Hebrews 12:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 12:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 12:17 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of rep..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 12:17 — KJV
“For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. place...: or, way to change his mind”
— Hebrews 12:17 (KJV)
Hebrews 12:17 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 12:17
“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 12:17: know, found, though
“And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. come...: Heb. found them”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 12:17: how, found, way
“Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 12:17: know, found, way
“And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 12:17: how, place, way
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 12:17: know, would, way
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