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God's Double Guarantee
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the 'two unchangeable things' are God's promise and His oath. God, whose word alone is perfectly trustworthy, adds an oath not for His own sake, but for ours. This double assurance provides believers with 'strong encouragement' because it is founded on the absolute impossibility of God being unfaithful to His character.
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 6:18
18th Century
Theologian
That by two immutable things. What the "two immutable things" referred to here are has been a matter of question among commentators. Most …
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 6:18
By two immutable things (δια δυο πραγματων αμεταθετων). See verse 17. God's promise and God's oath, both unchangeable.
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 6:18
19th Century
Bishop
Two immutable things.—The promise and the oath.
Consolation.—Rather, encouragement. The encourage…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 6:16–18
19th Century
Preacher
It seems a great change in this chapter from the sad tone at the beginning to the joyous note at the end; but, indeed, there is no contradiction be…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 6:18
God’s swearing the oath gave us “two unchangeable things,” the promise and the oath. Once God had spoken, it was inconceivable that either should a…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 6:18
16th Century
Theologian
That by two immutable things, and so on. What God says, as well as what he swears, is immutable (Psalms 12:6; [Reference Numbe…
John Gill
On Hebrews 6:18
17th Century
Pastor
That by two immutable things
God's counsel and oath, which never change and alter, and from which he never varies:
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 6:11–20
17th Century
Minister
The hope referred to here is a confident expectation of good things promised, an expectation that comes through those promises and is accompanied b…