The Epistle to the Hebrews
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Chapter 11
- Now
faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Rom. 8:24; 2 Cor. 4:18) (*!*)
- For by it the elders obtained a
good testimony.
- By faith we understand that the
worlds
were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were
not made of things which are visible.
- By faith Abel offered to God a more
excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that
he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being
dead still speaks. (Gen. 4:3-5; Heb. 12:24)
- By faith Enoch was translated so
that he did not see death, "and was not found because God had
translated him"; for before his translation he had this
testimony, that he pleased God. (Gen. 5:24)
- But without faith it is impossible
to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and
that
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (*!*)
- By faith Noah, being divinely
warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark
for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and
became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Rom. 3:22)
- By faith Abraham obeyed when he was
called to go out to the place which he would afterward receive as an
inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was
going. (Gen.
12:1-4)
- By faith he sojourned in the land
of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and
Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; (Heb. 6:17)
- for he waited for the city which
has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- By faith Sarah herself also
received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was
past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. (Gen. 17:19; Is. 51:2; Heb. 10:23)
- Therefore from one man, and him as
good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude -
- innumerable as the sand which is by the sea-shore. (Gen. 15:5;
Gen. 22:17;
Gen. 32:12;
Rom. 4:19)
- These all died in faith, not
having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were
assured of them, embraced
them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the
earth. (Gen. 12:7; Ps. 39:12; Ps. 119:19; John 8:56; 2 Cor. 4:18)
- For those who say such things
declare plainly that they seek a homeland. (Heb. 13:14)
- And truly if they had call to mind
that country from which they had come out, they would have had
opportunity to return.
- But now they desire a better, that
is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be
called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
- By faith Abraham, when he was
tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered
up his only begotten son, (Gen. 22:1; James 2:21&22)
- of whom it was said, "In Isaac
your seed shall be called,"
- accounting that God was able to
raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a
figurative sense.
- By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and
Esau concerning things to come. (Gen. 27:26-40)
- By faith Jacob, when he was dying,
blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning on the top
of his staff.
- By faith Joseph, when he was
dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and
gave instructions concerning his bones. (Gen. 50:24&25)
- By faith Moses, when he was born,
was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a
beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. (Ex.
1:16; Ex. 1:22;
Ex. 2:1-3)
- By faith Moses, when he became of
age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
- choosing rather to suffer
affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures
of sin,
- esteeming the reproach of Christ
greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
- By faith he forsook Egypt, not
fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is
invisible. (Ex.
10:28&29)
- By faith he kept the Passover and
the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the first-born should
touch them. (Ex.
12:21; Ex.
12:28)
- By faith they passed through the
Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so,
were drowned.
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell
down after they were encircled for seven days. (Josh. 6:20)
- By faith the harlot Rahab did not
perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies
with peace.
- And what more shall I say?
For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and
Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:
- who through faith subdued
kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths
of lions, (Daniel
6:22)
- quenched the violence of fire,
escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became
valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. (Daniel 3:23-28)
- Women received their dead raised
to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting
deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. (1 Kings 17:22)
- Still others had trial of mockings
and scorgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. (Gen. 39:20)
- They were stoned, they were sawn
in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered
about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted,
tormented - (1
Kings 21:13)
- of whom the world was not
worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves
of the earth (1
Kings 18:4; 1 Kings
18:13; 1 Kings 19:9)
- And all these, having obtained a
good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,
- God having provided some thing
better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from
us. (Heb. 5:9; Rev. 6:11)
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