Hebrews Chapter 12 verse 2 Holy Bible

Hebrews 12 : 2 Bible Verse Songs

• Across The Lands - Author of Creation by Stuart Townend
• I Have Decided To Follow Jesus by Elevation Worship
• In Christ Alone My Hope is Found by Natalie Grant
• Trouble in My Way - I Know My Jesus Will Fix It by Luther Barnes
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by Lauren Daigle
• Eyes On You by Mosaic MSC
• I Will Fix My Eyes by People & Songs
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by Sounds Like Reign
• He Won't Let Go by Gloria Gaynor + Bart Millard
• For This I Have Jesus by Graham Kendrick
• The Old Rugged Cross by Fountainview Academy
• How Deep the Father's Love For Us by Austin Stone Worship
• A Million Saints by Meredith Andrews
• I Love You Lord by Lionel Petersen + Eydely Worship
• Chasing You - Come Alive by Sarah Reeves + Bethel Music Kids
• Hang On by NeedToBreathe
• Love Theory by Kirk Franklin
• In Your Eyes by Hillsong Young & Free
• Greater Than It All by Life Worship
• Lord, Have Mercy by Sovereign Grace Music
• Live Like That by Sidewalk Prophets
• Let The Peace Of God Reign by Hillsong Worship
• Press by Maranda Curtis
• Beautiful And Glorious by Lindy & The Circuit Riders
• Driven By Love by Lindy & The Circuit Riders
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by Fountainview Academy
• I Surrender by All Sons and Daughters
• Good Grace by Awakening Music
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by Alan Jackson
• The Joy of Jesus by Rich Mullins + Matt Maher + Ellie Holcomb
• Author / Perfector by Rivers & Robots
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (We Turn) by Paul Baloche
• Turn Your Eyes by Natalie Grant + The Belonging Co
• Carry Me by Josh Wilson
• We Turn Our Eyes (You Speak To My Fear) by Jeremy Camp
• Steady On by Point of Grace
• Holding Onto Hope by I Am They
• He is by Crowder
• Show You The Cross by Matty Mullins
• Eyes On You by The Belonging Co + Sarah Reeves
• All I See by Gary LeVox
• Fix My Eyes on You by Ada Ehi + Sinach
• Look To Jesus by Phil Wickham
• King of Kings by Hillsong Worship
• All Eyes On You by TAYA

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - Looking unto the Author and Finisher of our faith (rather, the Leader, or Captain, as in Hebrews 2:10, and Perfecter of the faith, or of faith - faith's Captain and Completer), Jesus; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. The idea is not, as implied in the A.V. and understood by Chrysostom and other ancients, that Jesus first inspires and then brings to its complete result the individual Christian's faith ("quod caepit in nobis consummabit"), but (as implied in the word ἀρχηγὸς, and suiting the context better) that he is the Leader of the whole army of faith, whose standard we are to follow, and whoso own completed victory is the enabling cause as well as the earnest of our own. It is no valid objection to this view that he could not have been a Leader in this sense to the faithful ones before his coming, referred to in the last chapter; for, as has been before observed (see on "the reproach of Christ," Hebrews 11:26), he is regarded as the Head and Leader, in all ages, of the faithful; and in virtue of his future warfare for mankind the saints of old endured and triumphed: - and certainly Christians, to whom the exhortation is addressed, may look to him in an obvious sense as their Captain to be followed. Nor, again, is there difficulty - apart from that of the whole mystery of the Incarnation - in his being presented to us as himself an example of triumphant faith. For he is elsewhere spoken of as having so "emptied himself" of his Divine glory as to have become like unto us in all things, sin except; and thus to have been sustained during his human life by faith in the unseen, as we are. His addresses to the Father (see especially John 17.) are strikingly significant in this regard. The expression, "for the joy," etc. (ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς), does not mean, as some take it, "instead of the joy which he might have had on earth" (such e.g. as was offered to him by the tempter), but, as is evident from the word προκειμένης, "as set against, i.e. for the sake of, future joy" (cf. ἀντὶ βρώσεως μιᾶς, ver. 16). Such looking forward to joy with the Father and the redeemed after triumph is expressed in the great intercessory prayer-above referred to (John 17:5, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26). It may be here observed that anticipation of reward hereafter is among legitimate human motives to a good life. It may be said, indeed, that the highest virtue consists in doing what is right simply because it is right - in fulfilling God's will, whatever may come of it to ourselves; but the hope of a final happy issue comes properly, and indeed inevitably, in as an inspiring and sustaining motive. Aspiration after Happiness is a God-given instinct of humanity, necessary for keeping up the life of virtue. There may be some so in love with virtue as to be capable of persevering in lifelong self-denial, though without any faith in a life to come. But human nature in general certainly requires this further incentive, and Christian faith supplies it. Nor are those who thus work with a view to future joy to be accused of selfish motives, as though they balanced only a greater against a smaller gain. To the true Christian the grand inspiring principle is still the love of God and of his neighbor, and of goodness for its own sake, though the hope of an eternal reward supports and cheers him mightily. Nor, again, is the joy looked forward to a selfish joy. It is the joy of sharing in the triumph of eternal righteousness in company with all the redeemed, whose salvation, no less than his own, he desires and strives for. And, further, with regard to his own individual joy, what is it but the joy of attaining the end of his being, the perfection God meant him for, and to which it is his duty to aspire? Hence Christ would not have been a perfect Example to man had he not been represented as looking forward to "the joy that was set before him."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Looking unto Jesus.--As in Hebrews 2:9, the description precedes the mention of the name, "Looking unto the Author and Perfecter of (our) faith, Jesus." The first word is very similar to that of Hebrews 11:26; the runner looks away from all other objects and fixes his gaze on One. Jesus is not directly spoken of as the Judge (2Timothy 4:8); but, as the next words show, He has Himself reached the goal, and His presence marks the point at which the race will close. As the last verse spoke of our "patient endurance," this speaks of our faith, and of this Jesus is the Author and the Perfecter. The former word has occurred before, in Hebrews 2:10; and here, as there, origination is the principal thought. There the idea of leading the way was also present; but here "Author" stands in contrast with "Perfecter," and the example of our Lord is the subject of the clause which follows. Because it is He who begins and brings to perfection our faith, we must run the race with our eye fixed upon Him: in Him is the beginning, in Him the completion of the promises (2Corinthians 1:20); and in the steady and trustful dependence upon Him which this figure describes consists our faith.Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross.--The literal meaning is very forcible, endured a cross, despising shame; the shame of such a death being set over against the joy that lay before Him. Here again we have the thought of Hebrews 2:9 (Philippians 2:9-10); the joy of His accomplished purpose (Isaiah 53:11; Matthew 25:21; Luke 10:21-22) and the glory with which He was crowned (John 17:1; 1Peter 1:11) being the reward for His "obedience even unto death." The whole form of the expression (comp. especially Hebrews 6:18, "the hope set before us") shows that Jesus is presented to us as an example not of endurance only, but also of faith (Hebrews 2:12). On the last words of the verse see Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12-13; there is here a slight change in the Greek, which requires the rendering, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. . . .