Genesis 17:19; Genesis 21:12; Romans 9:7
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called; - Genesis 21:12 . A numerous posterity had been promised to him. It was there said...
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...
Of . With reference to. Greek. pros. App-104. shall, &c . Literally shall. seed be called for thee. This is quoted from Genesis 21:12 .
DISCOURSE: 2325 ABRAHAM OFFERING UP ISAAC Hebrews 11:17-19 . By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the...
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Of whom - `He (Abraham, not Isaac) TO whom it was said' (Alford). But Hebrews 1...
Heroes of Faith The Achievements of Faith, illustrated from the annals of Israel, beginning with the patriarchs and coming down to the martyrs. Th...
Of whom. — That is, Isaac. But the Greek words should perhaps be rendered to whom (Abraham): “Even he to whom it was said.” On this quotation fro...
CHAPTER XI. THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM. "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance...
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 a...
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 th...
(17) By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, (18) Of whom it w...
Of whom it is said ,.... That is, of Isaac, Abraham's own son, whom he offered up; or rather, "to whom it was said", as the Vulgate Latin and Syriac...
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Ver. 18. Of whom it was said ] This was one of those many promises that Abraham migh...
By faith Namely, by believing that God would perform his promise of giving him a numerous issue, notwithstanding that the command here referred to...
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 p...
Exemplars of Faith. A. D. 62. 4 By faith Abel of...
This did greaten Abraham's trial, that unto him it was promised by God himself: That in this only begotten son Isaac, the eminently blessed and bless...
‘By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly taken on himself the promises was offering up his only begotten son, even h...
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...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 11:19 . Received him in a figure. —Lit. “in a parable.” Stuart thinks the reference is to Abraham’s havi...
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 w...
This is the Arc de Triomphe erected to the memory of the heroes of faith, whose names are here recorded by the apostle's inspired pen, with a brief m...
This is the triumphal arch of faith. Here we find the names of many of the heroes of faith, and a brief record of some of the battles in which they f...
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. Th...
This is a very familiar chapter, but it is none the less precious. It is the roll of the heroes of faith. Here you have a list of the men who believe...
These men, of whom we are now briefly to read, are a company of God's witnesses; and the apostle calls them, in the next chapter, «a cloud of witness...
In this chapter we read of the wonders of faith; but I have never read a chapter setting forth the wonders of unbelief. Unbelief is barren impotent,...
First, a definition of faith. Hebrews 11:1-3 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elde...
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...
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...
The example of the patriarchs:
of whom it was said, that in Isaac shall thy seed be called;
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. Unbelie...
The Life of Faith Hebrews 11:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Faith defined. The eleventh chapter of Hebrews opens with something that is very defin...
Abraham The Friend of God Hebrews 11:8-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Early beginnings. Perhaps, in all history there is none who has ever attained...
In Isaac shall thy seed be called — From him shall the blessed seed spring. Genesis 21:12 .
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: