him in mount <2022> Ephraim <669>.
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v.1-8 - If it were not for our knowledge of the grace and mercy of God, reading passages such as this could be quite frightening in their implications. It shows us the strength of the Lord and the lengths to which he will go to destroy His, and our, enemies. We are to fear the Lord, but we have been called to a knowledge of the gospel and as such are called upon to love Him. In many ways the result might be the same, but the motivation and state of heart are complete opposites. Let us be sure our desire to obey God is out of love and not fear.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
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1. Woe <1945> to Ariel <740>, to Ariel <740>, the city <7151> where David <1732> dwelt <2583>(8804)! add <5595>(8798) ye year <8141> to year <8141>; let them kill <5362>(8799) sacrifices <2282>.
2. Yet I will distress <6693>(8689) Ariel <740>, and there shall be heaviness <8386> and sorrow <592>: and it shall be unto me as Ariel <740>.
3. And I will camp <2583>(8804) against thee round about <1754>, and will lay siege <6696>(8804) against thee with a mount <4674>, and I will raise <6965>(8689) forts <4694> against thee.
4. And thou shalt be brought down <8213>(8804), and shalt speak <1696>(8762) out of the ground <776>, and thy speech <565> shall be low <7817>(8735) out of the dust <6083>, and thy voice <6963> shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit <178>, out of the ground <776>, and thy speech <565> shall whisper <6850>(8770) out of the dust <6083>.
5. Moreover the multitude <1995> of thy strangers <2114>(8801) shall be like small <1851> dust <80>, and the multitude <1995> of the terrible ones <6184> shall be as chaff <4671> that passeth away <5674>(8802): yea, it shall be at an instant <6621> suddenly <6597>.
6. Thou shalt be visited <6485>(8735) of the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> with thunder <7482>, and with earthquake <7494>, and great <1419> noise <6963>, with storm <5492> and tempest <5591>, and the flame <3851> of devouring <398>(8802) fire <784>.
7. And the multitude <1995> of all the nations <1471> that fight <6633>(8802) against Ariel <740>, even all that fight <6638>(8802) against her and her munition <4685>, and that distress <6693>(8688) her, shall be as a dream <2472> of a night <3915> vision <2377>.
8. It shall even be as when an hungry <7457> man dreameth <2492>(8799), and, behold, he eateth <398>(8802); but he awaketh <6974>(8689), and his soul <5315> is empty <7386>: or as when <834> a thirsty man <6771> dreameth <2492>(8799), and, behold, he drinketh <8354>(8802); but he awaketh <6974>(8689), and, behold, he is faint <5889>, and his soul <5315> hath appetite <8264>(8802): so shall the multitude <1995> of all the nations <1471> be, that fight <6633>(8802) against mount <2022> Zion <6726>.
9. Stay <4102>(8697) yourselves, and wonder <8539>(8798); cry ye out <8173>(8697), and cry <8173>(8798): they are drunken <7937>(8804), but not with wine <3196>; they stagger <5128>(8804), but not with strong drink <7941>.
10. For the LORD <3068> hath poured out <5258>(8804) upon you the spirit <7307> of deep sleep <8639>, and hath closed <6105>(8762) your eyes <5869>: the prophets <5030> and your rulers <7218>, the seers <2374> hath he covered <3680>(8765).
11. And the vision <2380> of all is become unto you as the words <1697> of a book <5612> that is sealed <2856>(8803), which men deliver <5414>(8799) to one that is learned <3045>(8802), saying <559>(8800), Read <7121>(8798) this, I pray thee: and he saith <559>(8804), I cannot <3201>(8799); for it is sealed <2856>(8803):
12. And the book <5612> is delivered <5414>(8738) to him that is not learned <3045>(8804) <5612>, saying <559>(8800), Read <7121>(8798) this, I pray thee: and he saith <559>(8804), I am not learned <3045>(8804).
13. Wherefore the Lord <136> said <559>(8799), Forasmuch <3282> as this people <5971> draw near <5066>(8738) me with their mouth <6310>, and with their lips <8193> do honour <3513>(8765) me, but have removed <7368> <0> their heart <3820> far <7368>(8765) from me, and their fear <3374> toward me is taught <3925>(8794) by the precept <4687> of men <582>:
14. Therefore, behold, I will proceed <3254>(8802) to do a marvellous work <6381>(8687) among this people <5971>, even a marvellous work <6381>(8687) and a wonder <6382>: for the wisdom <2451> of their wise <2450> men shall perish <6>(8804), and the understanding <998> of their prudent <995>(8737) men shall be hid <5641>(8691).
