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"Be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee nor
forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what
man shall do unto me" (Heb. 13: 5, 6).
At the risk of wearying the reader with the truth that "Philippians is parallel with
Hebrews" we draw attention once more to the teaching of Phil. 4::--
"Let your moderation be known unto all men, The Lord is near . . . . . I have learned,
in whatsoever state I am, to be content . . . . . Ye have well done, that ye did communicate
with my affliction" (Phil. 4: 5, 11, 14).
Covetousness and contentment cannot thrive together. Phil. 2: 13, 14 makes the
inworking of God parallel with Heb. 13: 21, and absence of murmuring parallel with
the contentment of Heb. 13: 5.
Murmuring, fornication and idolatry are brought together in I Cor. 10: 7-10, which
together with "tempting" the Lord in the wilderness is similar teaching to that of
Heb. 3: & 4: and also to the theme of the book. Further, I Cor. 9: 24, 10: 1-14,
Phil. 3:, and Hebrews as a whole, all dealing with running for a prize, being perfected,
becoming a "castaway" or disqualified by drawing back to "perdition" or ending in
"destruction", with the citizenship, the heavenly city, and inter-related themes are a
stronger witness to the peculiar teaching and purpose of these epistles than any criticism
can overthrow.
We can spare no more space in this article to go further into the chapter, but before we
close we will give the structure of the section so that what had been seen, and what is yet
to be studied, may be kept in their right relationship.
Heb. 12: 25 - 13: 21.
A | 12: 25 - 13: 4. | a | Things that remain.
b | Acceptable service (euarestos).
c | Forget not hospitality (epilanthanomai).
B | 13: 5-8. | d | Conversation (tropos, manner of life).
e | Remember them that have the rule over you.
C | 13: 9-13. | f | Established with grace, not meats.
g | His own blood.
h | Bearing His reproach.
A | 13: 14-16. | a | No remaining city.
c | Forget not to have fellowship (epilanthanomai).
b | Acceptable sacrifice (euaresteo).
B | 13: 17-19. |
e | Obey them that have the rule over you.
d | Live honestly (anastrepho).
C | 13: 20, 21. |
g | Through the blood of the aionian covenant.
f | Perfect you.
h | Doing that which is well pleasing (euarestos).