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Text -- Hebrews 11:26-40 (NET)
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11:26 He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt , for his eyes were fixed on the reward .
11:27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger , for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible .
11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood , so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them .
11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground , but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up .
11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days .
11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient , because she welcomed the spies in peace .
11:32 And what more shall I say ? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon , Barak , Samson , Jephthah , of David and Samuel and the prophets .
11:33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms , administered justice , gained what was promised , shut the mouths of lions ,
11:34 quenched raging fire , escaped the edge of the sword , gained strength in weakness , became mighty in battle , put foreign armies to flight ,
11:35 and women received back their dead raised to life . But others were tortured , not accepting release , to obtain resurrection to a better life .
11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging , and even chains and imprisonment .
11:37 They were stoned , sawed apart , murdered with the sword ; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins ; they were destitute , afflicted , ill-treated
11:38 (the world was not worthy of them ); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth .
11:39 And these all were commended for their faith , yet they did not receive what was promised .
11:40 For God had provided something better for us , so that they would be made perfect together with us .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JUSTIFICATION |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
FINISHER |
Faith |
Quotations and Allusions |
Persecution |
Moses |
HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Martyrdom |
War |
PUNISHMENTS |
Barak |
Gideon |
Samson |
Abed-nego |
Lion |
GEDEON |
SHADRACH |
Zeal |
DANIEL, THE BOOK OF |
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NET Notes: Heb 11:28 The sprinkling of the blood refers here to the application of the blood to the doorways of the Israelite houses (cf. Exod 12:7, 13).
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NET Notes: Heb 11:33 Gained what was promised. They saw some of God’s promises fulfilled, even though the central promise remained unfulfilled until Christ came (cf....
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NET Notes: Heb 11:37 The reading ἐπρίσθησαν (ejprisqhsan, “they were sawed apart”) is found in some importan...
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NET Notes: Heb 11:39 Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.
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