Hebrews, Chapter 12, verses 25-26
22 A commendation of the New Testament above the Old13
13:22 Suffer the word of exhortation - Addressed to you in this letter, which, though longer than my usual letters, is yet contained in few words, considering the copiousness of the subject.
13:23 If he come - To me.
13:25 - Grace be with you all - St. Paul's usual benediction.God apply it to our hearts!
Mark, Chapter 10, verses 2-22
1 Christ disputeth with the Pharisees touching divorcement, 13 blesseth children that are brought unto him, 17 resolveth a rich man how he may inherit life everlasting10
10:2 Mat 5:31; Mat 19:7; Luk 16:18.
10:4 Deu 24:1.
10:6 From the beginning of the creation - Therefore Moses in the first of Genesis gives us an account of things from the beginning of the creation. Does it not clearly follow, that there was no creation previous to that which Moses describes? God made them male and female - Therefore Adam did not at first contain both sexes in himself: but God made Adam, when first created, male only; and Eve female only. And this man and woman he joined together, in a state of innocence, as husband and wife.
10:7 Gen 2:24.
10:11 All polygamy is here totally condemned.
10:12 See note at Mar 10:11
10:13 Mat 19:13.
10:14 Jesus seeing it was much displeased - At their blaming those who were not blame worthy: and endeavouring to hinder the children from receiving a blessing. Of such is the kingdom of God - The members of the kingdom which I am come to set up in the world are such as these, as well as grown persons, of a child - like temper.
10:15 Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child - As totally disclaiming all worthiness and fitness, as if he were but a week old.
10:20 He answering, said to him, Master - He stands reproved now, and drops the epithet good.
10:21 Jesus looking upon him - And looking into his heart, loved him - Doubtless for the dawnings of good which he saw in him: and said to him - Out of tender love, One thing thou lackest - The love of God, without which all religion is a dead carcass.In order to this, throw away what is to thee the grand hinderance of it. Give up thy great idol, riches.Go, sell whatsoever thou hast.
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12:25 Refuse not - By unbelief. Him that speaketh - And whose speaking even now is a prelude to the final scene.The same voice which spake both by the law and in the gospel, when heard from heaven, will shake heaven and earth. For if they escaped not - His vengeance. Much more shall not we - Those of us who turn from him that speaketh from heaven - That is, who came from heaven to speak to us.
12:26 Whose voice then shook the earth - When he spoke from mount Sinai. But now - With regard to his next speaking. He hath promised - It is a joyful promise to the saints, though dreadful to the wicked. Yet once more I will shake, not only the earth, but also the heaven - These words may refer in a lower sense to the dissolution of the Jewish church and state; but in their full sense they undoubtedly look much farther, even to the end of all things. This universal shaking began at the first coming of Christ. It will be consummated at his second coming. Hag 2:6.