Hebrews 10:31

"For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”"

Key Reflection

This passage highlights God's sovereignty and justice, emphasizing that vengeance and ultimate judgment belong exclusively to Him. It underscores a trust in divine timing and purpose, even when faced with suffering or injustice, reminding believers that God will ultimately right wrongs and judge His people according to His righteousness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 31. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. There may be an allusion here to the request of David to "fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men," when it was submitted to him for the sin of numbering the people, whether he would choose seven years of famine, or flee three months before his enemies, or have three days of pestilence, 2 Sa 24. He preferred "to fall into the hands of the Lord," and God smote seventy thousand men by the pestilence.

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