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An Anchor for the Soul
Commentators unanimously highlight the image of an anchor. Just as an anchor secures a ship in a stormy sea, the Christian's hope in God's promises provides profound stability and security for the soul. In the midst of life's trials and uncertainties, this hope keeps believers from being 'tossed here and there' (Calvin) or shipwrecked in their faith. It is described as 'sure and steadfast,' meaning it will not slip or fail.
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Hebrews
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 6:19
18th Century
Theologian
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. Hope accomplishes for the soul the same thing that an anchor does for a ship. It makes it fir…
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 6:19
Which (ην). Which hope. What would life be without this blessed hope based on Christ as our Redeemer?
As an anchor …
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 6:19
19th Century
Bishop
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.—A beautiful image, introduced for a moment only to set forth the security of…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 6:19
19th Century
Preacher
Sailors throw their anchors downwards; we throw ours upwards.
Their anchor goes within the veil of the waters into the depths of the sea; our…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 6:19
While the metaphor of the anchor is widely used in antiquity, it occurs only here in the NT. A ship firmly anchored is safe from idle drifting. Its…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 6:19
16th Century
Theologian
As an anchor, and so on. It is a striking likeness when he compares faith leaning on God’s word to an anchor. For undoubtedly, as…
John Gill
On Hebrews 6:19
17th Century
Pastor
Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul
This world is as a sea; the church in it, and so every believer, is as …
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…