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Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. The prevalency of their faith over their fear.

(1.) (2.) John Piper Jun 29, 1997.

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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. It is a greater honour and happiness to work righteousness than to work miracles; faith is an active principle of universal righteousness. Sermon. The circumstance of time is taken notice of, when Moses by his faith gained this victory over the world, in all its honours, pleasures, and treasures: When he had come to years (v. 24); not only to years of discretion, but of experience, to the age of forty yearswhen he was great, or had come to maturity. WebHis faith, as Joseph's (Heb 11:22), consisted in his so confidentially anticipating the fulfilment of God's promise of Canaan to his descendants, as to desire to be buried there as his How Canaan is called the land of promise, because yet only promised, not possessed. There you will find every word was a trial: "Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Faith in regard to creation and salvation ( Hebrews 11:1-7 ) 2. Jephthah was the son of a harlot. Here observe. We should lament it, that now, in gospel times, when the rule of faith is more clear and perfect, the number of believers should be so small and their faith so weak.

Vui lng xc nhn t Zoiper to cuc gi! WebHebrews chapter 11 strikes a powerful blow to the attraction of Old Testament Judaism. All sorts of deaths were prepared for them; their enemies clothed death in all the array of cruelty and terror, and yet they boldly met it and endured it. (3.) They are strangers as saints, whose home is heaven; they are pilgrims as they are travelling towards their home, though often meanly and slowly. Heaven is a great reward, surpassing not only all our deservings, but all our conceptions. Observe, Moses was persecuted betimes, and forced to be concealed; in this he was a type of Christ, who was persecuted almost as soon as he was born, and his parents were obliged to flee with him into Egypt for his preservation. Those who forsook Egypt must expect the wrath of men; but they need not fear it, for they are under the conduct of that God who is able to make the wrath of man to praise him, and restrain the remainder of it. Hebrews 12:1. vii., etc. Let me emphasize that God has never given such a command, either before or after They were persuaded of them, that they were true and should be fulfilled. Faith has a clear and a strong eye, and can see promised mercies at a great distance. 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. He was willing to take his lot with the people of God here, though it was a suffering lot, that he might have his portion with them hereafter, rather than to enjoy all the sensual sinful pleasures of Pharaoh's court, which would be but for a season, and would then be punished with everlasting misery. What is here reported of him. XV. (2.) Here learn, (1.) 2. 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. Observe here, (1.) That he walked with God, that is, that he was really, eminently, actively, progressively, and perseveringly religious in his conformity to God, communion with God, and complacency in God. (2.) That he preferred a significant burial in Canaan before a magnificent one in Egypt. The consideration of this should inflame the affections, enlarge the desires, and excite the diligent endeavours, of the people of God after this city that he has prepared for them. He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, v. 25. 2. The supports of his faith. The faith of Joseph, v. 22. WebHebrews 11:21-24. V. In the midst of the story of Abraham, the apostle inserts an account of the faith of Sarah. 1. Though only the mother of Moses is mentioned in the history, yet, by what is here said, it seems his father not only consented to it, but consulted about it. 3 Truths These Verses about Breastfeeding Moms Can Teach Us All, Let's Go Back to the Beginning to Find the Gospel in Genesis, The Beauty of Humility Found in the Verse "My Ways Are Not Your Ways". Here observe. Though he knew that it was great, and levelled at him in particular, and that it marched at the head of a numerous host to pursue him, yet he was not dismayed, and he said to Israel, Fear not, Exod 14 13. By it he, being dead, yet speaketh. Combined Bible Commentary. (2.) IV. (4.) Israel's danger was very great; an enraged enemy with chariots and horsemen behind them; steep rocks and mountains on either hand, and the Red Sea before them. And it is the same grace of faith that from spiritual weakness helps men to recover and renew their strength. 12 And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as deada nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them. (3.) Hebrews 11:32-34 Commentary. 4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. In Hebrews 11:17, the tense of offered indicates that in purpose and intent, he offered Isaac. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. This was an effectual call, by which he was converted from the idolatry of his father's house, Gen 12 1. Hebrews 12:1. Notwithstanding their meanness by nature, their vileness by sin, and the poverty of their outward condition, God is not ashamed to be called their God: such is his condescension, such is his love to them; therefore let them never be ashamed of being called his people, nor of any of those that are truly so, how much soever despised in the world.

What he did by his faith: He made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones. WebMany, who have a part in the promises, do not soon receive the things promised. There will always be a difference between those who worship the true God; some will compass him about with lies, others will be faithful with the saints; some, like the Pharisee, will lean to their own righteousness; others, like the publican, will confess their sin, and cast themselves upon the mercy of God in Christ.

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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. WebHe first brings us into the joy and nearness of His presence. Though they had not received the promises, yet. [3.] _TEXT_ Hebrews 11:8-27 Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place. So did the three children, or rather mighty champions, Dan 3 17-27. 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. The reasons of their thus acting. [3.] This reasoning is strong, and should be effectually prevalent with us all. The same faith made him a very successful and victorious prince, and, after a long life of virtue and honour (though not without some foul stains of sin), he died in faith, relying upon the everlasting covenant that God had made with him and his, ordered in all things and sure; and he has left behind him such excellent memoirs of the trials and acts of faith in the book of Psalms as will ever be of great esteem and use, among the people of God. Faith demonstrates to the eye of the mind the reality of those things that cannot be discerned by the eye of the body. A true believer is desirous, not only to be in covenant with God, but in communion with the people of God, and is willing to cast in his lot with them, and to fare as they fare. They had sufficient to bear the charges of their journey; and flesh and blood, a corrupt counsellor, would be sometimes suggesting to them a return. Note, Those that are once effectually and savingly called out of a sinful state have no mind to return into it again; they now know better things. The Witness of a Dead Mans Bones.Josephs body was embalmed. He lived there in an ambulatory moving condition, living in a daily readiness for his removal: and thus should we all live in this world. StudyLght.org. He was raised up to deliver Israel from the Ammonites. We now go on to. WebHebrews 11, Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, Those who have been marked out must ever remember and acknowledge free and distinguishing grace. Faith can lay hold of blessings at a great distance; can make them present; can love them and (2.) A definition or description of the grace of faith in two parts. WebHebrews 11:22-24New International Version. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God XIII. The energy of faith ( Hebrews 11:23-40 ) Hebrews 11:1-7. Vui lng cp nht phin bn mi nht ca trnh duyt ca bn hoc ti mt trong cc trnh duyt di y. 1. By faith Joseph, when he died The riches and honours of Joseph, as they could not secure him from death, so they did not make him unmindful of it; nor was he afraid of dying, or uneasy about it; nor did his prosperity make him proud, or above speaking to his brethren, nor revengeful to them, nor unthoughtful of their future afflictions; nor did his affluence of temporal things take off his regards to divine promises, nor weaken his faith in them, which is here commended in the following instances; as that at the time of his death.

22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial Not Yet a Member?

Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. III. I. He was possessed of a true justifying righteousness; he was heir to it: and, [2.] 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. [2.] The grace of God often finds out, and fastens upon, the most undeserving and ill-deserving persons, to do great things for them and by them. 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. (3.) (3.) Faith in regard to creation and salvation ( Hebrews 11:1-7 ) 2. Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Jeremiah 8 Commentary. 1. The time and season when Jacob thus acted his faith: when he was dying. 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 was a frontier town in the land of Canaan, the first that stood out against the Israelites.

