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Hebrews 11:33
who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Verse 33. _WHO THROUGH FAITH SUBDUED KINGDOMS_] As _Joshua_, who subdued the seven Canaanitish nations; and _David_, who subdued the Moabites, Syrians, Ammonites, and Edomites. 2 Samuel 8, c. _WROUGH...
WHO THROUGH FAITH SUBDUED KINGDOMS - That is, those specified in the previous verses, and others like them. The meaning is, that some of them subdued kingdoms, others obtained promises, etc. Thus, Jos...
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
The rest of the history would take too long to survey in detail, and the writer contents himself with suggesting it by a few striking allusions. He mentions certain outstanding names, then refers in g...
THE CHRISTIAN HOPE (Hebrews 11:1-3)...
And what more shall I say? Time will fail me if I try to recount the story of Gideon, of Barak, of Samson, or Jephthah, of David. of Samuel and of the prophets, men who, through faith, mastered kingdo...
THROUGH. Greek. _dia_. App-104.Hebrews 11:1. SUBDUED. Greek. _katagonizomai._ Only here. Compare Luke 13:24. KINGDOMS. See Deuteronomy 4:46;...
_subdued kingdoms_ The allusion is specially to the conquest of Canaan by Joshua, and to the victories of David (2 Samuel 5:17-25; 2 Samuel 21:15, &c.). _wrought righteousness_ The allusion is somewha...
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΊΑΣ. The allusion is specially to the conquest of Canaan by Joshua, and to the victories of David (2 Samuel 5:17-25; 2 Samuel 21:15, &c.). ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΎΝΗΝ. The allusion is somewhat vague, but seems...
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...
_MANY SUFFERED FOR THE FAITH -- HEBREWS 11:32-38:_ Many names were only mentioned. There was_ _ Gedeon, Barak, Samson, Jephthae, David, Samuel, and the prophet. These are great servants of God "Who th...
ΚΑΤΗΓΩΝΊΣΑΝΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΚΑΤΗΓΩΝΊΖΩ (G2610) бороться против, преодолевать, подчинять. Предложное сочетание не просто передает идею "против" но и указывает, что действие неблагоприятно...
DISCOURSE: 2331 POWER OF FAITH Hebrews 11:32. And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of t...
WROUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS,— We have the same expression used by St. Peter, Acts 10:35. _In every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness,_ &c. The apostle, in this place, does not speak of th...
C. _Israelitish nation: faith in God's promises of the coming Messiah. Hebrews 11:28-40_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 11:28-40 Hebrews 11:28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkl
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF FAITH (Hebrews 11:33, Hebrews 11:34) True faith performs a prominent part in all experimental godliness. Where there is a total absence of the grace of faith, a man is without God...
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, SUBDUES KINGDOMS - as David did (, etc.): also Gedeon subdued Midian, (Judges 7:1.) WROU...
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...
11:33 promises, (f-9) i.e. 'what was promised.'...
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...
OBTAINED PROMISES] cp. Joshua 6:15....
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...
SUBDUED KINGDOMS. — Better, _overcame kingdoms._ To all the deliverers of Israel of whom we have read in Hebrews 11:32 (and especially to David, 2 Samuel 8:10; 2 Samuel 8:11) these words will apply. T...
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...
Summary of the achievements of faith in the times subsequent to Joshua....
“THE NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS” Hebrews 11:32 Strong faith is consistent with very different views of religious truth. The conception that Abel, Enoch or Noah had of so-called Christian truth was very s...
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...
THOSE WHO OVERCAME BY FAITH It is by faith that the walls of Jericho fell (Joshua 6:1-21). Only faith that obedience of Jehovah and his servant would work could have destroyed such a city in such a wa...
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained (s) promises, stopped the mouths of lions, (s) The fruit of the promises....
(32) And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: (33) Who through faith subdu...
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...
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...
WHO THROUGH FAITH SUBDUED KINGDOMS,.... As David did particularly; who subdued Syria, Moab, Ammon, Amalek, Edom, and the Philistines, 2 Samuel 8:12. War, in some cases, is lawful; and kingdoms may be...
From the enumeration of the _persons_ that believed, the apostle proceeds to declare the _things_ which they wrought by faith; all unto the same end, to encourage us to make use of the same grace in a...
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Ver. 33. _Wrought righteousness_] Civil and military, spiritualized by faith and heightened...
HEB. 11:33-35. WHO THROUGH FAITH SUBDUED KINGDOMS, WROUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS, OBTAINED PROMISES, STOPPED THE MOUTHS OF LIONS, QUENCHED THE VIOLENCE OF FIRE, ESCAPED THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, OUT OF WEAKNESS...
_Who through faith subdued kingdoms_ As Joshua, the Judges, David, and others; _wrought righteousness_ Lived righteous and holy lives, and administered justice impartially, 1 Samuel 12:3. _Obtained pr...
For examples, see the references....
No victories ever won compare with those of faith. Its triumphs no earthly tongue can speak or pen describe. They are written in the book of life, and will be told with immortal tongues, by multitudes...
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...
32-38 After all our searches into the Scriptures, there is more to be learned from them. We should be pleased to think, how great the number of believers was under the Old Testament, and how strong t...
These, by the same gospel faith, _subdued kingdoms, _ defeating the mighty enemies of the church; and eminently amongst them, David, who conquered Edom, Moab, Ammon, and the Syrian kingdoms, and exten...
Hebrews 11:33 who G3739 through G1223 faith G4102 subdued G2610 (G5662) kingdoms G932 worked G2038 (G5662) righteo
THE FAITH OF MANY THROUGH THE AGES (HEBREWS 11:32). ‘And what shall I more say? For the time will fail me if I tell concerning Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David also and Samuel and of the prop...
Hebrews 11:33. WHO THROUGH FAITH. The ‘who' refers both to those named and to others like them; the introduction of the previous enumeration (‘time will fail,' etc.) being practically a rhetorical equ...
THROUGH FAITH (δια πιστεως). Change thus from the routine πιστε used so far.SUBDUED KINGDOMS (κατηγωνισαντο βασιλειας). First aorist middle indicative of καταγωνιζομα, _Koine_ verb to struggle aga...
RIGHTEOUSNESS (_ See Scofield) - (1 John 3:7). _...
Hebrews 11:30 We may make use of extraordinary examples to encourage our ordinary faith at ordinary times. These models are on a very grand and large scale, and so we can plainly see them. I. Faith w...
Hebrews 11:32. _And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:_ There are some...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
THROUGH FAITH. This is the _common denominator_ of all these heroes! FOUGHT WHOLE COUNTRIES, as did Joshua. DID WHAT WAS RIGHT, as did the Judges of Israel. SHUT THE MOUTHS OF LIONS, as did Daniel....
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 11:33 ENFORCED JUSTICE. Or “worked righteousness.” This was an especially important role of the judges (see 1 Samuel 7:15) and the king (see...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 11:37. SAWN ASUNDER.—The traditional mode of Isaiah’s death. TEMPTED.—_I.e._ severely tested. A conjecture has been made that the word should be ἐπρήσθησαν, the...
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...
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...
1 Peter 5:8; 1 Samuel 17:33; 2 Samuel 5:4; 2 Samuel 7:11; 2 Samuel
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...
David, in particular, subdued kingdoms. Samuel (not excluding the rest) wrought righteousness. The prophets, in general, obtained promises, both for themselves, and to deliver to others. Prophets also...