THOSE WHO DID NOT DRAW BACK -- Hebrews 11:1-40 -- The major purpose of the epistle to the Hebrews was to keep those Hebrew Christians from going into apostasy by relapsing into Judaism. In the previous chapter the writer said, "the just shall live by faith." (Hebrews 10:38-39) Now he proceeds to i... [ Continue Reading ]
_AN EXPLANATION OF SAVING FAITH -- HEBREWS 11:1-3 :_ The writer described that faith whereby the just man lives in these words, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) Faith and hope go hand in hand. The things that are the object of our hope... [ Continue Reading ]
_SOME WHO LIVED BY FAITH -- HEBREWS 11:4-31:_ The writer of Hebrews has now set forth what faith is and how faith works. He proceeds to list a "Hall of fame" of Old Testament characters who lived 'by faith." These faithful ones are divided into two groups. There are the names of those who lived by f... [ Continue Reading ]
_MANY SUFFERED FOR THE FAITH -- HEBREWS 11:32-38:_ Many names were only mentioned. There was_ _ Gedeon, Barak, Samson, Jephthae, David, Samuel, and the prophet. These are great servants of God "Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,... [ Continue Reading ]
_BLESSINGS OF THE FAITH SYSTEM -- HEBREWS 11:39-40:_ These worthy and godly people obtained a good report with God, but they did not live long enough to receive the promise of the coming Messiah. "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law.... [ Continue Reading ]