-
Verse Hebrews 11:2. _FOR BY IT THE ELDERS OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT._] By
the _elders_ are meant _ancestors, forefathers_, such as the
patriarchs and prophets, several of whom he afterwards particularly...
-
FOR BY IT - That is, by that faith which gives reality to things hoped
for, and a certain persuasion to the mind of the existence of those
things which are not seen.
THE ELDERS - The ancients; the He...
-
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
-
HEBREWS 11:1 F. The chapter opens with a definition of faith as the
assurance whereby we lay hold of things still in the future, and the
proving_ i.e._ the inward certainty which is stronger than any...
-
Faith means that we are certain of the things we hope for, convinced
of the thing we do not see. It was because of faith that the men of
old time had their record attested. It is by faith that we unde...
-
THE CHRISTIAN HOPE (Hebrews 11:1-3)...
-
_For by it the elders obtained a good report_ Lit., "For therein the
elders had witness borne to them." Their "good report" was won in the
sphere of faith. The elders a technical Jewish term (_Zekenîm...
-
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...
-
ἘΜΑΡΤΥΡΉΘΗΣΑΝ. Lit., “_For therein the elders had
witness borne to them_.” Their “good report” was won in the
sphere of faith. The elders—a technical Jewish term
(זְקֵנִים)—means the ancient fathers o...
-
_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...
-
NOW FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE, &C.— These verses may be paraphrased
thus: "As I have now observed, that faith avails to the salvation of
the soul, and intend, in the next place, largely to prove it; it
c...
-
PART THREE
_THE NATURE, DEVELOPMENT AND DUTIES OF FAITH. Hebrews 11:1 to Hebrews
13:25_
I.
_The nature of faith. Hebrews 11:1-3_
_TEXT_...
-
THE EXCELLENCY OF FAITH
(Hebrews 11:1-3)
Ere we take up the contents of the 11th chapter let us briefly review
the sound already covered. Chapter s 1 and 2 are more or less
introductory in their char...
-
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
FOR - Faith is all this; for, etc.
BY - Greek, 'in this,' as their element.
THE ELDERS - not merely [hoi archaioi] the ancients, as though solely
of...
-
1 Faith is neither "substance" nor "evidence", as is the usual
rendering of this passage. The word "substance" is changed to
"confidence" in most later translations, as this word seems to agree
with i...
-
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...
-
THE ELDERS] i.e. the faithful men under the old dispensation. OBTAINED
A GOOD REPORT] RV 'had witness borne to them,' sc. by God in the
Scriptures.
3. Faith enables us to perceive the invisible cause...
-
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...
-
FOR BY IT. — Better, _For therein the elders had witness borne to
them._ The connection seems to be this: Faith truly accomplishes all
this; for it was in the exercise of such a faith that the elders...
-
CHAPTER X.
FAITH AN ASSURANCE AND A PROOF.
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the proving of things
not seen. For therein the elders had witness borne to them. By faith
we understand t...
-
FAITH'S TRIUMPHS FROM ABEL TO ABRAHAM
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the _sixth_ sense. It makes us as sure of unseen or future
things, which we know about only through the divine Word, as we are of
things wh...
-
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...
-
UNDERSTANDING FAITH"Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a
conviction of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1 A.S.V.). It appears the
King James translators got the full meaning of the word "substanc...
-
(2) For by it the (a) elders obtained a good report.
(2) He shows that the fathers ought to be accounted of by this virtue.
(a) That is, those fathers from whom we came: and whose authority and
exam...
-
(1) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen. (2) For by it the elders obtained a good report. (3)
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the...
-
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...
-
2._For by it the elders, _(203) _etc. _He handles this subject to the
end of the chapter — that the fathers obtained salvation and were
accepted by God in no other way than by faith.
The Jews indeed h...
-
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...
-
FOR BY IT THE ELDERS OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT. By whom are meant, not
merely old men, or elders in age, but such who lived in ancient times;
some before the flood, and to a great age, and others who wer...
