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Verse 26. _THE REPROACH OF CHRIST_] The _Christ_ or _Messiah_ had
been revealed to Moses; of him he prophesied, Deuteronomy 18:15; and
the _reproach_ which God's people had, in consequence of their d...
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ESTEEMING THE REPROACH OF CHRIST - Margin, “For;” that is, on
account of Christ. This means either that he was willing to bear the
reproaches incident to his belief that the Messiah would come, and
th...
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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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The survey now passes from the age of the patriarchs to that of Moses
and the Judges. It was the faith of his parents that saved Moses in
his infancy; and his life, when he grew to manhood, had faith...
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THE CHRISTIAN HOPE (Hebrews 11:1-3)...
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It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was kept hidden for
three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was
beautiful: and they did not fear the edict of the king. It was by
fai...
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ESTEEMING. Same as judged, Hebrews 11:11.
REPROACH. Greek. _oneidismos._ See Hebrews 10:33.
CHRIST. i.e. the Messiah. App-98. Genitive of Relation. App-17. Moses,
as well as Abraham, looked forward t...
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_the reproach of Christ_ Rather, "of the Christ" (comp. Hebrews 13:13;
2 Corinthians 1:5; Romans 15:3; Philippians 3:7-11;...
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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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ΤΩ͂Ν ΑἸΓΎΠΤΟΥ. The reading τῶν ἐν
Αἰγύπτου is less well supported. It is of course explicable
by an ellipse of γῇ.
ΤῸΝ ὈΝΕΙΔΙΣΜῸΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂. “_The
reproach of the Christ_” (comp. Hebrews 13:13; Ma...
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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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DISCOURSE: 2326
MOSES’ CHOICE
Hebrews 11:24. _By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to
be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer
affliction with the people of God...
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ESTEEMING THE REPROACH OF CHRIST— This signifies "reproach suffered
for the sake of Christ," as _the marks of the Lord Jesus_ are the
marks of the stripes which were borne for the sake of Jesus. See
G...
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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 MOSES
(Hebrews 11:25-26)
"The person here instanced as one that lived by faith, is Moses. And
an eminent instance it is to his purpose, especially in his dealings
with the Hebrews, and t...
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Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in
Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
THE REPROACH OF CHRIST - which, falling on the Church, Christ rega...
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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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11:26 esteeming (c-1) These are aorists, but in English the present
participle is joined to the perfect tense as characterizing the
action. 'He refused ... choosing;' 'he refused ... having chosen'
wo...
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THE REPROACH OF CHRIST] cp. Hebrews 13:13; Romans 15:3. The same
reproach as Christ suffered in delivering His people: cp. Romans 2:10.
There may, however, here be the deeper thought not merely of
sim...
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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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THE REPROACH OF CHRIST. — Better, _The reproach of the Christ._ Many
explanations have been proposed of this remarkable phrase, some of
which — as “reproach for Christ,” “reproach similar to that
whic...
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CHAPTER XIII.
A CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
"By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to
come. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed each of the sons of
Joseph; and worshipped, le...
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CHAPTER XII.
THE FAITH OF MOSES.
"By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his
parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not
afraid of the king's commandment. By...
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The writer passes from the patriarchal age to the times of Moses and
the Judges.
First the faith of the parents of Moses (τῶν πατέρων
αὐτοῦ, in Stephanus' _Thesaur_, several examples are given of
the...
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MAKING THE FAR-SEEING CHOICE
Hebrews 11:23
Faith-we cannot say it too often-is the direct vision of the soul. It
doesn't reason, it doesn't ask for evidences, it doesn't seek the
corroboration of spi...
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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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By faith Moses.... chose rather to be afflicted with the people of
God, than to be honoured as the son of Pharao's daughter, and to enjoy
short sinful pleasures in the court of the king. --- Esteeming...
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(20) By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
(21) By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of
Joseph; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff. (22)...
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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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26_Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches, etc. _This clause
ought to be carefully noticed; for we here learn that we ought to shun
as a deadly poison whatever cannot be enjoyed without offen...
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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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ESTEEMING THE REPROACH OF CHRIST,.... That is, either Christ personal;
meaning not any reproach that lay upon Christ, as the immediate object
of it; nor upon the people of Israel for the delay of his...
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Πίστει Μωϋσῆς μέγας γενόμενος
ἠρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υἰὸς θυγατρὸς
Φαραώ· μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος
συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἥ
πρὀσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας
ἀπόλαυσιν· μείζονα πλοῦτον
ἡγησάμενος τῶν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ θ...
