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OF WHOM IT WAS SAID, THAT IN ISAAC SHALL THY SEED BE CALLED; - Genesis
21:12. A numerous posterity had been promised to him. It was there
said expressly that this promise was not to be fulfilled throu...
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IV. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Faith in regard to creation and salvation (Hebrews 11:1)_
2. The patience of faith (Hebrews 11:8)
3. The energy of faith (Hebrews 11:23
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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 example of faith. Abraham showed his faith by his o...
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THE CHRISTIAN HOPE (Hebrews 11:1-3)...
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It was by faith that Abraham offered up Isaac when he was put to the
test. He was willing to offer up even his only son, although it had
been said to him: "It is in Isaac that your descendants will be...
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OF. With reference to. Greek. _pros._ App-104.
SHALL, &C. Literally shall. seed be called for thee. This is quoted
from Genesis 21:12....
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_of whom_ Lit. "with reference to whom" (Isaac); or perhaps "to whom,"
i.e. to Abraham.
_in Isaac shall thy seed be called_ Genesis 17:8; Genesis 17:19;
Genesis 21:12, &c....
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ΠΡῸΣ ὍΝ. Lit., “_with reference to whom_” (Isaac); or
perhaps “to whom,” i.e. to Abraham.
ΚΛΗΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ. Genesis 17:8; Genesis 17:19; Genesis 21:12, &c....
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CH. 11. THE HEROES OF FAITH
The main task of the writer has now been performed, but the remainder
of the Epistle had also a very important purpose. It would have been
fatal to the peace of mind of a J...
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_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...
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ΈΛΑΛΉΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980)
говорить,
ΚΛΗΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΚΑΛΈΩ (G2564)
звать,
ΣΠΈΡΜΑ (G4690) семя....
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DISCOURSE: 2325
ABRAHAM OFFERING UP ISAAC
Hebrews 11:17. _By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:
and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten
son, of whom it was...
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B.
_The patriarchal: faith in God plus faith in His promises. Hebrews
11:8-27_.
_TEXT_
Hebrews 11:8-27
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out
unto a place
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THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM
(Hebrews 11:17-19)
This chapter is the chronology of faith, or a record of some of the
outstanding acts which that grace has produced in all ages. The
apostle having mentioned th...
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Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
OF WHOM - `He (Abraham, not Isaac) TO whom it was said' (Alford). But
Hebrews 1:7 uses the same [ pros (G4314)] 'unto' for 'in respect t...
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17 That all this is in resurrection is further enforced by the
offering of Isaac. Abraham had such confidence in God, that he was
ready to slay his son, believing that God would rouse him from the
dea...
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11:18 said, (g-7) See Genesis 21:12 ....
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HEROES OF FAITH
The Achievements of Faith, illustrated from the annals of Israel,
beginning with the patriarchs and coming down to the martyrs. The
writer has already mentioned faith as a necessary co...
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HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN?
HEBREWS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 11
5 THE BETTER WAY 11:1-13:25
THE WAY OF TRUST AND HOPE 11:1-40
THE MEANING OF *FAITH (TRUST IN GOD) 11:1-3 V1 *Faith, that is, trust...
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OF WHOM. — That is, Isaac. But the Greek words should perhaps be
rendered _to whom_ (Abraham): “Even he to whom it was said.” On
this quotation from Genesis 21:12 see the Note on Romans 9:7....
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CHAPTER XI.
THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM.
"By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place
which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went. By fai...
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SEEKING THE BETTER COUNTRY
Hebrews 11:11
Faith has the twofold power, first, of making the unseen real; and
second, of receiving the grace and strength of God into the heart.
Sarah, through faith, r...
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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 the ages have been fashioned by the Word of God.
Afte...
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THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS
God asked Abraham to take that son of promise, Isaac, and offer him up
as a sacrifice (Hebrews 11:17; Genesis 22:1-14), thus causing his
faith to be tested to its fullest. Yet...
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(17) By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he
that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, (18)
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: (1...
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The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God
for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning
of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
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It is not a definition of this principle, that the epistle gives us at
the commencement of Chapter 11, but a declaration of its powers and
action. Faith realises (gives substance to) that which we hop...
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OF WHOM IT IS SAID,.... That is, of Isaac, Abraham's own son, whom he
offered up; or rather, "to whom it was said", as the Vulgate Latin and
Syriac versions render it; that is, to Abraham, for to him...
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Having spoken of the faith of the first patriarchs in the _third
period of time,_ the second from the flood, in general, with respect
unto their peculiar state as pilgrims in the land of Canaan, he no...
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Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Ver. 18. _Of whom it was said_] This was one of those many promises
that Abraham might think were all lost in the loss of his Isaac. Never...
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_By faith_ Namely, by believing that God would perform his promise of
giving him a numerous issue, notwithstanding that the command here
referred to seemed to contradict and preclude the performance o...
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OF WHOM IT WAS SAID, THAT IN ISAAC SHALL THY SEED BE CALLED;...
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The example of the patriarchs:...
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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 principle of all actual relationship with God, now C...
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OF:
Or, To...
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8-19 We are often called to leave worldly connexions, interests, and
comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we shall obey and go forth,
though not knowing what may befall us; and we shall be found in...
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This did greaten Abraham's trial, that unto him it was promised by God
himself: That in this only begotten son Isaac, the eminently blessed
and blessing Seed, with all his mystical body, should be cal...
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Hebrews 11:18 of G4314 whom G3739 said G2980 (G5681) G3754 In G1722
Isaac G2464 your G4671 seed...
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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 11:17)....
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‘By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had
gladly taken on himself the promises was offering up his only begotten
son, even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall your seed be...
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Hebrews 11:8-22. From the elders of the antediluvian world the writer
now appeals to the elders of Israel, the great men who, under God,
founded the Jewish state. Theirs also was a condition of patien...
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Hebrews 11:18. EVEN HE TO WHOM (‘whom' refers in the Greek to
Abraham, not to Isaac, and therefore it is ‘to whom,' not with
respect to (of) whom) IT WAS SAID, IN ISAAC (through and in descent
from hi...
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TO WHOM IT WAS SAID
(προς ελαληθη). First aorist passive indicative of
λαλεω (Genesis 21:12). God's very words were in the heart of
Abraham now about Isaac "his only son" (τον μονογενη. Cf.
Luke 7:...
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Hebrews 11:8
The Patriarchs.
I. The period of the patriarchs has a very peaceful and lovely
character. God appeared and spoke to them. There was as yet no law.
What is the real peculiarity of the pat...
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First, a definition of faith.
Hebrews 11:1. _Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good
report. Through faith we understand...
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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, a mere negation, a dead and accursed thing; but fai...
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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 witnesses,» who, from their lofty seats above, are watchin...
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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 believed in God, and who therefore did great things.
Hebr...
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Hebrews 11:1. _Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good
report._
The names of those who lived in old time are handed down...
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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 fought and conquered. May you and I possess «like pr...
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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 mention of some of their most memorable actions. If...
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CONTENTS: Superiority of the way of faith. Instances of faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Abel, Cain, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, Sara, Joseph, Moses, Pharaoh's daughter, Rahab, Gideon, Barak,...
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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 image of the Father's _hypostasis,_ or person. Then fa...
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IT IS THROUGH ISAAC. This was God's promise in Genesis 21:12. Isaac
was the _sole link_ with the future, when God commanded his sacrifice!
But see also Galatians 3:16; Galatians 3:29....
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 11:17 ABRAHAM, WHEN HE WAS TESTED (see
Genesis 22:1). For “tested,” see note on Heb. 4:15. Here it me
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 11:19. RECEIVED HIM IN A FIGURE.—Lit. “in a parable.”
_Stuart_ thinks the reference is to Abraham’s having originally
received Isaac as one born of parents who...
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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 word
ὑπόστασις (translated "substance") may be used, see unde...
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Hebrews, chapter 11:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things
not seen (Hebrews 11:1).
This is not so much a definition of faith as it is the declaration of
what faith d...
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Genesis 17:19; Genesis 21:12; Romans 9:7...
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ABRAHAM THE FRIEND OF GOD
Hebrews 11:8
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Early beginnings. Perhaps, in all history there is none who has
ever attained unto the honor and fame of Abraham. Abraham lived half
way...
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THE LIFE OF FAITH
Hebrews 11:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Faith defined. The eleventh chapter of Hebrews opens with something
that is very definite it is a definition of faith. "Now faith is the
substan...
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THE PLACE OF FAITH
Hebrews 11:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Unbelief is black with the frown of God; faith is regnant with the
smile of God. Unbelief closes every channel of blessing; faith opens
up the cha...
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In Isaac shall thy seed be called — From him shall the blessed seed
spring. Genesis 21:12....