That though he had lived and died in Egypt, yet he did not live and die an Egyptian, but an Israelite. The swords of men are held in the hand of God, and he can blunt the edge of the sword, and turn it away from his people against their enemies when he pleases. The trial of their faith in the imperfection of their present state. For there is nothing in this world commensurate to the love of God in being the God of his people; and, if God neither could nor would give his people anything better than this world affords, he would be ashamed to be called their God. WebHebrews 11:22. 4. That faith is but opinion or fancy which does not realize invisible things to the soul, and excite the soul to act agreeably to the nature and importance of them. (6.) Faith takes hold of that hand of God which has hold of the swords of men; and God has often suffered himself to be prevailed upon by the faith of his people. (2.) The actings of his faith: He blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. It is a full approbation of all that God has revealed as holy, just, and good; it helps the soul to make application of all to itself with suitable affections and endeavours; and so it is designed to serve the believer instead of sight, and to be to the soul all that the senses are to the body. She was delivered of a child, a man-child, a child of the promise, and comfort of his parents' advanced years, and the hope of future ages. He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, v. 25. 24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. Though they had not received the promises, yet. 1. 2. That God made the world by his word, that is, by his essential wisdom and eternal Son, and by his active will, saying, Let it be done, and it was done, Ps 33 9. He had parted with him to God, and God gave him back again. a. Observe, [1.] There appeared in him something uncommon; the beauty of the Lord sat upon him, as a presage that he was born to great things, and that by conversing with God his face should shine (Exod 34 29), what bright and illustrious actions he should do for the deliverance of Israel, and how his name should shine in the sacred records. Faith is a suitable and excellent qualification of those who fight in the ways of the Lord; it makes them just, bold, and wise. But, notwithstanding all this, Isaac's faith recovered itself, and he ratified the blessing: I have blessed him yea, and he shall be blessed. The They had not raiment to put on, but were forced to cover themselves with the skins of slain beasts. Their acknowledgment of this their condition: they were not ashamed to own it; both their lips and their lives confessed their present condition. By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. No doubt, natural affection could not but move them; but there was something further. Jeremiah 15:15-21; Jeremiah 17 Commentary. Those with whom they sojourned would have been willing enough to part with them. (3.)

3. Christ has saved the chief of sinners. 2. By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. They grew valiant in fight. 3. There is something very convincing in a life of strict holiness and regard to God; it commends itself to every man's conscience in the sight of God, and they are judged by it. WebHebrews 11:21-24. God can and will in his own time and way cause all the powerful opposition that is made to his interest and glory to fall down, and the grace of faith is mighty through God for the pulling down of strong-holds; he will make Babylon fall before the faith of his people, and, when he has some great thing to do for them, he raises up great and strong faith in them. It was ordered that they should compass the walls about once a day for seven days together and seven times the last day, that the priests should carry the ark when they compassed the walls about, and should blow with trumpets made of rams' horns, and sound a longer blast than before, and then all the people should shout, and the walls of Jericho should fall before them. They were tempted; some read it, burnt, 2 Macc 7 5. They must be very great, suitable to the greatness of the trial: He accounted that God was able to raise him from the dead, v. 19. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. The promise of a posterity, and of the Messiah, must either be fulfilled by means of this son or not at all; so that, besides his most tender affection to this his son, all his expectations were bound up in him, and, if he perished, must perish with him. The apostle proceeds to make mention of the faith of the other patriarchs, Isaac and Jacob, and the rest of this happy family, v. 13. (1.) The apostle next proceeds to. The gracious and great reward of their faith: God is not ashamed to be their God, for he hath prepared for them a city, v. 16. Good examples will either convert sinners or condemn them. Observe.

WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Hebrews (Anchor Bible Commentaries): A New by Koester, C Paperback / softback at the best online prices His faith taught him to return all the praise and glory to God: this is the nature of faith; it has recourse unto God in all dangers and difficulties, and then makes grateful returns to God for all mercies and deliverances. 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. Sometimes, not always, the countenance is the index of the mind. Hereby himself and his house were saved, when a whole world of sinners were perishing about them. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: 36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: 37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; 38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. The Fellowship of the Believers The pleasures of sin are and will be but short; they must end in speedy repentance or in speedy ruin. 1. 2. By faith Joseph, as he was nearing the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions concerning his bones. I. They quenched the violence of the fire, v. 34. This is the best way the people of God can take to condemn the wicked; not by harsh and censorious language, but by a holy exemplary conversation. True faith is acknowledged and accepted, even when mingled with many failings. The book of Revelation fleshes out that idea more fully. This true faith makes sin bitter to the soul, even while it receives the pardon and atonement. 22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial Titudin venenatis ipsum ac feugiat. The great examples we have in the Old Testament of those who lived by faith, and died and suffered extraordinary things by the strength of his grace, ver 4-38. 3. He made mention by faith of the departing of the children of Israel, that the time should come when they should be delivered out of Egypt; and he did this both that he might caution them against the thoughts of settling in Egypt, which was now a place of plenty and ease to them; and also that he might keep them from sinking under the calamities and distresses which he foresaw were coming upon them there; and he does it to comfort himself, that though he should not live to see their deliverance, yet he could die in the faith of it. God had before this tempted or tried the faith of Abraham, when he called him away from his country and father's house,when by a famine he was forced out of Canaan into Egypt,when he was obliged to fight with five kings to rescue Lot,when Sarah was taken from him by Abimelech, and in many other instances. Observe here, [1.] What is here reported of him. Here we have, I. Not Yet a Member? The influence this had upon his present conversation: it was a support to him under all the trials of his sojourning state, helped him patiently to bear all the inconveniences of it, and actively to discharge all the duties of it, persevering therein unto the end. Here a tapestry is unfolded, depict 1. 22 By faith Joseph, when his end was He was an eminent instrument raised up of God to deliver his people from the oppression of the Midianites; he was a person of mean tribe and family, called from a mean employment (threshing wheat), and saluted by an angel of God in this surprising manner, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of war. This was a figure or parable of something further. he made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; that is, out of the land of Egypt: he remembered it himself, and put his brethren in mind of it, by speaking of it to their comfort, with great assurance; he knew they were well situated in the land of Egypt, and yet speaks of their departure out of it; he foresaw, and firmly believed they would be greatly afflicted in it, and that God would look upon them, and visit them, and bring them out of it, into the land of Canaan; all which shows the strength of his faith, and that it was about things not seen. When the fire, an emblem of God's justice, consumed the offering, it was a sign that the mercy of God accepted the offerer for the sake of the great sacrifice. If any of the families of Israel had neglected the sprinkling of this blood upon their doors, though they should have spent all the night in prayer, the destroying angel would have broken in upon them, and slain their first-born. All our spiritual privileges on earth should quicken us to set out early, and get forward, in our way to heaven. They gave full proof of their sincerity in making such a confession. Faith will venture all hazards in the cause of God and his people; a true believer will sooner expose his own person than God's interest and people. Here learn, (1.) IV. To assure them that God would be with them in Egypt, and deliver them out of it in his own time and way. Wicked men! They had natural strength to return. God is able to raise the dead, to raise dead bodies, and to raise dead souls. Observe, Though the grace of faith is of universal use throughout our whole lives, yet it is especially so when we come to die. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Josephs sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. The prevalency of their faith over their fear. (4.) XV. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. Faith is not a force upon the understanding, but a friend and a help to it. He had a divine revelation, whether by voice or vision does not appear; but it was such as carried in it its own evidence; he was forewarned of things not seen as yet, that is, of a great and severe judgment, such as the world had never yet seen, and of which, in the course of second causes, there was not yet the least sign. In Christ there is neither male nor female; many of the weaker sex have been strong in faith. This is why the WebHeb 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. There is no despair in hope. Since believers have a confident hope, they will share with certainty the hope they have in Christ. (2.) Web1. They were put to death in the most cruel manner; some were stoned, as Zechariah (2 Chron 24 21), sawn asunder, as Isaiah by Manasseh. What Is Apologetics and Why Is it Important? He refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, whose foundling he was, and her fondling too; she had adopted him for his son, and he refused it. (3.) It put them upon doing the things that were of good report, and God has taken care that a record shall be kept and report made of the excellent things they did in the strength of this grace. little thinking that he was to be the lamb; but Abraham knew it, and yet he went on with the great design. Let me emphasize that God has never given such a command, either before or after In calling and converting sinners, God appears as a God of glory, and works a glorious work in the soul. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Hebrews (Anchor Bible Commentaries): A New by Koester, C Paperback / softback at the best online prices at eBay! WebHebrews 11:22. 1. We need to be called, not only to set out well, but to go on well. [2.] Those who have been marked out must ever remember and acknowledge free and distinguishing grace. ), here observe. Their faith in God, refusing to worship the golden image, exposed them to the fiery furnace which Nebuchadnezzar had prepared for them, and their faith engaged for them that power and presence of God in the furnace which quenched the violence of the fire, so that not so much as the smell thereof passed on them. God saved his family for his sake; it was well for them that they were Noah's sons and daughters; it was well for those women that they married into Noah's family; perhaps they might have married to great estates in other families, but then they would have been drowned. ESV By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. They were put upon the rack, to make them renounce their God, their Saviour, and their religion. The passover was one of the most solemn institutions of the Old Testament, and a very significant type of Christ. That fallen man has leave to go in to worship God, with hope of acceptance. The strength of nature, as well as grace, is from God: he can make the barren soul fruitful, as well as the barren womb. 3. The apostle having, in the close of the foregoing chapter, recommended the grace of faith and a life of faith as the best preservative against apostasy, he how enlarges upon the nature and fruits of this excellent grace. True faith is an old grace, and has the best plea to antiquity: it is not a new invention, a modern fancy; it is a grace that has been planted in the soul of man ever since the covenant of grace was published in the world; and it has been practiced from the beginning of the revelation; the eldest and best men that ever were in the world were believers. This reasoning is strong, and should be effectually prevalent with us all. Here we may observe, (1.) Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 3. WebIt is observable that the Spirit of God has not thought fit to say any thing here of the faith of our first parents; and yet the church of God has generally, by a pious charity, taken it for The blessed fruits and rewards of Noah's faith. 2. The reward of his faith in this great trial (v. 19): he received his son from the dead in a figure, in a parable. Web1.

