For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Verse 30. For we know him that hath said. We know who has said this--God. They knew this because it was recorded in their own sacred books. Vengeance belongeth unto me, etc. This is found in . See it explained in .
30. For we know him that hath said, etc. Both the passages are taken from Deuteronomy 32:35, 36. But as Moses there promises that God would take vengeance for the wrongs done to his people, it seems that the words are improperly and constrainedly applied to the vengeance referred to here; for what does the Apostle speak of?
Believers have boldness to enter God's holy presence and a High Priest in Jesus who mediates all our access. The blood of Christ, sprinkled on the conscience, chases away slavish fear and gives assurance of safety and welcome into the divine presence both here in grace and hereafter in glory.
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Commenting on Hebrews 10:19-39