Thorns and Briers Rejected Hebrews 6:8

The Hebrew writer shared how “the earth drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth herbs” to those who sow them into the ground. He also referred to this as a “blessing from God”. In chapter six and verse eight of Hebrews we see how “that which bears thorns and briers is rejected” where we read:

But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

The verse begins, “But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected,...” The writer began with the word, “But” which is a disassociation conjunction and means that which is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “that which bears” or “the one that carry, bring forth and produce” “thorns” or “bramble or briers” “and briers” which means “thistles, prickly wild plant which are hurtful to other plants” “is rejected” or “is castaway and reprobate”. In contrast to the “green growing plants” to which the writer referred, the “thorny brier bushes” are “castaway”.

The verse continues, “...and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”. The writer added, “and is nigh” which means “is near and ready” “unto cursing” or “execration, imprecation and condemnation”; “whose end” which means “whose termination, limit that ceases to be, last in succession or series, close and purpose” “is to be burned” or “burnt up”. The “bramble and brier” bushes which are produced are destined to be “cursed” and “burnt” in their finality.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we may be able to discover what the writer means with this example. God sends His “rain” or “showers” upon the just and the unjust, and He desires for everyone to enjoy and be blessed by His liberality, and He demonstrated this by sending His Son Jesus. Some will drink in the “rain” and be “fruitful” like “green growing plants”, and others will receive the “rain” and grow as “bramble bushes and briers”. Those who receive Jesus Christ and the principles of God will grow like the blessed “green plants”, and those who reject Jesus Christ shall be as the “thorny bushes” that are destined for “condemnation”. Let all who read take heed to this amazing example from the Hebrew writer.

Next time we see how the writer was “persuaded better things of” his readers, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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