Hebrews 11:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. ”

Hebrews 11:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died - When about to die; see Genesis 50:24-25 . Made mention of the departing of the children of Israel - Margin, “remembered.” The meaning is, that he called this...
Hebrews 11:22 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(10) By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. (10) Joseph.
Hebrews 11:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Passing now from the men of the primeval world, the writer comes to the patriarchs, and especially to Abraham, who stands out in the OT as the chief example of faith. Abraham showed his faith by his...
Hebrews 11:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he died . was ending (life). departing . Greek. exodos. Only here, Luke 9:31 , and 2 Peter 1:15 . children . sons, as in Hebrews 11:21 . gave commandment . Greek. entellomai. First occu...
Hebrews 11:22 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

22. By faith Joseph, etc. This is the last thing which Moses records respecting the patriarchs, and it deserves to be particularly noticed; for wealth, luxuries, and honors, made not the...
Hebrews 11:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Joseph, when he died - Τελευτων, When he was dying, gave commandment...
Hebrews 11:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died,— When he was dying. See Genesis 50:24 . Joseph shewed the reality of his faith by ordering his bones to be carried into Canaan, when the Israelites should depart t...
Hebrews 11:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. When he died - `when dying.' The departing - `the exodus...
Hebrews 11:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Heroes of Faith The Achievements of Faith, illustrated from the annals of Israel, beginning with the patriarchs and coming down to the martyrs. The writer has already mentioned faith as a necessar...
Hebrews 11:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When he died. — Literally, drawing to his end. The word is taken from Genesis 50:26 ; and the mention of the departure (literally, the Exodus ) of the children of Israel is found in Hebrews 11...
Hebrews 11:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. A CLOUD OF WITNESSES. "By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped...
Hebrews 11:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Seeking the Better Country Hebrews 11:11-22 Faith has the twofold power, first, of making the unseen real; and second, of receiving the grace and strength of God into the heart. Sarah, through...
Hebrews 11:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Then follows a series of illustrations of the power of faith taken from the history of the Hebrew people. The first is that by faith men know that the ages have been fashioned by the Word of God. Af...
Hebrews 11:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(20) By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. (21) By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff. (22)...
Hebrews 11:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died ,.... The riches and honours of Joseph, as they could not secure him from death, so they did not make him unmindful of it; nor was he afraid of dying, or uneasy about i...
Hebrews 11:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Ver. 22. Gave commandment concerning ] He died upon the promise,...
Hebrews 11:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

By faith In God's promise, to give Canaan to the posterity of Jacob; Joseph, when he died Τελευτων, ending his life; made mention of the departing of Israel Namely, out of Egypt, as an event wh...
Hebrews 11:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This chapter in itself forms a complete division of the book of Hebrews. If previously the doctrine has been thoroughly laid down that faith is the principle of all actual relationship with God, now...
Hebrews 11:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exemplars of Faith. A. D. 62. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cai...
Hebrews 11:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel: Joseph, the first son of Jacob by Rachel, whom God preferred before his brethren, envied and sold by them, bu...
Hebrews 11:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Faith Revealed By Those Whose Eyes Were On the Certainty of the Future Fulfilment of the Promises of God With Their Eyes On Things To Come ( Hebrews 11:17-22 ).
Hebrews 11:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 11:21 . Leaning upon the top of his staff. —Probably meaning “upon the head of the bed”; only this assumes more of a bedstead than was usual among tribal Ea...
Hebrews 11:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 11:8-22 The Patriarchs. I. The period of the patriarchs has a very peaceful and lovely character. God appeared and spoke to them. There was as yet no law. What is the real peculiarity of...
Hebrews 11:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 11:1-2 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. The names of those who lived in old time are handed...
Hebrews 11:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 11:1 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for. Paul uses here the same Greek word as in Hebrews 1:3 , that the Son is the express image of the Father's hypostasis, or person. Th...
Hebrews 11:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. On the senses in which the word ὑπόστασις (translated "substance") may be...
Hebrews 11:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The example of the patriarchs:
Hebrews 11:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 7:16 ; Exodus 13:19 ; Genesis 50:24 ; Genesis 50:25 ; Joshua 24:32
Hebrews 11:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Place of Faith Hebrews 11:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Unbelief is black with the frown of God; faith is regnant with the smile of God. Unbelief closes every channel of blessing; faith opens up...
Hebrews 11:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Concerning his bones — To be carried into the land of promise.

Hebrews 11:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hebrews 11:22 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hebrews 11:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 11:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 11:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 11:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hebrews 11:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 11:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Hebrews 11:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes