Hebrews 11:20

Blessed — Genesis 27:27, Genesis 27:39; prophetically foretold the particular blessings they should partake of. Jacob and Esau — Preferring the elder before the younger.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come - see Genesis 27:26-40 . The meaning is, that he pronounced a blessing on them i...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(8) By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. (8) Isaac.
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaac . Isaac shows us faith overcoming the will of the flesh, in that he blessed Jacob instead of Esau. concerning . Greek. peri . App-104.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. By faith Isaac, etc. It was also the work of faith to bless as to future things; for when the thing itself does not exist and the wor...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau - He believed that God would fulfill his promi...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau— He was persuaded that God would one way or other make good his promises to them, though he could not certain...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Jacob is put before Esau, as heir of the chief, namely, the spiritual, blessi...
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. Th...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Concerning things to come. — It is probable, though not certain, that the word “even” should be inserted before “concerning”; on these words, then,...
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,...
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 a...
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 th...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau ,.... The history of this is in Genesis 27:33 . The former of these was a good man, and, though the youngest...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Ver. 20. By faith Isaac blessed ] Patriarchal benedictions were prophetical; the...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

By faith By firmly believing what God had revealed unto him concerning the future state of his children; Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau Prophetical...
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 p...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exemplars of Faith. A. D. 62. 4 By faith Abel of...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaac is the next example instanced in of the same Divine faith, described, Hebrews 11:1 ; only here exercised on the special revelation of God to...
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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.' Similarly by faith Isaac proclaimed the future hopes of his sons in his ble...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
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 w...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
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. Th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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,...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
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...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The example of the patriarchs:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 27:27-40 ; Genesis 28:2 ; Genesis 28:3
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. Unbelie...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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...

²⁰ By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 11:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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