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A Continuation of the Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews

by John Owen

John Owen's monumental verse-by-verse exposition of Hebrews 6–10 — the doctrinal heart of the epistle. Owen unfolds the priesthood of Christ as prefigured by Melchizedek and Aaron, the two covenants and the supersession of the old by the new, the tabernacle and its sacrifices as types of Christ's atoning work, and the solemn warnings against apostasy. With characteristic thoroughness he engages Jewish objections to the abrogation of Mosaic worship and refutes Socinian doctrine on the atonement — a towering work of Reformed biblical theology.
Chapters
162
Word count
589,450
Type
Commentary
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Table of contents

  1. 01 Preface to the Reader 2,194 words
  2. 02 Chapter 6: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews 558 words
  3. 03 Verse 1 5,215 words
  4. 04 Verse 1, 2 24,344 words
  5. 05 Verse 3 2,179 words
  6. 06 Verse 4, 5, 6 12,040 words
  7. 07 Verse 7, 8 17,301 words
  8. 08 Verse 8 10,401 words
  9. 09 Verse 9, 10, 11, 12 594 words
  10. 10 Hebrews 6 — Verse 9 (Introduction) 79 words
  11. 11 Hebrews 6 — Verse 9 7,413 words
  12. 12 Hebrews 6 — Verse 10 17,136 words
  13. 13 Verse 11 5,214 words
  14. 14 Verse 12 289 words
  15. 15 Verse 12 8,566 words
  16. 16 Verse 13, 14, 15, 16 631 words
  17. 17 Verse 13, 14, 15, 16 15,210 words
  18. 18 Verse 17, 18, 19, 20 750 words
  19. 19 Verse 17, 18, 19, 20 9,366 words
  20. 20 Verse 18 4,867 words
  21. 21 Verse 19 2,714 words
  22. 22 Verse 20 2,658 words
  23. 23 Chapter 7: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews 1,801 words
  24. 24 Hebrews 7 — Verse 1, 2, 3 (Introduction) 150 words
  25. 25 Hebrews 7 — Verse 1, 2, 3 23,968 words
  26. 26 Hebrews 7 — Verse 4, 5, 6 816 words
  27. 27 Hebrews 7 — Verse 4, 5, 6 (Introduction) 166 words
  28. 28 Verse 4 3,686 words
  29. 29 Hebrews 7 — Verse 5 6,155 words
  30. 30 Verse 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 574 words
  31. 31 Hebrews 7 — Verse 6, 7 329 words
  32. 32 Verse 6 1,774 words
  33. 33 Verse 7 3,514 words
  34. 34 Verse 8 3,695 words
  35. 35 Hebrews 7 — Verse 9, 10 (Introduction) 188 words
  36. 36 Hebrews 7 — Verse 9, 10 4,563 words
  37. 37 Hebrews 7 — Verse 11 (Introduction) 575 words
  38. 38 Hebrews 7 — Verse 11 17,533 words
  39. 39 Verse 12 58 words
  40. 40 Verse 12 3,973 words
  41. 41 Hebrews 7 — Verse 13 (Introduction) 143 words
  42. 42 Hebrews 7 — Verse 13 1,169 words
  43. 43 Hebrews 7 — Verse 14 (Introduction) 91 words
  44. 44 Hebrews 7 — Verse 14 1,882 words
  45. 45 Verse 15, 16, 17 2,969 words
  46. 46 Verse 16 2,324 words
  47. 47 Verse 17 837 words
  48. 48 Hebrews 7 — Verse 18, 19 (Introduction) 1,165 words
  49. 49 Hebrews 7 — Verse 18, 19 6,582 words
  50. 50 Hebrews 7 — Verse 19 (Introduction) 130 words
  51. 51 Hebrews 7 — Verse 19 5,755 words
  52. 52 Hebrews 7 — Verse 20, 21, 22 (Introduction) 807 words
  53. 53 Hebrews 7 — Verse 20, 21, 22 1,455 words
  54. 54 Verse 21 3,246 words
  55. 55 Verse 22 9,720 words
  56. 56 Hebrews 7 — Verse 23, 24, 25 (Introduction) 476 words
  57. 57 Hebrews 7 — Verse 23, 24, 25 1,532 words
  58. 58 Verse 24 2,824 words
  59. 59 Verse 25 12,739 words
  60. 60 Hebrews 7 — Verse 26 (Introduction) 167 words
  61. 61 Hebrews 7 — Verse 26 7,356 words
  62. 62 Verse 27, 28 358 words
  63. 63 Verse 27 6,201 words
  64. 64 Hebrews 7 — Verse 28 3,162 words
  65. 65 Chapter 8: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews 261 words
  66. 66 Hebrews 8 — Verse 1 (Introduction) 130 words
  67. 67 Hebrews 8 — Verse 1 4,772 words
  68. 68 Hebrews 8 — Verse 11 4,933 words
  69. 69 Verse 3 3,039 words
  70. 70 Verse 4 2,700 words
  71. 71 Hebrews 8 — Verse 5 (Introduction) 103 words
