Hebrews 10:25

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, etc..] Or the episynagogue of one another; which word is used to distinguish Christian assemblies from Jewish synagogues, and to denote the coalition of Jews and Gentiles in one church state, and to express the saints' gathering together to Christ; (see <530201>2 Thessalonians 2:1) and their act of meeting together in some one place to attend his worship, word, and ordinances. Now to “forsake” such assembling, signifies a great infrequency in attending with the saints, a rambling from place to place, and takes in an entire apostasy. It is the duty of saints to assemble together for public worship, on the account of God, who has appointed…”

“assembling of ourselves together--The Greek, "episunagoge," is only found here and Th2 2:1 (the gathering together of the elect to Christ at His coming, Mat 24:31). The assembling or gathering of ourselves for Christian communion in private and public, is an earnest of our being gathered together to Him at His appearing. Union is strength; continual assemblings together beget and foster love, and give good opportunities for "provoking to good works," by "exhorting one another" (Heb 3:13). IGNATIUS says, "When ye frequently, and in numbers meet together, the powers of Satan are overthrown, and his mischief is neutralized by your likemindedness in the faith." To neglect such assemblings…”

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together - That is, for purposes of public worship. Some expositors have understood the word rendered here as “assembling” - ἐπισυναγωγὴν episunagōgēn - as meaning “the society of Christians,” or the church; and they have supposed that the object of the apostle here is, to exhort them. not to apostatize from the church. The arguments for this opinion may be seen at length in Kuinoel, in loc. But the more obvious interpretation is what is commonly adopted, that it refers to public worship. The Greek word (the noun) is used nowhere else in the New Testament, except in 2 Thessalonians 2:1, where it is rendered “gathering together.” The verb is used…”

“Not forsaking the assembling ourselves - In public or private worship. As the manner of some is - Either through fear of persecution, or from a vain imagination that they were above external ordinances. But exhorting one another - To faith, love, and good works. And so much the more, as ye see the day approaching - The great day is ever in your eye. Hebrews 10:26”

“10:25 Some in this Christian community had evidently begun to neglect their meeting together in regular worship, perhaps to avoid persecution (10:32-39). • Our motivating one another to love and good works should be done in light of the day of his return, Christ’s second coming (9:28; Luke 12:42-46; 1 Cor 5:5; 1 Thes 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10; 1 Jn 2:28).”

“forsaking: Mat 18:20; Joh 20:19-29; Act 1:13, Act 1:14, Act 2:1, Act 2:42, Act 16:16, Act 20:7; Co1 5:4; Co1 11:17, Co1 11:18, Co1 11:20, Co1 14:23; Jde 1:19 but: Heb 10:24, Heb 3:13; Rom 12:8; Co1 14:3; Th1 4:18, Th1 5:11 \*marg. as ye: Mat 24:33, Mat 24:34; Mar 13:29, Mar 13:30; Rom 13:11-13; Phi 4:5; Jam 5:8; Pe1 4:7; Pe2 3:9, Pe2 3:11, Pe2 3:14 Hebrews 10:26”