Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
These cross references all relate to the theme of strength and encouragement in the face of difficulty. They emphasize the need to be supportive of those who are weak or struggling and to be patient with them. They also remind us of the importance of having faith in God and trusting Him even when we are feeling overwhelmed or discouraged. Finally, they point to the example of Jesus and His willingness to endure hostility and suffering for the sake of others.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Job 4:3-4: Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees. | Both passages emphasize the importance of strengthening those who are weak. Hebrews 12:12 encourages readers to lift their drooping hands and strengthen their weak knees. Job 4:3–4 acknowledges the power of words to strengthen those who are weak and to keep them from stumbling. This passage also implies that God is the one who strengthens the weak and upholds those who are stumbling. |
| Isaiah 35:3: Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. | Both passages address the importance of strengthening those who are weak. Hebrews 12:12 encourages those who are facing hardships to lift up their drooping hands and strengthen their weak knees. Isaiah 35:3 similarly calls on people to strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble knees. Both passages emphasize the need to provide strength and support to those who are struggling. |
| Ezekiel 21:7: And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that it is coming. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble; every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming, and it will be fulfilled,’” declares the Lord God. | Both passages emphasize the need for strength in the face of impending news. Hebrews 12:12 encourages readers to lift their drooping hands and strengthen their weak knees as a sign of perseverance. Ezekiel 21:7 paints a picture of the complete despair that will come with the news, saying that every heart will melt, hands will be feeble, spirits will faint, and knees will be weak as water. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:14: And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. | Both passages emphasize the importance of helping and encouraging those who are struggling. Hebrews 12:12 encourages the reader to lift up their own hands and strengthen their own weak knees, while 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourages the reader to help and encourage those around them who are struggling. Both passages remind us of the importance of caring for others who are struggling and of being patient and encouraging with them. |
| Hebrews 12:3: Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. | Both passages in Hebrews 12 emphasize the importance of perseverance. In Hebrews 12:12, the writer encourages readers to lift their drooping hands and strengthen their weak knees, indicative of the physical exhaustion that often comes with enduring difficult circumstances. Hebrews 12:3 encourages readers to consider Christ, who endured hostility from sinners, as an example of perseverance in the face of adversity. |
Heavenly Father, we come to you today with hearts full of gratitude for the strength and courage you provide to us. We thank you for your Word which instructs us and upholds us when we stumble. We thank you for your grace which strengthens the weak hands and makes firm the feeble knees. Help us to be patient with those who are idle, and encourage those who are fainthearted. Help us to never grow weary or faint-hearted when facing hostility from sinners. We ask for your Holy Spirit to fill us with courage and strength, and to guide us in the way of righteousness. In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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