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  Hebrews Chapter 13 – A Commentary & Bible Study (Verse by Verse) Photo by  Alex Shute  on  Unsplash I don’t really know how to start Hebrews 13 without kind of breathing slowly for a second, because this chapter, honestly, feel like when a wise elder sits you down at the end of a long journey and gives you a bunch of final heart instructions.  The Greek of this chapter feels earthy. Very “boots-on-the-ground.” Less complicated theology than earlier chapters. More, “Here’s how to live now.” And maybe that’s why it hits different. The writer been soaring in heavenly places talking about the priesthood of Christ, the heavenly sanctuary, the shadows and substance, all that rich theology with words like Ἀρχιερεύς (Archiereus, High Priest) and μεσίτης (mesítēs, mediator) — and now he lands the plane and says, “Okay… now love each other. Now do good. Now remember leaders. Now suffer with Jesus.” Verse 1 – “Let brotherly love continue.” Greek: Ἡ φιλαδελφία...

Hebrews Chapter 12 – A Commentary & Study Bible Reflection Photo by  Alex Shute  on  Unsplash Some days, when I open Hebrews 12, I feel like the pages carry a smell — you know, that slight old-paper warmth mixed with the scent of ink and maybe dust that settled from years of rereading. It reminds me of a room where someone prayed for a long time. The air feels thick with memory. And this chapter… it’s like someone shouting encouragement at you but also whispering correction in your ear. Both at the same time. So let’s walk through it slowly, verse by verse, and let the text breathe a little, with its Greek bones showing through sometimes and the old Hebrew echoes humming in the background. Verse 1 — “a great cloud of witnesses” Greek key word : nephos martyron (νέφος μαρτύρων) — “a cloud of witnesses,” where nephos literally means “mass, dense cloud,” and martyron means “testifiers, witnesses.” When I hear that phrase, I picture not just a stadium, but like t...

  HEBREWS CHAPTER 11 – A COMMENTARY & BIBLE STUDY Photo by  Alex Shute  on  Unsplash with Greek + Hebrew wording comparisons Hebrews 11 that always hits me in the chest—like a sudden warm wind rushing through an old room. Maybe it’s because it speaks about faith , but not in the calm, polite way we often hear in church. No, this chapter is rugged, gritty, smells like wilderness dust and old tents and freshly–cut altars. It tastes like the ancient Hebrew word emunah (אֱמוּנָה) —meaning steadfastness, firmness, trust that holds even when everything shakes . And also like the Greek word pistis (πίστις) —not merely “belief,” but loyal trust, a lived action, a clinging even when your fingers bleed . Hebrews 11 is like a gallery of broken, imperfect people who walked with God in ways that still shock our sanitized modern Christianity. When I read it, sometimes the sentences crawl slow and heavy, like trekking uphill with a tired backpack… and other times they burst...

Hebrews Chapter 10 – A Bible Study Commentary Photo by  Alex Shute  on  Unsplash Verse-by-Verse • Greek & Hebrew Word Meanings  Hebrews 10, I feel something heavy in the chest, like the weight of ancient incense smoke clinging to the air of an old temple. There’s a smell in my imagination—somewhere between burning animals and a long hallway of memories. And then, as I read, there’s that strange mixture of hope and warning that makes the heart beat a bit unsteady. Hebrews 10 is like that… it shakes you, comforts you, unsettles you, then strengthens you again. HEBREWS 10:1 — “The law is only a shadow…” The verse says the law was a shadow —in Greek, “skia” (σκιά), meaning a dim outline, not the real thing. A shadow is interesting, because you can see it but can’t grab it. It's like reaching out toward something warm and finding only coolness. The Hebrew idea behind this is similar to “tsel” (צֵל), a shade or silhouette. The law gave shape, yes. But it didn’t give ...