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Hebrews 12:18-19
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Hebrews 12:18-19
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18 (A) You have not come to a place like Mount Sinai[a] that can be seen and touched. There is no flaming fire or dark cloud or storm 19 or trumpet sound. The people of Israel heard a voice speak. But they begged it to stop,
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- 12.18 a place like Mount Sinai: The Greek text has “a place,” but the writer is referring to the time that the Lord spoke to the people of Israel from Mount Sinai (see Exodus 19.16-25).
Hebrews 12:18-19
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Hebrews 12:18-19
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The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy
18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;(A) 19 to a trumpet blast(B) or to such a voice speaking words(C) that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,(D)
Hebrews 12:22-29
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Hebrews 12:22-29
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22 You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate. 23 Here you will find all of God's dearest children,[a] whose names are written in heaven. And you will find God himself, who judges everyone. Here also are the spirits of those good people who have been made perfect. 24 (A) And Jesus is here! He is the one who makes God's new agreement with us, and his sprinkled blood says much better things than the blood of Abel.[b]
25 (B) Make sure you obey the one who speaks to you. The people did not escape, when they refused to obey the one who spoke to them at Mount Sinai. Do you think you can possibly escape, if you refuse to obey the one who speaks to you from heaven? 26 (C) When God spoke the first time, his voice shook only the earth. This time he has promised to shake the earth once again, and heaven too.
27 The words “once again” mean that these created things will someday be shaken and removed. Then what cannot be shaken will last. 28 We should be grateful we were given a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And in this kingdom we please God by worshiping him and by showing him great honor and respect. 29 (D) Our God is like a destructive fire!
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Hebrews 12:22-29
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Hebrews 12:22-29
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22 But you have come to Mount Zion,(A) to the city(B) of the living God,(C) the heavenly Jerusalem.(D) You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn,(E) whose names are written in heaven.(F) You have come to God, the Judge of all,(G) to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,(H) 24 to Jesus the mediator(I) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood(J) that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.(K)
25 See to it that you do not refuse(L) him who speaks.(M) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(N) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(O) 26 At that time his voice shook the earth,(P) but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”[a](Q) 27 The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken(R)—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,(S) let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,(T) 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”[b](U)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:26 Haggai 2:6
- Hebrews 12:29 Deut. 4:24
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