HEBREWS 11:20-40 (the remaining of the “faith” chapter) VERSE 20 “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come” The things to come speak to the prophetic significance of the rights of first-born sons in God’s great salvation plan. Esau was the first born by birth to Isaac but lost the blessing to [...]
HEBREWS 11:8- 19 Faith as related in the life of Abraham. After the flood of Noah, a new contagion of sin set in; idolatry; a religious system formed in the bowels of Babylon, and has continued til today by the forbearance of God, whose destruction is sure and near. (Revelation 17 & 18) Even Abraham [...]
HEBREWS 11:4-7 The doctrine being set forth here and throughout Scripture is Jesus Christ’s Return when the rapture and first resurrection shall take place. It is this time when He will judge His people and the World. Now we are needing to set ourselves against the false doctrines that have invaded the Christian community; that [...]
HEBREWS 11:2-3 Verse 2 “For by it the elders obtained a good report…” “For by it (faith/trust in God’s Word and promises) the elders obtained a good report…” (Faith is the standard of their worthiness set by God)….why are the elders of the Old Testament being brought out? Because they had obtained God’s favor. Overcoming [...]
HEBREWS 11:1 The Book of Hebrews, more than any other Book in the Bible, lays before us most clearly the contrasting of the “Gift of eternal life and the Prize of eternal inheritance.” The clear understanding of which gives the depth of meaning to God-ordained Grace, Faith, and Hope. Thus we briefly review this great [...]