(3.) Observe. Having done naming particular persons, he proceeds to tell us what things were done by their faith. Isaac and Jacob were heirs of the same promise; for the promise was renewed to Isaac (Gen 26 3), and to Jacob, Gen 28 13. , By faith Joseph, when dying, made mention of the departing. They saw them afar off. But a good point may be made by contrasting the idea which an Egyptian had when he They escaped the edge of the sword. The method prescribed seemed very improbable to answer such an end, and would doubtless expose them to the daily contempt of their enemies; the ark of God would seem to be in danger. Observe. Here observe, 1. 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. Secondly, All true believers desire this better country. We have here one of the first acts and articles of faith, which has a great influence on all the rest, and which is common to all believers in every age and part of the world, namely, the creation of the worlds by the word of God, not out of pre-existent matter, but out of nothing, v. 3. Tools Heb 2:9 . True faith gives truest courage and patience, as it discerns the strength of God, and thereby the weakness of all his enemies. i. It is doubtless a great blessing to be joined to the visible church of God in profession and privilege, but more to be so in spirit and truth. He mentions some things that easily apply themselves to one or other of the persons named; but he mentions other things that are not so easy to be accommodated to any here named, but must be left to general conjecture or accommodation. There was also a very observable difference in their offerings: Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement, brought of the firstlings of the flock, acknowledging himself to be a sinner who deserved to die, and only hoping for mercy through the great sacrifice; Cain brought only a sacrifice of acknowledgment, a mere thank-offering, the fruit of the ground, which might, and perhaps must, have been offered in innocency; here was no confession of sin, no regard to the ransom; this was an essential defect in Cain's offering. 1. The interests and powers of kings and kingdoms are often set up in opposition to God and his people.

(6.) Now Joseph gave this order, not that he thought his being buried in Egypt would either prejudice his soul or prevent the resurrection of his body (as some of the rabbis fancied that all the Jews who were buried out of Canaan must be conveyed underground to Canaan before they could rise again), but to testify, [1.] 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. He bore up with invincible courage under all danger, and endured all the fatigue of his employment, which was very great; and this by seeing the invisible God.

He had good company with him, and they were a great comfort to him in his sojourning state. By faith Joseph,

Their enemies spared them, only to prolong their misery, and wear out all their patience; for they were forced to wander about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, and tormented; they wandered about in deserts, and on mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth, v. 37, 38. The gospel state is more perfect than the patriarchal, because more of the promises are now fulfilled. Something of him we had before interwoven with the story of Abraham; here we have something of a distinct naturethat by faith he blessed his two sons, Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. The faith of Jacob (v. 21), who, when he was dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. 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.

His purpose utterly failed to secure the blessing for his profane but favourite son. The story we have in Exodus, ch. [1.] [2.] The prevalency of unbelief for a time: she laughed at the promise, as impossible to be made good. In this faith of Moses's parents there was a mixture of unbelief, but God was pleased to overlook it.

We come now to the faith of other Old-Testament saints, mentioned by name, and by the particular trials and actings of their faith. Here a tapestry is unfolded, depict

WebHebrews 11:1.Knowing that the believing Hebrews had been, and still were exposed to persecution on account of the gospel, and fearing lest they should be thereby cast down, Ishmael was to be put off with earthly greatness. They had a title to the promises, though they received not the great things promised.

WebHebrews 11:21-24. [4.] The fruits and rewards of her faith. He prophesied that they should be blessed; but, as Isaac did before, so now Jacob prefers the younger, Ephraim; and though Joseph had placed them so, that the right hand of his father should be laid on Manasseh, the elder, Jacob wittingly laid it on Ephraim, and this by divine direction, for he could not see, to show that the Gentile church, the younger, should have a more abundant blessing than the Jewish church, the elder. It 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 granted that God gave them repentance and faith in the promised seed, that he instructed them in the mystery of sacrificing, that they instructed their children in it, and that they found mercy with God, after they had ruined themselves and all their posterity. 3.

The patience of faith ( Hebrews 11:8-22 ) 3. That the maker of the worlds is god; he is the maker of all things; and whoever is so must be God. Web1. (2.) Their faith was a faith of consent. The best way in which parents can finish their course is blessing their families and worshipping their God. All that are effectually called resign up their own will and wisdom to the will and wisdom of God, and it is their wisdom to do so; though they know not always their way, yet they know their guide, and this satisfies them. It is said that without this faith it is impossible to please God, without such a faith as helps us to walk with God, an active faith, and that we cannot come to God unless we believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him. 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. Hereby he judged and condemned the world; his holy fear condemned their security and vain confidence; his faith condemned their unbelief; his obedience condemned their contempt and rebellion. By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice: The difference between the sacrifice o 5.