Hebrews 6:15

God’s Infallible Purpose in Christ

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, ^aHe swore by Himself,

14 saying, ^a“Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the ^apromise.

16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and ^aan oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to ^athe heirs of promise ^bthe immutability of His counsel,² confirmed it by an oath,

18 that by two¹ immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to ^alie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope ^bset before us.

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, ^aand which enters the Presence behind the veil,

20 ^awhere the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, ^bhaving become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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He obtained the promise - Isaac was supernaturally born; and in his birth God began to fulfill the promise: while he lived, he saw a provision made for the multiplication of his seed; and, having continued steadfast in the faith, he received the end of all the promises in the enjoyment of an eternal glory. And the inference from this is: If we believe and Proverbs faithful unto death, we shall also inherit the promises; and this is what is implied in the apostle' s exhortation, Hebrews 6:12 : Be not slothful, but followers of them, etc.

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