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Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in
Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
Ver. 26. _Esteeming the reproach, &c._] Reproach is here reckoned as...
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HEB. 11:25-26. CHOOSING RATHER TO SUFFER AFFLICTION WITH THE PEOPLE OF
GOD, THAN TO ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF SIN FOR A SEASON; ESTEEMING THE
REPROACH OF CHRIST GREATER RICHES THAN THE TREASURES IN EGYPT...
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_By faith Moses_ None in the old world was more signalized by
Providence in his birth, education, and actions, than Moses; hence his
renown was both then and ever after very great; _when he was come t...
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THE REPROACH OF CHRIST; here, and in chap Hebrews 13:13, the reproach
which Christ in all ages bears in the person of his covenant people,
as he once bore it in his own person; for what is done to his...
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ESTEEMING THE REPROACH OF CHRIST GREATER RICHES THAN THE TREASURES IN
EGYPT, FOR HE HAD RESPECT UNTO THE RECOMPENSE OF THE REWARD....
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The example of Moses:...
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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 CHRIST:
Or, for Christ...
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20-31 Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things
present are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by
having them or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died...
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ESTEEMING THE REPROACH OF CHRIST GREATER RICHES THAN THE TREASURES IN
EGYPT: _faith_ influenced and determined his former choice from the
most excellent ground of it, the representation of these by th...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he
endured as seeing Him who is invisible."[151]...
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Hebrews 11:26 esteeming G2233 reproach G3680 Christ G5547 greater
G3187 riches G4149 than G2233 (G5666) treasures G23
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FAITH AS REVEALED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIFE OF MOSES (HEBREWS
11:23).
But then after a gap in time arose the one who would begin to solidify
the promises. He would establish the nation of Israel an...
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‘By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son
of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill treatment with the
people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a seaso...
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Hebrews 11:24-28. Mark the successive expressions of his faith. When
he was grown up he refused the name and dignity of a member of the
royal family, preferring to suffer with the people of God rather...
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THE REPROACH OF CHRIST
(τον ονειδισμον του Χριστου). See Psalms 89:51
for the language where "the Messiah" ("The Anointed One") is what is
meant by του Χριστου, here rightly applied by the writer to...
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OF THE REWARD
Omit "of the reward"....
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Hebrews 11:23
Moses.
I. Israel is a typical nation. The things which happened to them" are
recorded for our instruction and comfort. The things which happened
unto them, happen unto us also. We also...
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Hebrews 11:24
The Choice of Moses.
Consider:
I. The choice which Moses made. If we carefully examine this passage
we find it to represent one of the most extraordinary acts of
deliberate renunciatio...
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Hebrews 11:26
The Better Country.
I. Look, in the first place, to the state of soul here specified,
"They desire." That word denotes an ardent longing for the possession
of something which we have no...
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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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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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FOR THE MESSIAH. From the time of Genesis 3:15 onward, the message
was: _Someone is coming!_ Certainly no one before the time of the
Cross really knew what God was going to do (1 Corinthians 2:6-10),...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 11:24 MOSES refused the privileges of Egypt,
including those of being THE SON OF PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER (Exodus 2:
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 11:23. PROPER CHILD.—Goodly child; unusual for beauty and
signs of intelligence; ἀστεῖον, goodly, fair, beautiful (Acts
7:20, “fair to God”).
Hebrews 11:24. Re...
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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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1 Peter 1:11; 1 Peter 4:14; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Corinthians 6:10;...
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Esteeming the reproach of Christ [η γ η σ α μ ε ν ο ς τ ο
ν ο ν ε ι δ ι σ μ ο ν τ ο υ χ ρ ι σ τ ο υ]. The
participle gives the reason for his choice of affliction instead of
sin : since he esteemed. ...
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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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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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MOSES FAITHFUL IN ALL HIS HOUSE
Hebrews 11:23
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are seven things which Moses did, as outlined in Hebrews 11:24,
which we want to notice.
1. MOSES REFUSED. The first great ste...
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The reproach of Christ — That which he bore for believing in the
Messiah to come, and acting accordingly. For he looked off — From
all those perishing treasures, and beyond all those temporal hardship...
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The former verse acquainted us with the general choice which Moses
made of affliction with the people of God: this acquaints us with one
sort and particular kind of affliction which he chose, namely,...