  72. 72 Hebrews 8 — Verse 5 6,700 words
  73. 73 Hebrews 8 — Verse 6 (Introduction) 27 words
  74. 74 Hebrews 8 — Verse 6 25,557 words
  75. 75 Hebrews 8 — Verse 7 2,231 words
  76. 76 Hebrews 8 — Verse 8 7,499 words
  77. 77 Hebrews 8 — Verse 9 (Introduction) 369 words
  78. 78 Hebrews 8 — Verse 9 6,271 words
  79. 79 Verse 10, 11, 12 484 words
  80. 80 Hebrews 8 — Verse 10 11,380 words
  81. 81 Verse 11 5,816 words
  82. 82 Hebrews 8 — Verse 12 2,489 words
  83. 83 Hebrews 8 — Verse 13 2,057 words
  84. 84 Chapter 9: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews 1,639 words
  85. 85 Hebrews 9 — Verse 1 (Introduction) 878 words
  86. 86 Hebrews 9 — Verse 1 3,840 words
  87. 87 Verse 2 3,848 words
  88. 88 Hebrews 9 — Verse 3, 4, 5 (Introduction) 236 words
  89. 89 Hebrews 9 — Verse 3, 4, 5 5,115 words
  90. 90 Hebrews 9 — Verse 5 7,222 words
  91. 91 Verse 6, 7 431 words
  92. 92 Hebrews 9 — Verse 6, 7 2,459 words
  93. 93 Hebrews 9 — Verse 7 2,864 words
  94. 94 Hebrews 9 — Verse 8 176 words
  95. 95 Verse 8 4,654 words
  96. 96 Hebrews 9 — Verse 9, 10 (Introduction) 348 words
  97. 97 Hebrews 9 — Verse 9, 10 3,789 words
  98. 98 Hebrews 9 — Verse 10 3,229 words
  99. 99 Hebrews 9 — Verse 11 (Introduction) 504 words
  100. 100 Hebrews 9 — Verse 11 6,087 words
  101. 101 Hebrews 9 — Verse 12 (Introduction) 289 words
  102. 102 Hebrews 9 — Verse 12 6,697 words
  103. 103 Verse 13, 14 919 words
  104. 104 Hebrews 9 — Verse 13 2,628 words
  105. 105 Verse 14 12,870 words
  106. 106 Hebrews 9 — Verse 15 (Introduction) 178 words
  107. 107 Hebrews 9 — Verse 15 7,692 words
  108. 108 Verse 16, 17 1,700 words
  109. 109 Verse 16 480 words
  110. 110 Verse 17 1,952 words
  111. 111 Verse 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 6,042 words
  112. 112 Verse 19 2,923 words
  113. 113 Verse 20 1,060 words
  114. 114 Verse 21, 22 827 words
  115. 115 Verse 22 2,128 words
  116. 116 Hebrews 9 — Verse 23 (Introduction) 246 words
  117. 117 Hebrews 9 — Verse 23 4,064 words
  118. 118 Hebrews 9 — Verse 24 (Introduction) 280 words
  119. 119 Hebrews 9 — Verse 24 3,903 words
  120. 120 Verse 25 3,762 words
  121. 121 Hebrews 9 — Verse 26 (Introduction) 261 words
  122. 122 Hebrews 9 — Verse 26 5,255 words
  123. 123 Hebrews 9 — Verse 27, 28 (Introduction) 232 words
  124. 124 Hebrews 9 — Verse 27, 28 2,537 words
  125. 125 Hebrews 9 — Verse 28 3,192 words
  126. 126 Chapter 10: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews 6,543 words
  127. 127 Verse 2, 3 487 words
  128. 128 Verse 2 2,540 words
  129. 129 Verse 3 1,360 words
  130. 130 Verse 4 3,374 words
  131. 131 Verse 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 419 words
  132. 132 Verse 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 9,182 words
  133. 133 Verse 6, 7 1,437 words
  134. 134 Verse 7 3,653 words
  135. 135 Verse 8, 9, 10 1,073 words
  136. 136 Hebrews 10 — Verse 10 2,324 words
  137. 137 Verse 11, 12, 13, 14 1,720 words
  138. 138 Verse 12, 13, 14 63 words
  139. 139 Verse 12 3,354 words
  140. 140 Verse 14 765 words
  141. 141 Verse 15, 16, 17, 18 1,638 words
  142. 142 Verse 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 3,228 words
  143. 143 Verse 20 1,610 words
  144. 144 Verse 21 825 words
  145. 145 Verse 22 2,781 words
  146. 146 Verse 23 1,890 words
  147. 147 Verse 24 864 words
  148. 148 Verse 25 4,057 words
  149. 149 Verse 26, 27 1,909 words
  150. 150 Verse 27 2,570 words
  151. 151 Verse 28, 29 5,367 words
  152. 152 Verse 30, 31 2,332 words
  153. 153 Verse 31 1,230 words
  154. 154 Verse 32, 33, 34 2,884 words
  155. 155 Verse 33 2,528 words
  156. 156 Verse 34 3,044 words
  157. 157 Verse 35, 36 1,629 words
  158. 158 Verse 36 1,749 words
  159. 159 Verse 37, 38, 39 364 words
  160. 160 Verse 37 2,519 words
  161. 161 Verse 38, 39 2,354 words
  162. 162 Verse 39 939 words
Front matter (1 section)

Title Page

A Continuation OF THE EXPOSITION OF THE EPISTLE OF Paul the Apostle TO THE HEBREWS.

Namely, ON THE Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Chapters.

WHEREIN Together with the Explication of the Text and Context.

The Priesthood of Christ as Typed by those of Melchisedek and Aaron, with an Account of their distinct Offices,

The Nature and Efficacy of the Sacrifice of Christ, as Typed by all the Sacrifices of the Law,

The Erection of the Tabernacle according to the Heavenly Pattern; with the Institution of all its Utensils and Services, their especial Signification and End,

The Nature and Differences of the Two Covenants, the Old and the New, with the preference of the latter above the former,

The Reasons and Necessity of the taking away and Abolishing of the Old Legal Worship annexed to the Covenant of Sinai; & the Means whereby it was removed,

The Glorious Administration of the Mediatory Office of Christ in Heaven; and sundry other Evangelical Truths of the highest Importance,

WITH The Duty of Believers in hearing the Word in Times of Trial and Persecution; the Means and danger of Apostacy from the Profession of the Gospel, Are Declared, Explained and Confirmed.

As also; The Pleas of the Jews for the Continuance and Perpetuity of their Legal Worship; with the Doctrine of the principal Writers of the Socinians about these things, are Examined and Disproved.

By J. Owen. D. D.

*John 5:39.* Search the Scriptures.

LONDON, Printed for Nathaniel Ponder, at the Sign of the Peacock in the Poultry, near the Church, 1680.

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