Hebrews 12:5-7

“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”

"And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?" - Hebrews 12:5-7
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What does Hebrews 12:5-7 mean?

Hebrews 12:5-7 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and…

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The Loving Chastisement of Our Father

Hebrews 12:5-7 (KJV) resonates deeply within the heart of a believer, reminding us of our identity as children of God. It states: "And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when…

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Embracing the Chastening of the Lord

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a humble heart, seeking to understand the depth of Your love and discipline as articulated in the sacred texts. I bow down in reverence, fully acknowledging that Your ways are higher than my ways and Your thoughts than my thoughts…

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Hebrews 12:5-7 - "And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"
Hebrews 7:12 - "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law."
Hebrews 12:7 - "If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"
"For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law." - Hebrews 7:12
Hebrews 12:5 - "And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:"
Hebrews 7:5 - "And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:"
Hebrews 12:7-8 - "Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined - and everyone undergoes discipline - then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all."
Hebrews 5:12 - "For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat."
Hebrews 5:7 - "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;"
Hebrews 12:8
Hebrews 8:5
Hebrews 7:7 - "And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."
Hebrews 12:12 - "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;"
Zechariah 5:7 - "And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah."
"If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?" - Hebrews 12:7
Hebrews 8:1-5
Hebrews 10:5-10
Hebrews 10:5-10
Hebrews 12:29 - "For our God is a consuming fire."
Based on Hebrews 5:12, create an image of a Hebrew man writing to letter on a parchment scroll. The man is dressed in ancient middle-eastern garments, and sitting at a wooden desk in a small first century Jewish home. Through the window behind the desk, you can see the temple at a distance.
Based on Hebrews 5:12, create an image of a Hebrew man writing to letter on a parchment scroll. The man is dressed in ancient middle-eastern garments, and sitting at a wooden desk in a small first century Jewish home. Through the window behind the desk, you can see the temple at a distance.
Hebrews 4:5 - "And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest."
Hebrews 5:10 - "Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec."
Hebrews 7:20 - "And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:"
"And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better." - Hebrews 7:7
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 12:21 - "And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)"
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29