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Hebrews 12:20 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Hebrews 12:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hebrews chapter 12 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:”
Hebrews 12:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Hebrews 12:20
For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: This explains Israel's terror—they 'could not endure' (ouk epheron, οὐκ ἔφερον, 'could not bear') God's commands, particularly the prohibition against touching Sinai. Even animals that accidentally touched the mountain faced immediate execution by stoning or arrow, without the executioner approaching close enough to touch the defiled animal (Exodus 19:12-13). This extreme regulation emphasized God's absolute holiness and the defiling nature of sin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hebrews 12:20
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“saying”
“when it was morning”
“Yahweh came from Sinai”
“through the law”
“Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.{Deuteronomy 27:26}”
“it speaks to those who are under the law”