They were stripped of the conveniences of life, and turned out of house and harbour. 1.

They were not afraid of the king's commandment, Exod 1 22. God is the God of all true believers; faith gives them an interest in God, and in all his fullness. From them, by this son, sprang a numerous progeny of illustrious persons, as the stars of the sky (v. 12)a great, powerful, and renowned nation, above all the rest in the world; and a nation of saints, the peculiar church and people of God; and, which was the highest honour and reward of all, of these, according to the flesh, the Messiah came, who is over all, God blessed for evermore. Abraham saw Christ's day, when it was afar off, and rejoiced, John 8 56. Jacob had the precedency and the principal blessing, which shows that it is grace and the new birth that exalt persons above their fellows and qualify them for the best blessings, and that it is owing to the sovereign free grace of God that in the same family one is taken and another left, one loved and the other hated, since all the race of Adam are by nature hateful to Godthat if one has his portion in this world, and the other in the better world, it is God who makes the difference; for even the comforts of this life are more and better than any of the children of men deserve. [2.] Jeremiah 17:5-10; Jeremiah 18 Commentary. Faith first influences our affections, then our actions; and faith works upon those affections that are suitable to the matter revealed. Observe, (1.) WebBiblical Commentary (Bible Study) Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16. It is the evidence of things not seen. WebHebrews 11:22New International Version. Web22 x The glory that you have given me y I have given to them, t that they may be one even as we are one, 23 z I in them and you in me, a that they may become perfectly one, b so that the world may know that you sent me and c loved them even as d you loved me.

(2.) Here observe, 1. A greater trial was never put upon any creature. The means prescribed to God to bring down the walls of Jericho. WebYeah, reviewing a ebook Hebrews Macarthur New Testament Commentary Macarthur New Testament Commentary Series Pdf Pdf could accumulate your near connections listings. Free shipping for many products! Witness that he was righteous, a justified, sanctified, and accepted person; this, very probably, was attested by fire from heaven, kindling and consuming his sacrifice. His faith influenced his practice. They were slain with the sword. Faith engages the power of God for his people, whenever it shall be for his glory, to overcome brute beasts and brutish men. Learn here, (1.) Now observe. (2.) (2.)

When it was that the faith of Joseph acted after this manner; namely, as in the case of Jacob, when he was dying. They escaped the edge of the sword. He was sold into Egypt. WebHebrews 11:4New International Version. He was tried by preferment and power in the court of Pharaoh, and yet his faith held out and carried him through to the last. (3.) How could law-keeping under the Old Covenant be superior to faith in Christ through the New Covenant if no Old Testament saint was ever declared righteous because of WebThe difference was that Abels sacrifice was made by faith . (7.) If it be some good thing, faith stirs up love and desire; if some evil thing, faith stirs up fear. Though all Israel kept this passover, yet it was by Moses that God delivered the institution of it; and, though it was a great mystery, Moses by faith both delivered it to the people and kept it that night in the house where he lodged. Having, when young, slain the lion and the bear, his faith in God encouraged him to encounter the great Goliath, and helped him to triumph over him. WebFaith in Action. 1. The passage is out of Gen 50 24, 25. She received strength to conceive seed. That he was translated, that he should not see death, nor any part of him be found upon earth; for God took him, soul and body, into heaven, as he will do those of the saints who shall be found alive at his second coming. Hebrews If Samson had not had a strong faith as well as a strong arm, he had never performed such exploits. They endured trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, and bonds and imprisonment, v. 36. 1. WebMany, who have a part in the promises, do not soon receive the things promised. StudyLght.org. That he believed the resurrection of the body, and the communion that his soul should presently have with departed saints, as his body had with their dead bodies. (2.) Faith is a great preservative against the sinful slavish fear of men, as it sets God before the soul, and shows the vanity of the creature and its subordination to the will and power of God. Hebrews 11:4 in all English translations. The best way to enjoy our comforts with comfort is to resign them up to God; he will then return them, if not in kind, yet in kindness.

They stopped the mouths of lions; so did Samson, Judg 14 5, 6, and David, 1 Sam 17 34, 35, and Daniel, 6:22. 4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. (4.) Jephthah, whose story we have, Judg 11., before that of Samson. Out of weakness they were made strong. Jeremiah 18:1-11; Jeremiah Heaven is a great reward, surpassing not only all our deservings, but all our conceptions. 1.

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