diff --git a/59-heb/12.md b/59-heb/12.md index 27b57b5..ed817c9 100644 --- a/59-heb/12.md +++ b/59-heb/12.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## 12:1-3 -#### What is the “large crowd of witnesses” that surround Christians? +### What is the “large crowd of witnesses” that surround Christians? Scholars think the “large crowd of witnesses” are all the people about which the author wrote in chapter 11. The author did not want to say that they are watching the things Christians do. Instead, they are "witnesses" because what happened to them shows how God is faithful to his people. @@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ Scholars think various things about the “joy that was placed before” Jesus. 1. Some scholars think Jesus had joy because he knew that he would return to heaven. So he would once again be in the presence of God the Father. 1. Some scholars think Jesus had joy because he knew that his disciples would also have joy themselves (see: John 15:11; 16:20). -See: Redeem (Redemption); [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md); [God the Father](../articles/godfather.md); Rejoice (Joy, Joyful); [Cross](../articles/cross.md); Redeem (Redemption); Sin; Presence of God; [Disciple](../articles/disciple.md) +See: [Redeem (Redemption)](../articles/redeem.md); [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md); [God the Father](../articles/godfather.md); [Rejoice (Joy, Joyful)](../articles/rejoice.md); [Cross](../articles/cross.md); [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Presence of God](../articles/presenceofgod.md); [Disciple](../articles/disciple.md) ### Why did the author say Jesus “endured the cross, despised its shame”? When the author wrote that Jesus "endured the cross, despised its shame," he wanted people to know that Jesus thought differently about being crucified. Scholars think that people who were crucified experienced the worst kind of shame. When the author said that Jesus “despised its shame,” he meant that Jesus was not ashamed to be crucified. This is because he was committed to obeying the will of God. -See: [Crucify (Crucifixion)](../articles/crucify.md) (Crucifixion); [Cross](../articles/cross.md); Shame (Ashamed); Will of God +See: [Crucify (Crucifixion)](../articles/crucify.md); [Cross](../articles/cross.md); [Shame (Ashamed)](../articles/shame.md); [Will of God](../articles/willofgod.md) ### Why did the author write that Jesus “sat down at the right hand of the throne of God”? @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ See: Hebrews 8:1 Scholars disagree about the meaning of the "opposition from sinners against himself." Some scholars think the author spoke about some Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus. They tried to stop Jesus from doing the things he wanted to do. They also insulted him for what he said. Other scholars think the “opposition” was from the crowd of people who brought Jesus to the cross. They mocked him. They spit on him. They insulted him because he claimed to be the messiah. -See: Sin; Messiah (Christ) +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md) ## 12:4-11