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Verse Hebrews 11:8. _ABRAHAM, WHEN HE WAS CALLED_] See on Genesis
12:1.
_NOT KNOWING WHITHER HE WENT._] Therefore his _obedience_ was the
fullest proof of his _faith_ in God, and his faith was an _i...
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BY FAITH ABRAHAM - There is no difficulty in determining that Abraham
was influenced by faith in God. The case is even stronger than that of
Noah, for it is expressly declared, Genesis 15:6, “And he b...
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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, when he was caned, showed his obedience
by going out to a place which he was going to receive as an
inheritance, and he went out not knowing where he was to go. It was by...
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ABRAHAM. In Abraham we see the obedience of faith (compare Romans
4:3), and in Sarah faith's reckoning, or judging.
SHOULD AFTER. was about to.
KNOWING. Greek. _epistamai._ App-132. See App-50. Part...
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_Abraham_ As was natural, the faith of "the father of the faithful was
one of the commonest topics of discussion in the Jewish Schools.
Wordsworth (_Eccles. Sonnets_, xxvi.) speaks of
" _Faith_, whic...
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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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ΚΑΛΟΎΜΕΝΟΣ. In AD ὁ is inserted. See the note.
8. ἈΒΡΑΆΜ. As was natural, the faith of “the father of the
faithful” was one of the commonest topics of discussion in the
Jewish Schools. Wordsworth (_E...
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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: 2322
ABRAHAM’S LIFE A PATTERN FOR OURS
Hebrews 11:8. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a
place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he
went out, n...
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BY FAITH ABRAHAM, &C.— Abraham was called to go into a land which
God promised to shew him. What land that was, did not appear till
after he had travelled to Canaan; when God assured him that _that_ w...
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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 CALL OF ABRAHAM
(Hebrews 11:8)
"The scope of the apostle in this chapter is to prove that the
doctrine of faith is an ancient doctrine and that faith hath been
always exercised about things not s...
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By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he
should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went.
From the antediluvian saints he p...
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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...
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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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ABRAHAM] By faith he realised the promises, and made a great surrender
in obedience to God's call. He was preeminently a man of faith, the
first whose faith is definitely mentioned in the OT. (Genesis...
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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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WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO GO OUT. — Our older versions are here better
than the Authorised, bringing in the word “obeyed” after
“called” — “obeyed to go out into,” &c.
WHICH HE SHOULD AFTER RECEIVE. — The...
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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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Πίστει καλούμενος Ἀβραὰμ.… “By faith
Abraham on being called to go out to a place which he was to receive
as an inheritance, obeyed and went out not knowing whither he was
going.” καλούμενος, as in Ma...
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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...
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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 ABRAHAM
Like Noah, Abraham displayed actions of faith when he received the
call from God (Genesis 12:1-3), even though he was to leave the safety
of his homeland and go to a place unknown...
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(7) By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which
he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out,
not knowing whither he went.
(7) Abraham and Sarah....
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_By faith he that is called Abraham, &c. He commends his faith, who
believing God, left his own country, lived in Chanaan [Canaan] as in a
strange country, waiting for the promise and for a city, whos...
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(8) By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which
he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out,
not knowing whither he went. (9) By faith he sojourned in the...
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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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8._By faith Abraham, etc. _He comes now to Abraham, who is the chief
father of God’s church on earth, and in whose name the Jews gloried,
as though by the distinction of being the holy race of Abraham...
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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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BY FAITH, ABRAHAM, WHEN HE WAS CALLED,.... The Alexandrian copy and
the Vulgate Latin version read, "by faith he who was called Abraham";
but this call is not to be understood of his name; for though...
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The apostle hath now passed over the _first period_ of Scripture
records, namely, from the beginning of the world unto the flood; and
therein he hath considered the examples of all concerning whom it...
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By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he
should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went.
Ver. 8. _When he was called_] A man...
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HEB. 11:8. BY FAITH ABRAHAM, WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO GO OUT INTO A
PLACE WHICH HE SHOULD AFTER RECEIVE FOR AN INHERITANCE, OBEYED; AND HE
WENT OUT, NOT KNOWING WHITHER HE WENT.
Here, too, Edwards find...
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_By faith_ In the divine promises; _Abraham when he was called_ The
call here intended is referred to Genesis 12:1; _to go out_ From his
father's house and native land; _into a place_ far distant, _wh...
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NOT KNOWING WHITHER HE WENT; God's words were, "Unto a land that I
will show thee," Genesis 12:1; and such was his confidence in God that
he was willing to go anywhere, as God should direct. It is not...
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The example of Abraham and Sarah:...
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BY FAITH ABRAHAM, WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO GO OUT INTO A PLACE WHICH HE
SHOULD AFTER RECEIVE FOR AN INHERITANCE, OBEYED; AND HE WENT OUT, NOT
KNOWING WHITHER HE WENT....
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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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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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Here begin instances of this Divine faith after the flood from Abraham
to Moses's time, HEBREWS 11:8. The first is the father of believers,
so entitled by God, eminent in the exercise of this grace, o...
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Hebrews 11:8 faith G4102 Abraham G11 obeyed G5219 (G5656) called G2564
(G5746) out G1831 (G5629) to...
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FAITH REVEALED IN POSITIVE PRESENT ACTION BY THOSE WHO BELIEVED THE
PROMISES OF GOD'S FUTURE REWARD FOR HIS OWN IN THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE
HOPE (HEBREWS 11:7).
The essential of this next section is th...
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‘By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place
which he was to receive for an inheritance, and he went out, not
knowing where he went.'
Noah's faith pointed to judgment on the worl...
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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 11:8. BY FAITH ABRAHAM, WHEN BEING CALLED the reading, _he who
is called_, has less authority than the common text, though it makes a
good sense ‘he who is called the father of nations' OBEYED...
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NOT KNOWING WHITHER HE WENT
(μη επισταμενος που ερχετα). Usual negative μη
with a participle (present middle from επισταμα, old and
common verb to put the mind on). Present middle indicative
(ερχετ...
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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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Hebrews 11:8
The Father of Missionaries.
He went out, as many had gone out before him, as many would go out
after him. He moves onwards and onwards towards the setting sun, till
at length all progres...
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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 elder obtained a good
report._
So it was written, in the olden time, that believers «obta...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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THAT MADE ABRAHAM OBEY. He abandoned his native country and went into
an unknown area, when God told him to do this. WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE
HE WAS GOING. This is important, because it was not a glowing...
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_Abraham_
THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM
I. THE FAITH EXHIBITED BY ABRAHAM IN HIS OBEDIENCE TO THE DIVINE CALL.
It was neither poverty, nor restless discontent with the monotony of
daily toil, that sent him ou...
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HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 11:8 God called ABRAHAM to leave Haran and
go to Canaan (Genesis 12:1). INHERITANCE. Compare...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Hebrews 11:7. RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS BY FAITH.—Which is according to
faith. “Faith in this writer never becomes the same as mystic
oneness with Christ, but means genera...
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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 1:22; 1 Peter 3:1; 1 Peter 4:17; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Acts 7:2;
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Paul exhibits faith as the element of personal righteousness in
Abraham. In these verses (8 - 22) faith, according to the opening
definition in this chapter, is that assurance and conviction of unseen...
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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...
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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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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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Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4...
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Did Abraham know where he was going when he left his homeland to
follow God?
PROBLEM: The writer of Hebrews informs us here that Abraham “went
out, not knowing where he was going.” Yet Genesis 12:5 a...
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The next illustrious instance of the efficacy of faith we have here in
the person of Abraham, who obeyed the call and command of God in
leaving his own native country, to go he knew not whither, and t...