Hebrews 13:9

“Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines, etc..] The word “divers” may denote the variety and multitude of other doctrines; referring either to the various rites and ceremonies of the law, or to the traditions of the elders, or to the several doctrines of men, whether Jews or Gentiles; whereas the doctrine of the Scriptures, of Christ, and his apostles, is but one; it is uniform, and all of a piece; and so may likewise denote the disagreement of other doctrines with the perfections of God, the person and offices of Christ, the Scriptures of truth, the analogy of faith, and even with themselves: and “strange” doctrines may design such as were never taught by God, nor are…”

“about--rather, as oldest manuscripts read, "carried aside"; namely, compare Eph 4:14. divers--differing from the one faith in the one and the same Jesus Christ, as taught by them who had the rule over you (Heb 13:7). strange--foreign to the truth. doctrines--"teachings." established with grace; not with meats--not with observances of Jewish distinctions between clean and unclean meats, to which ascetic Judaizers added in Christian times the rejection of some meats, and the use of others: noticed also by Paul in Co1 8:8, Co1 8:13; Co1 6:13; Rom 14:17, an exact parallel to this verse: these are some of the "divers and strange doctrines" of the previous sentence. Christ's body offered once for…”

“Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines - That is, they should have settled and fixed points of belief, and not yield to every new opinion which was started. The apostle does not exhort them to adhere to an opinion merely because they had before held it, or because it was an old opinion, nor does he forbid their following the leadings of truth though they might be required to abandon what they had before held; but he cautions them against that vacillating spirit, and that easy credulity, which would lead them to yield to any novelty, and to embrace an opinion because it was new or strange. Probably the principal reference here is to the Judaizing teachers, and to their various…”

“Be not carried about with various doctrines - Which differ from that one faith in our one unchangeable Lord. Strange - To the ears and hearts of all that abide in him. For it is good - It is both honourable before God and pleasant and profitable That the heart be stablished with grace - Springing from faith in Christ. Not with meats - Jewish ceremonies, which indeed can never stablish the heart. Hebrews 13:10”

“13:9-10 Since Jesus does not change (13:8), it is unwise for a believer to be attracted by strange, new ideas. The false teachings in view seemed to involve rules about food. In some branches of Judaism, certain ritual meals were understood as providing God’s grace to those participating. Some in the community might have been tempted to abandon the Christian community by participating in Jewish fellowship meals. These Jewish meals at times encouraged participants to focus on the Jerusalem altar. The author reminds his hearers that we have an altar of which those under the old covenant have no part—Christ’s sacrifice (7:27-28; 8:13; 9:11-14; 10:11-14).”

“carried: Mat 24:4, Mat 24:24; Act 20:30; Rom 16:17, Rom 16:18; Co2 11:11-15; Gal 1:6-9; Eph 4:14; Eph 5:6; Col 2:4, Col 2:8; Th2 2:2; Ti1 4:1-3, Ti1 6:3-5, Ti1 6:20; Jo1 4:1; Jde 1:3 it is: Act 20:32; Co2 1:21; Gal 6:1; Th2 2:17; Ti2 2:1, Ti2 2:2 not with: Heb 9:9, Heb 9:10; Lev. 11:1-47; Deut. 14:3-21; Act 10:14-16; Rom 14:2, Rom 14:6, Rom 14:17; Co1 6:13; Co1 8:8; Col 2:16-20; Ti1 4:3-5; Tit 1:14, Tit 1:15 Hebrews 13:10”