Hebreabréfið 10:28

Heilögum Biblíunni

28 Sá, er að engu hefur lögmál Móse, verður vægðarlaust líflátinn, ef tveir eða þrír vottar bera.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

despised: Hebrews 2:2, Numbers 15:30, Numbers 15:31, Numbers 15:36, Deuteronomy 13:6-10, Deuteronomy 17:2-13, 2 Samuel 12:9, 2 Samuel 12:13

without: Deuteronomy 19:13, Isaiah 27:11, Jeremiah 13:14, Romans 9:15, James 2:13

under: Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 17:6, Deuteronomy 17:7, Deuteronomy 19:15, Matthew 18:16, John 8:17, 2 Corinthians 13:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 35:2 - whosoever Leviticus 24:23 - General Leviticus 26:25 - avenge Numbers 16:49 - fourteen thousand Numbers 35:30 - General Deuteronomy 17:12 - that man Joshua 1:18 - that doth rebel Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 50:3 - a fire Proverbs 13:13 - despiseth Proverbs 21:11 - the scorner Isaiah 5:24 - cast away Ezekiel 20:13 - and they Malachi 3:2 - who may abide Matthew 3:10 - now Matthew 27:25 - His Luke 3:9 - General John 16:9 - General Acts 3:23 - that every Acts 13:41 - ye despisers Acts 26:11 - compelled 1 Corinthians 10:9 - tempt 1 Timothy 5:19 - two Hebrews 2:3 - How Hebrews 12:25 - if they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that despised Moses' law,.... By breaking it wilfully, and presumptuously, for which there was no sacrifice; meaning the law which Moses was the minister of not the author; and it respects the whole body of laws given by him, from God; and is instanced in for the sake of the comparison between him and Christ, and between the law and the Gospel, and for the illustration of the case in hand. Now one that transgressed that law, either in whole, or in part, by denying it entirely, or by breaking any particular precept of it presumptuously,

died without mercy; a corporeal death; there was no atonement nor sacrifice for him, nor pity to be shown him, Deuteronomy 13:8.

Under two or three witnesses; who "stood by", or were present, as the Arabic version renders it, when the transgression was committed; or that "accused him", as the Ethiopic version; that were witnesses against him, and plainly and fully proved the fact, Deuteronomy 17:6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that despised Moses’ law - That is, the apostate from the religion of Moses. It does not mean that in all cases the offender against the Law of Moses died without mercy, but only where offences were punishable with death, and probably the apostle had in his eye particularly the case of apostasy from the Jewish religion. The subject of apostasy from the Christian religion is particularly under discussion here, and it was natural to illustrate this by a reference to a similar case under the Law of Moses. The Law in regard to apostates from the Jewish religion was positive. There was no reprieve; Deuteronomy 13:6-10.

Died without mercy - That is, there was no provision for pardon.

Under two or three witnesses - It was the settled law among the Hebrews that in all cases involving capital punishment, two or three witnesses should be necessary. That is, no one was to be executed unless two persons certainly bore testimony, and it was regarded as important, if possible, that three witnesses should concur in the statement. The object was the security of the accused person if innocent. The “principle” in the Law was, that it was to be presumed that two or three persons would be much less likely to conspire to render a false testimony than one would be, and that two or three would not be likely to be deceived in regard to a fact which they had observed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 28. He that despised Moses' law — αθετησας. He that rejected it, threw it aside, and denied its Divine authority by presumptuous sinning, died without mercy-without any extenuation or mitigation of punishment; Numbers 15:30.

Under two or three witnesses — That is, when convicted by the testimony of two or three respectable witnesses. See Deuteronomy 17:6.