Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau— He was persuaded that God would one way or other make good his promises to them, though he could not certainly tell how.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau— He was persuaded that God would one way or other make good his promises to them, though he could not certainly tell how.
Verse 20. _BY FAITH ISAAC BLESSED JACOB AND ESAU_] He believed that God would fulfil his promise to his posterity; and God gave him to see what would befall them in their future generations. The apos...
BY FAITH ISAAC BLESSED JACOB AND ESAU CONCERNING THINGS TO COME - see Genesis 27:26. The meaning is, that he pronounced a blessing on them in respect to their future condition. This was by faith in Go...
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
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...
THE CHRISTIAN HOPE (Hebrews 11:1-3)...
It was by faith that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in the things concerning the future. It was by faith that Jacob, when he was dying. blessed each of the sons of Joseph and prayed leaning, on the head...
ISAAC. Isaac shows us faith overcoming the will of the flesh, in that he blessed Jacob instead of Esau. CONCERNING. Greek. _peri_. App-104....
_By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau_ It is true that the blessing of Esau when rightly translated, "Behold thy dwelling shall be _away from_the fatness of the earth and _away from_the dew of blessi...
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...
ΕΥ̓ΛΌΓΗΣΕΝ. It is true that the blessing of Esau when rightly translated, “Behold thy dwelling shall be _away from_ the fatness of the earth and _away from_ the dew of blessing” (Genesis 27:39), reads...
_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...
ΠΕΡΊ (G4012) по поводу, ΜΕΛΛΌΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΈΛΛΩ (G3195) собираться. Subst. part. "будущее, грядущие события" ΕΎΛΌΓΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΎΛΟΓΈΩ (G2122) благословлять....
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
THE FAITH OF ISAAC (Hebrews 11:20) Though Isaac lived the longest of the four great patriarchs, yet less is recorded about him than any of the others: some twelve Chapter s are devoted to the biograp...
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Jacob is put before Esau, as heir of the chief, namely, the spiritual, blessing. (EVEN) CONCERNING THINGS TO COME, [ kai (G2532)]...
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...
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...
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...
CONCERNING THINGS TO COME. — It is probable, though not certain, that the word “even” should be inserted before “concerning”; on these words, then, the emphasis will rest. Not having regard to things...
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...
Πίστει περὶ μελλόντων.… “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to things future,” as is recorded in the well-known passage, Genesis 27. Isaac thus in his turn exhibited a faith which could b...
SEEKING THE BETTER COUNTRY Hebrews 11:11 Faith has the twofold power, first, of making the unseen real; and second, of receiving the grace and strength of God into the heart. Sarah, through faith, r...
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...
THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS God asked Abraham to take that son of promise, Isaac, and offer him up as a sacrifice (Hebrews 11:17; Genesis 22:1-14), thus causing his faith to be tested to its fullest. Yet...
(8) By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. (8) Isaac....
(20) By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. (21) By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff. (22)...
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...
20._By faith Isaac, etc. _It was also the work of faith to bless as to future things; for when the thing itself does not exist and the word only appears, faith must necessarily bear rule. But first we...
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...
BY FAITH ISAAC BLESSED JACOB AND ESAU,.... The history of this is in Genesis 27:33. The former of these was a good man, and, though the youngest son, he is set before, and was blessed before the eldes...
Πίστει περὶ μελλόντων εὐλόγησεν ᾿Ισαὰκ τὸν ᾿Ιακὼβ καὶ τὸν ᾿Ησαῦ. Hebrews 11:20. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Isaac was a holy person, who, though a pilgrim, yet, a...
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Ver. 20. _By faith Isaac blessed_] Patriarchal benedictions were prophetical; the blessing of godly parents is still very available fo...
Heb. 11:18-22. Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God (was) able to raise (him) up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. By faith...
_By faith_ By firmly believing what God had revealed unto him concerning the future state of his children; _Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau_ Prophetically foretold the particular blessings they should re...
THINGS TO COME; which God had promised, and which Isaac confidently expected. Genesis 27:27-40....
The example of the patriarchs:...
BY FAITH ISAAC BLESSED JACOB AND ESAU CONCERNING THINGS TO COME....
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...
20-31 Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things present are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by having them or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died...
Isaac is the next example instanced in of the same Divine faith, described, HEBREWS 11:1; only here exercised on the special revelation of God to him concerning his seed. By this faith he did not only...
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‘By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.' Similarly by faith Isaac proclaimed the future hopes of his sons in his blessings. His confidence in God and what He had reveal...
FAITH REVEALED BY THOSE WHOSE EYES WERE ON THE CERTAINTY OF THE FUTURE FULFILMENT OF THE PROMISES OF GOD WITH THEIR EYES ON THINGS TO COME (HEBREWS 11:17)....
Hebrews 11:20. Nor is faith restricted to trial; it realizes blessing also. BY FAITH ISAAC BLESSED JACOB (the heir of the greater promise) AND ESAU TOO (the two articles of the original call attention...
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...
EVEN CONCERNING THINGS TO COME (κα περ μελλοντων). As told in Ge Hebrews 27:28-40 when Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THAT MADE ISAAC PROMISE. In blessing his two sons, Isaac was inspired by God to predict the future of both them and their descendants. See Romans 9:10-13 and notes....
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 11:20 ISAAC. See Genesis 27:1. These promised FUTURE BLESSINGS (especially...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 11:19. RECEIVED HIM IN A FIGURE.—Lit. “in a parable.” _Stuart_ thinks the reference is to Abraham’s having originally received Isaac as one born of parents who...
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...
Genesis 27:27; Genesis 28:2; Genesis 28:3...
Blessed [ε υ λ ο γ η σ ε ν]. See on John 12:13. Concerning things to come [κ α ι π ε ρ ι μ ε λ λ ο ν τ ω ν]. A. V. Omits kai which gives an emphasis to the following words. Isaac pronounced a blessing...
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...
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...
Blessed — Genesis 27:27, Genesis 27:39; prophetically foretold the particular blessings they should partake of. Jacob and Esau — Preferring the elder before the younger....
Note, That there is. blessing by way of prayer, and. blessing by way of prophecy, foretelling what shall befall persons in time to come; of this kind is Isaac's blessing. The patriarchs were in. pecul...