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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:14-16

OUR HIGH PRIEST IN HEAVEN‘Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.’ Hebrews 4:14-Nehemiah : In His Ascension our Lord entered... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:15

CHRISTIANITY BETTER THAN JUDAISM‘For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.’ Hebrews 4:15 From the first chapter to the last of this Epistle the author discourses on the glory of Christ. To set forth Christ’s glory he contrasts Him with prophets—angels—Moses—Aaron—and shows how in all things Christ has the pre-eminence. His great point is to show how the religion of Christ is better than the Jewish religion. Christ’s religion has a better hope... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:16

THE THRONE OF GRACE‘Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.’ Hebrews 4:16 Mercy is man’s great need. If he looks back he needs mercy for the past, every day he needs mercy; and when he looks forward to eternity he needs mercy still. I. God’s mercy is free—‘Every one that asketh receiveth’ (St. Luke 11:10). His mercy is free as the air or the sunshine, given without money and without price to those who feel they... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:15

‘For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.’ He is a heavenly High Priest and far above us, but that does not mean that He is not aware of our temptations and our needs. For this great High Priest is not one who can have no sympathy with us in our weaknesses, rather He can empathise (sympathise more deeply because He has experienced it Himself) with us because He Himself... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:16

‘Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.’ And because of this we can draw near to the throne of grace with boldness (compare Hebrews 10:22), for One is seated there Who has done all for us and totally understands and empathises with us in our weaknesses. And there we can be sure that we will receive mercy (see 1 John 1:7-10) and find God’s unmerited favour granted to us, through His Holy Spirit,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:14-16

Hebrews 4:14-Nehemiah : . A short passage which sums up the pre vious argument, and prepares the way for the ensuing discussion of the high-priestly work of Christ. The readers are exhorted to be steadfast in the faith they have professed, knowing that they have a High Priest who ascended through the lower heavens into the very presence of God. And though He is so exalted He is in full sympathy with men, for He has endured our life of temptation, while remaining sinless. He is near to God... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 4:15

For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities: this duty of perseverance in the Christian religion, is enforced by the consideration of the sympathy of this High Priest, with the states of all who will enter into God’s rest by him. He is worthy that we should hold it fast, being without impotency. It is impossible he should be pitiless to penitent sinners, though he be glorious, there being nothing in himself, or out of himself, indisposing him to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 4:16

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace: since our High Priest hath a sense of our infirmities, hath experienced our trials, and no sin is in him to shut up his bowels of compassion, therefore haste we to him, as those who desire to reach favours from our Sovereign, as our poor, guilty, needy souls want them. It is a soul-motion by faith and love, breathed forth in strong cries to his God and Father and ours, constantly approaching God in every duty by him: compare Hebrews... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Hebrews 4:14-16

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Hebrews 4:14-16The Divine-human High Priest.—This passage introduces the consideration of the priesthood of Christ, to which brief reference is made in Hebrews 3:1. Three things are argued: 1. His extraordinary dignity. 2. His perfect character. 3. His glorious work. The high priest was the prominent man, the example, of the Old Testament dispensation. There is an important distinction between a model and an example, which needs to be kept in view. F. W.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 4:12-16

Hebrews 4:12-16 I. The Word of God judges the Christian below. We are familiar with the Word of God. Like Israel, we possess the treasure in our country, in our families. Do we know that in possessing, reading, and knowing the Scriptures we are under a mighty, solemn and decisive influence, and that this Word judges us now, and will judge us at the last day? The Word is (1) living. It is the seed which appears insignificant, but which, if received in good ground, shows its vitality. Hence it is... read more