Hebrews 13 Footnotes
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13:2 How can people “have welcomed angels as guests”? The Bible is replete with examples of times people were visited by angels (Gn 22:15; Jdg 6:22; 2Kg 1:3; 1Ch 21:15-16; Zec 3:6; 4:4; Mt 1:24; 2:13; Lk 1:11-20,26-38; 2:8-15; Jn 20:12; Ac 5:19-20). Belief in angels is difficult only for those who do not believe in God or the truthfulness of Scripture.
13:4 How does this fit with Paul’s exaltation of singleness (1Co 7:7-8)? Paul nowhere condemned marriage; instead, he simply said that being unmarried enables one to devote more undistracted time to the Lord (1Co 7:32-35).
13:20 How can God be a “God of peace” if he ordered people to be killed in the OT? The Lord loves peace, but he also combats unrighteousness and those who act contrary to his purposes. People can be the same way—peaceful by nature but willing to fight when times call for it.