-
That the description which he hath given of faith, and the efficacy
which he hath assigned thereunto, are true, and to be relied on, the
apostle proves by the effects which, as such, it hath had in th...
-
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Ver. 2. _The elders obtained, &c._] Gr. εμαρτυρηθησαν,
were attested unto; and are here eternalized in this notable chapter,
this little book of martyrs,...
-
HEB. 11:2-3. FOR BY IT THE ELDERS OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT. THROUGH
FAITH WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORLDS WERE FRAMED BY THE WORD OF GOD, SO
THAT THINGS WHICH ARE SEEN WERE NOT MADE OF THINGS WHICH DO APP...
-
_By it the elders_ Our forefathers, or the pious of former ages;
_obtained a good report_ Εμαρτυρηθησαν, _received
testimony_, of God's approbation of them, or were borne witnesses to
by God as person...
-
A GOOD REPORT; commendation from God and good men....
-
A WONDERFUL EPIC ON THE POWER OF FAITH.
Faith as a trust in that which is invisible and future:...
-
FOR BY IT THE ELDERS OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT.
The sacred writer here states the fundamental thought of this chapter,
the most impressive section on the power of faith in his entire
letter, if not in th...
-
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...
-
1-3 Faith always has been the mark of God's servants, from the
beginning of the world. Where the principle is planted by the
regenerating Spirit of God, it will cause the truth to be received,
concer...
-
OLBGrk;
This is a proof of the first part of faith's description, that it _is
the substance of things hoped for; _ for all the fathers were
testified of to have this work of faith in realizing their h...
-
Hebrews 11:2 For G1063 by G1722 it G5026 elders G4245 testimony G3140
(G5681)
the elders -...
-
TRUE FAITH IS FAITH IN GOD'S PROMISES (HEBREWS 11:1).
Hebrews 11:1, ‘Now faith is assurance (hupostasis - ‘the
substance' or ‘the underpinning' and therefore the ‘assurance',
the ‘guarantee within the...
-
Hebrews 11:2. FOR IN IT. IN JUST SUCH AND NO OTHER faith all the
heroes of the older economy were testified of, and OBTAINED A [good]
REPORT became, through their stedfastness and amid inferior means...
-
THEREIN
(εν ταυτη). That is, "in faith," feminine demonstrative
referring to πιστις.THE ELDERS
(ο πρεσβυτερο). More nearly like "the fathers," not the
technical sense of elders (officers) usual in...
-
Hebrews 11:1
Abel, Enoch, Noah.
Before the flood and the Abrahamic covenant God had a people on earth
who lived by faith. Abel, the first martyr, Enoch, the seventh from
Adam, and Noah, the preacher...
-
Hebrews 11:1. _Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen. For by it the elder obtained a good
report._
So it was written, in the olden time, that believers «obta...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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,...
-
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...
-
IT WAS BY THEIR FAITH. "We Christians ought to learn from the past!
Look how these men of old won God's approval! As James said: _His
faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect...
-
ILLUSTRATIONS OF FAITH AS A PRACTICAL POWER IN LIFE
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THIS chapter contains a series of illustrations, taken from the heroic
ages of Hebrew history, of the nature and in...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Hebrews 11:4...
-
For by it [ε ν τ α υ τ η γ α ρ]. Lit. for in this. Rend.
therein : in the sphere and exercise of faith : as believers. Comp. 1
Timothy 5:10. For introduces a proof of the preceding statement
concernin...
-
FAR-FLUNG VISIONS
A New Year's Study
Hebrews 11:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Another New Year has come to us freighted with every possibility of
life and service. At such a time as this it is natural for u...
-
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...
-
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...
-
By it the elders — Our forefathers. This chapter is a kind of
summary of the Old Testament, in which the apostle comprises the
designs, labours, sojournings, expectations, temptations, martyrdoms
of t...
-
Having in the former verse described faith, in this and the following
verses he enters upon the just praise and deserved commendation of
this divine and excellent grace, which has such an universal in...