Hebrews 11:4-39
For by it - That is, by that faith which gives reality to things hoped for, and a certain persuasion to the mind of the existence of those things...
(2) For by it the (a) elders obtained a good report. (2) He shows that the fathers ought to be accounted of by this virtue. (a) That is, those fath...
Hebrews 11:1 f. The chapter opens with a definition of faith as the assurance whereby we lay hold of things still in the future, and the proving...
2. For by it the elders, (203) etc. He handles this subject to the end of the chapter — that the fathers obtained salvation and were acc...
For by it the elders obtained a good report. For by it the elders obtained a good report - By the elders are meant ancestors, forefathers, such as th...
Now faith is the substance, &c.— These verses may be paraphrased thus: "As I have now observed, that faith avails to the salvation of the soul,...
For by it the elders obtained a good report. For - Faith is all this; for, etc. By - Greek, 'in this,' as their element. The elders -...
Heroes of Faith The Achievements of Faith, illustrated from the annals of Israel, beginning with the patriarchs and coming down to the martyrs. Th...
The elders ] i.e. the faithful men under the old dispensation. Obtained a good report] RV 'had witness borne to them,' sc. by God in the Scripture...
For by it . — Better, For therein the elders had witness borne to them. The connection seems to be this: Faith truly accomplishes all this; for it...
CHAPTER X. FAITH AN ASSURANCE AND A PROOF. "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the proving of things not seen. For therein the elder...
Faith's Triumphs from Abel to Abraham Hebrews 11:1-10 Faith is the sixth sense. It makes us as sure of unseen or future things, which we know...
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...
(1) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (2) For by it the elders obtained a good report. (3) Through fai...
For by it the elders obtained a good report. By whom are meant, not merely old men, or elders in age, but such who lived in ancient times; some bef...
For by it the elders obtained a good report. Ver. 2. The elders obtained, &c. ] Gr. εμαρτυρηθησαν, were attested unto; and are here eternaliz...
By it the elders Our forefathers, or the pious of former ages; obtained a good report Εμαρτυρηθησαν, received testimony , of God's approbation o...
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...
The Nature of Faith. A. D. 62. 1 Now faith i...
OLBGrk; This is a proof of the first part of faith's description, that it is the substance of things hoped for; for all the fathers were testifie...
True Faith Is Faith In God's Promises ( Hebrews 11:1-2 ). Hebrews 11:1-2 , ‘Now faith is assurance (hupostasis - ‘the substance' or ‘the underpin...
ILLUSTRATIONS OF FAITH AS A PRACTICAL POWER IN LIFE CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THIS chapter contains a series of illustrations, taken from t...
Hebrews 11:1-7 Abel, Enoch, Noah. Before the flood and the Abrahamic covenant God had a people on earth who lived by faith. Abel, the first marty...
Hebrews 11:1-2 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elder obtained a good report. So...
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...
A Wonderful Epic on the Power of Faith. Faith as a trust in that which is invisible and future:
For by it the elders obtained a good report. The sacred writer here states the fundamental thought of this chapter, the most impressive section on...
Far-Flung Visions A New Year's Study Hebrews 11:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Another New Year has come to us freighted with every possibility of...
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...
By it the elders — Our forefathers. This chapter is a kind of summary of the Old Testament, in which the apostle comprises the designs, labours, so...
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.