15. Woe <1945> unto them that seek deep <6009>(8688) to hide <5641>(8687) their counsel <6098> from the LORD <3068>, and their works <4639> are in the dark <4285>, and they say <559>(8799), Who seeth <7200>(8802) us? and who knoweth <3045>(8802) us?
16. Surely your turning of things upside down <2017>(8800) shall be esteemed <2803>(8735) as the potter's <3335>(8802) clay <2563>: for shall the work <4639> say <559>(8799) of him that made <6213>(8802) it, He made <6213>(8804) me not? or shall the thing framed <3336> say <559>(8804) of him that framed <3335>(8802) it, He had no understanding <995>(8689)?
17. Is it not yet a very <4213> little while <4592>, and Lebanon <3844> shall be turned <7725>(8804) into a fruitful field <3759>, and the fruitful field <3759> shall be esteemed <2803>(8735) as a forest <3293>?
18. And in that day <3117> shall the deaf <2795> hear <8085>(8804) the words <1697> of the book <5612>, and the eyes <5869> of the blind <5787> shall see <7200>(8799) out of obscurity <652>, and out of darkness <2822>.
19. The meek <6035> also shall increase <3254>(8804) their joy <8057> in the LORD <3068>, and the poor <34> among men <120> shall rejoice <1523>(8799) in the Holy One <6918> of Israel <3478>.
20. For the terrible one <6184> is brought to nought <656>(8804), and the scorner <3887>(8801) is consumed <3615>(8804), and all that watch <8245>(8802) for iniquity <205> are cut off <3772>(8738):
21. That make a man <120> an offender <2398>(8688) for a word <1697>, and lay a snare <6983>(8799) for him that reproveth <3198>(8688) in the gate <8179>, and turn aside <5186>(8686) the just <6662> for a thing of nought <8414>.
22. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, who redeemed <6299>(8804) Abraham <85>, concerning the house <1004> of Jacob <3290>, Jacob <3290> shall not now be ashamed <954>(8799), neither shall his face <6440> now wax pale <2357>(8799).
23. But when he seeth <7200>(8800) his children <3206>, the work <4639> of mine hands <3027>, in the midst <7130> of him, they shall sanctify <6942>(8686) my name <8034>, and sanctify <6942>(8689) the Holy One <6918> of Jacob <3290>, and shall fear <6206>(8686) the God <430> of Israel <3478>.
24. They also that erred <8582>(8802) in spirit <7307> shall come <3045>(8804) to understanding <998>, and they that murmured <7279>(8803) shall learn <3925>(8799) doctrine <3948>.
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THE VALUE OF HARDSHIP
We give our lives to the Lord, we repent, we are baptised, we live as good a life as we can and still nothing seems to work out right. We think that if we are truly God's people, servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, that he will help us through our problems. With God on our side what difficulty could we have? Yet difficulties, problems, trials and bad things do happen to God's people and it can be difficult to understand why. Why me? What have I done to deserve this? It may even try our faith to the limit. We may not understand why God is treating us this way all the time, but from this chapter we can see at least one of the reasons he allows us to go through trials and have bad things happen to us. It is for discipline so that we will improve and become more pure for God. "God is treating you as sons. ... If you are not disciplined ... then you are illegitimate children and not true sons."
"God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
So let's not grow weary and loose heart, but endure the discipline that God gives us and become more pure, holy, righteous and peaceful people for him.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Robert
In this chapter we have a contrast between Jesus who endured and Esau who couldn't. The Lord Jesus was led by the spirit and Esau by the flesh.One could endure 40 days without food,and ultimately the cross ,the other a few hours without a meal.In between these two we have the exhortation that we should endure chastening. The spirit word is drawing our attention to the centre of the chiasm v8
1A(1) 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, (2) 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.
1B.(3) For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
1C.(4) ¶ Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. (5) And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
1D.(6) For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
1E.(7) If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
1F.(8) But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
1E'.(9) Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
1D'.(10) For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
1C'.(11) Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
1B'.(12) Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; (13) And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. (14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
1A'.(15) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; (16) Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. (17) For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Richard Snelling [Swansea] Comment added in 2015 Reply to Richard
The centre of this chiasm is v 24 and the importance of the new covenant, in contrast to the old one.
2A.(18) ¶ For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
2B.(19) And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: 21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
2C.(22) But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
2D.(23) To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
2E.(24) And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (25) See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.
2D.For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
2C.(26) Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
2B.(27) And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
2A.(28) Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: (29) For our God is a consuming fire.
Richard Snelling [Swansea] Comment added in 2015 Reply to Richard
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1. Wherefore <5105> seeing we <2249> also <2532> are <2192>(5723) compassed about <4029>(5740) <2254> with so great <5118> a cloud <3509> of witnesses <3144>, let <659> <0> us <2249> lay aside <659>(5642) every <3956> weight <3591>, and <2532> the sin <266> which doth so easily beset <2139> us, and let us run <5143>(5725) with <1223> patience <5281> the race <73> that is set before <4295>(5740) us <2254>,
2. Looking <872>(5723) unto <1519> Jesus <2424> the author <747> and <2532> finisher <5051> of our faith <4102>; who <3739> for <473> the joy <5479> that was set before <4295>(5740) him <848> endured <5278>(5656) the cross <4716>, despising <2706>(5660) the shame <152>, and <5037> is set down <2523>(5656) at <1722> the right hand <1188> of the throne <2362> of God <2316>.
3. For <1063> consider <357>(5663) him that endured <5278>(5761) such <5108> contradiction <485> of <5259> sinners <268> against <1519> himself <848>, lest <3363> ye be wearied <2577>(5632) and faint <1590>(5746) in your <5216> minds <5590>.
4. Ye have <478> <0> not yet <3768> resisted <478>(5627) unto <3360> blood <129>, striving <464>(5740) against <4314> sin <266>.
5. And <2532> ye have forgotten <1585>(5769) the exhortation <3874> which <3748> speaketh <1256>(5736) unto you <5213> as <5613> unto children <5207>, My <3450> son <5207>, despise <3643> <0> not <3361> thou <3643>(5720) the chastening <3809> of the Lord <2962>, nor <3366> faint <1590>(5744) when thou art rebuked <1651>(5746) of <5259> him <846>:
6. For <1063> whom <3739> the Lord <2962> loveth <25>(5719) he chasteneth <3811>(5719), and <1161> scourgeth <3146>(5719) every <3956> son <5207> whom <3739> he receiveth <3858>(5736).
7. If <1487> ye endure <5278>(5719) chastening <3809>, God <2316> dealeth <4374>(5743) with you <5213> as <5613> with sons <5207>; for <1063> what <5101> son <5207> is he <2076>(5748) whom <3739> the father <3962> chasteneth <3811>(5719) not <3756>?
8. But <1161> if <1487> ye be <2075>(5748) without <5565> chastisement <3809>, whereof <3739> all <3956> are <1096>(5754) partakers <3353>, then <686> are ye <2075>(5748) bastards <3541>, and <2532> not <3756> sons <5207>.
9. Furthermore <1534> <3303> we have had <2192>(5707) fathers <3962> of our <2257> flesh <4561> which corrected <3810> us, and <2532> we gave them reverence <1788>(5710): shall we <5293> <0> not <3756> much <4183> rather <3123> be in subjection <5293>(5691) unto the Father <3962> of spirits <4151>, and <2532> live <2198>(5692)?
10. For <1063> they verily <3303> for <4314> a few <3641> days <2250> chastened <3811>(5707) us after <2596> their own <848> pleasure <1380>(5723); but <1161> he for <1909> our profit <4851>(5723), that <1519> we might be partakers <3335>(5629) of his <846> holiness <41>.
11. Now <1161> no <3956> <3756> chastening <3809> for <4314> <3303> the present <3918>(5752) seemeth <1380>(5719) to be <1511>(5750) joyous <5479>, but <235> grievous <3077>: nevertheless <1161> afterward <5305> it yieldeth <591>(5719) the peaceable <1516> fruit <2590> of righteousness <1343> unto them which are exercised <1128>(5772) thereby <1223> <846>.
12. Wherefore <1352> lift up <461>(5657) the hands <5495> which hang down <3935>(5772), and <2532> the feeble <3886>(5772) knees <1119>;
13. And <2532> make <4160>(5657) straight <3717> paths <5163> for your <5216> feet <4228>, lest that <3363> which is lame <5560> be turned out of the way <1624>(5652); but <1161> let it <2390> <0> rather <3123> be healed <2390>(5686).
14. Follow <1377>(5720) peace <1515> with <3326> all <3956> men, and <2532> holiness <38>, without <5565> which <3739> no man <3762> shall see <3700>(5695) the Lord <2962>:
15. Looking diligently <1983>(5723) lest <3361> any man <5100> fail <5302>(5723) of <575> the grace <5485> of God <2316>; lest <3361> any <5100> root <4491> of bitterness <4088> springing <5453>(5723) up <507> trouble <1776>(5725) you, and <2532> thereby <1223> <5026> many <4183> be defiled <3392>(5686);
16. Lest <3361> there be any <5100> fornicator <4205>, or <2228> profane person <952>, as <5613> Esau <2269>, who <3739> for <473> one <3391> morsel of meat <1035> sold <591>(5639) his <848> birthright <4415>.
17. For <1063> ye know <2467>(5759) how <3754> that afterward <2532> <3347>, when he would <2309>(5723) have inherited <2816>(5658) the blessing <2129>, he was rejected <593>(5681): for <1063> he found <2147>(5627) no <3756> place <5117> of repentance <3341>, though <2539> he sought <1567> <0> it <846> carefully <1567>(5660) with <3326> tears <1144>.
18. For <1063> ye are <4334> <0> not <3756> come <4334>(5754) unto the mount <3735> that might be touched <5584>(5746), and <2532> that burned <2545>(5772) with fire <4442>, nor <2532> unto blackness <1105>, and <2532> darkness <4655>, and <2532> tempest <2366>,
19. And <2532> the sound <2279> of a trumpet <4536>, and <2532> the voice <5456> of words <4487>; which <3739> voice they that heard <191>(5660) intreated <3868>(5662) that the word <3056> should <4369> <0> not <3361> <0> be spoken <4369>(5683) to them <846> any more <3361>:
20. (For <1063> they could <5342> <0> not <3756> endure <5342>(5707) that which was commanded <1291>(5746), And if so much as <2579> a beast <2342> touch <2345>(5632) the mountain <3735>, it shall be stoned <3036>(5701), or <2228> thrust through <2700>(5701) with a dart <1002>:
21. And <2532> so <3779> terrible <5398> was <2258>(5713) the sight <5324>(5746), that Moses <3475> said <2036>(5627), I exceedingly fear <1630> <1510>(5748) and <2532> quake <1790>:)
22. But <235> ye are come <4334>(5754) unto mount <3735> Sion <4622>, and <2532> unto the city <4172> of the living <2198>(5723) God <2316>, the heavenly <2032> Jerusalem <2419>, and <2532> to an innumerable company <3461> of angels <32>,
23. To the general assembly <3831> and <2532> church <1577> of the firstborn <4416>, which are written <583>(5772) in <1722> heaven <3772>, and <2532> to God <2316> the Judge <2923> of all <3956>, and <2532> to the spirits <4151> of just men <1342> made perfect <5048>(5772),
24. And <2532> to Jesus <2424> the mediator <3316> of the new <3501> covenant <1242>, and <2532> to the blood <129> of sprinkling <4473>, that speaketh <2980>(5723) better things <2909> than <3844> that of Abel <6>.
25. See <991>(5720) that ye refuse <3868>(5667) not <3361> him that speaketh <2980>(5723). For <1063> if <1487> they <1565> escaped <5343>(5627) not <3756> who refused him <3868>(5666) that spake <5537>(5723) on <1909> earth <1093>, much <4183> more <3123> shall not we <2249> escape, if we turn away from him <654>(5734) that speaketh from <575> heaven <3772>:
26. Whose <3739> voice <5456> then <5119> shook <4531>(5656) the earth <1093>: but <1161> now <3568> he hath promised <1861>(5766), saying <3004>(5723), Yet <2089> once more <530> I <1473> shake <4579>(5719) not <3756> the earth <1093> only <3440>, but <235> also <2532> heaven <3772>.
27. And <1161> this word, Yet <2089> once more <530>, signifieth <1213>(5719) the removing <3331> of those things that are shaken <4531>(5746), as <5613> of things that are made <4160>(5772), that <2443> those things which cannot <3361> be shaken <4531>(5746) may remain <3306>(5661).
28. Wherefore <1352> we receiving <3880>(5723) a kingdom <932> which cannot be moved <761>, let us have <2192>(5725) grace <5485>, whereby <1223> <3739> we may serve <3000>(5725) God <2316> acceptably <2102> with <3326> reverence <127> and <2532> godly fear <2124>:
29. For <2532> <1063> our <2257> God <2316> is a consuming <2654>(5723) fire <4442>.