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NASB | Hebrews 11:13 ¶ All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:13 ¶ All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God's] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. [Gen 23:4; Ps 39:12] |
Bible Question: Define Hebrews 11:8-19 |
Bible Answer: Hebrews 11 is a wonderful chapter! V. 1 "Faith is the substance of things hoped or the evidence of things not seen" In other words, faith is founded on fact, it is founded on the promises of God and it is based on what God has done before. Faith is not belief in the unknown, but rather belief in the promises of God which are known. In Heb. 11 we read of the heros of faith who "died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embrassed them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth" Heb. 11:13 The examples are given: "Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain" "Enoch who walked with God "was translated that he should not see death: and was not found" V.5 Noah moved by faith "prepared an ark to the saving of his house" V 7 "by faith Abraham when he was called" Abraham listened to God and stepped out on his promises by faith. Abraham's test took him to the point he was asked to give his son Isaac. The principle here is that God calls certain people and he wansts them to move by faith. My father used to explain faith this way: God will give you certain information, if you accept it, you will move by faith. Faith is like stepping in the dark with a flash light. Each step will illuminate where we are going. So it is with God, as we trust him by faith and step forward he will reveal his will to us. What I love about Hebrews 11: 8-19 That these people no matter how limited their vision trusted God and it is written "that these died in faith, not having received the promises, but were persuaded of them afar off, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilrims on the earth. These dear people did not understand the big picture but they trusted God with what they had; they saw the promise afar off. So it is today our faith is centered in Christ and his work and we know that we belong to him forever. Even though we see through a glass darkly, we know that one day we will see him face to face. Define Hebrews 11"87-19???? People before the cross trusted the light which God gave them which pointed forward to Christ on the cross. Today, we have the same privilege to look backward by faith to the cross and by faith we explain thanksgiving "unto him who loved us and redeemed us to God by his blood, be glory for forever"! Our faith is founded on Christ who is the solid rock who will never fail. Faith is never in the unknown; sometimes in the unseen. God bless each one in him Robert |
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