![]() ![]() The first image, given here, is that of fleeing to a refuge. ![]() The second part of this verse begins an interesting combination of images, used to describe the level of confidence Christians can have in the promises of God. In the case of the original readers of Hebrews, this includes seeing how God fulfilled His promises, even if Abraham did not live to see all of them completed. That which God has promised to do, history proves He actually has done. The second item is the evidence of His truth as given in His word this means real-world history as described by the Bible. One of these is the very nature of God: He is all-powerful (Psalm 68:34 Job 42:2), He cannot change (Malachi 3:6), and He cannot lie (Numbers 23:19), therefore whatever He promises is absolutely certain. The first part of this verse refers to "two unchangeable things" which prove that God's oaths are absolutely reliable. ![]()
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