In this place we are told that he obtained by his faith some special advantages; as, (1.) not to sin, for so God tempteth no man, but only tried his faith and obedience to purpose. How could this be disputed by one who simply believed Psalms 110:1-7? 8) but the promise of a land; but when in the land he received the promise of a better country, that is, a heavenly, which raised his eyes to the city on high, in express contrast with the earthly land. That he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him. His mother bade him be quiet and not push questions too far; but already Abraham's thoughts were reaching out to him who is the God of all. But this becomes the occasion of a remarkable allusion, on which I must for a moment dwell. It may indicate that God is ashamed that some people call Him God. (1.) (3.) He amassed an army and invaded that country. He knew he would die in Egypt, but he instructed that his bones be buried in Canaan. Given after Isaac had said: "Behold. Christ never needed this, but we do. If that religion had been destroyed, what would have happened to the purposes of God? If it be not the truth, it would be the height of presumption indeed. But as God said, "Through Isaac shall thy seed be called." He told them that nothing they could do could shake him because he believed that, if he was true to God, God would be true to him. And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. He had such a firm belief that they would possess the land of promise, that he exacted an oath of them that they would remove his remains with them, that he might be buried in the land of his fathers. Jacob gave blessings and Joseph gave instructions in the light of the nearness of death. 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. So wilt thou not have to bear the reproach of thy wandering. The man of faith is the man whose hope is flaming bright and whose effort is intensely strenuous even in the grey days when there is nothing to do but to wait. Suffering is to be chosen rather than sin, there being more evil in the least sin than there can be in the greatest suffering. His wife Sarah shared his faith. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. (1.) Those with faith look beyond what they see. The secret of victorious living is to face God before we face men. As a commander and ruler in Jeshurun, after God had employed him to humble Pharaoh and make him willing to let Israel go. What the wise men of antiquity, the Platos and Aristotles, never knew what the modern sages blunder about, without the slightest reason, after all the word of God has made the possession of every child of His. This, however, does not mean the church, but rather the future seat of general heavenly bliss for the glorified saints. Here was a great trial of their faith. Legend tells how Amram and Jochebed, the parents of Moses ( Exodus 6:20), were troubled by the decree of Pharaoh. By faith, when they were dying, they received the atonement; they acquiesced in the will of God; they quenched all the fiery darts of the devil; they overcame the terrors of death, disarmed it of its sting, and bade a cheerful farewell to this world and to all the comforts and crosses of it. Then he shows us others higher than these, by a divine call "and to the church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven." Heaven, therefore, by man's own conviction, must be arrayed in justice against earth because of sin, But the day is coming when Israel shall be no more rebellious, and the nations shall be no longer deceived, and Satan shall be dethroned from his bad eminence, and all idols shall flee apace, and God shall be left the undisputed and evidently Most High, the possessor of heaven and earth. He dwelt in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. And the wheel was besmeared all over with blood, and the heap of coals was extinguished with the droppings of gore, and pieces of flesh flew about the axles of the machine." The faith of Jacob (; Hebrews 11:21), who, when he was dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. "O death where is thy sting? In my judgment it is correct to translate it both ways, never arbitrarily, but according to context. Thus the first part of the chapter shows us simply what God holds out to the new man; but the epistle to the Hebrews never looks at the Christian simply in the new man, but rather as a concrete person. She was a harlot, and lived in a way of sin; she was not only a keeper of a public house, but a common woman of the town, and yet she believed that the greatness of sin, if truly repented of, shall be no bar to the pardoning mercy of God. He was said to be the first to put pen to paper and instruct men from books. In short, the word in itself may mean either; but this is no proof that it may indifferently or without adequate reason be translated both ways. At the same time he exhorts the believers as to their chiefs, that is, those who guided them spiritually. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; the grace of faith will help us through all the dangers we meet with in our way to heaven. In Ecclesiasticus ( Sir_29:22-28 ) there is a wistful passage: "Better the life of the poor under a shelter of logs. Accordingly the epistle to the Hebrews, while it does put the believer in association with Christ, does not, for all this, dissociate him from whatever is good in the saints of God in every age. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors' studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship . If Abraham had ever so many sons, this was the only son who could convey to all nations the promised blessing. They from Italy salute you. X. Then, consequent on the fall, comes the ground of the believer's acceptance; then his walk with God, and deliverance from His judgment of the whole scene, in the midst of which we actually are. lest he should undervalue the truer honour of being a son of Abraham, the father of the faithful; lest it should look like renouncing his religion as well as his relation to Israel; and no doubt both these he must have done if he had accepted this honour; he therefore nobly refused it. The faith of parents often procures blessings for their posterity. And it came to pass that the poor man died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom; moreover also the rich man died. XI. (3.) (1.) Force and violence had not yet been used. With Zion then the apostle justly begins. The reason appears to be, because he is going to tell us of the Old Testament saints. The apostle proceeds to make mention of the faith of the other patriarchs, Isaac and Jacob, and the rest of this happy family. There was a time when Israel was threatened by the armies of Nebuchadnezzar led by his general Holofernes. He was possessed of a true justifying righteousness; he was, and, [2.] We begin with His love, and shall end in it without end. We often say, "It is good to be akin to an estate;" but surely it is good to be akin to the covenant. (4.) The legends tell how Abraham was the son of Terah, commander of the armies of Nimrod. But whether we look at the heavenly supremacy of Christ over the universe, which is the highest part of the mystery, or at the church associated with Him as His body, composed of both Jew and Gentile, where all distinction is gone, no wit of man ever did or could possibly draw this beforehand from the Old Testament. The supports of Abraham's faith (; Hebrews 11:10): He looked for a city that hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. "To Gaza." Josephs instructions to his sons proved he trusted God and was convinced God would keep His word about their return to Canaan. One further effort, a little more waiting, a little more hoping, would make the dream come true. There is something here to challenge and uplift the heart of every man. It was the bringing in of the grain that you had grown, grinding it into flour, making little cakes and baking them, and offering them unto the Lord as a peace offering unto God, an offering that indicated the consecration of my service unto God. It was said that 80,000 Jews were killed and 10,000 sold into captivity. But God has left the matter still under some doubt, as a warning to all who have great talents given to them, and a great trust reposed in them, that they do not prove unfaithful, since God would not enroll our first parents among the number of believers in this blessed calendar. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. Had the energetic activity of faith been first noticed, it would have made more of man; but when the heart had been disciplined in quiet endurance, and lowly expectancy from God, then he could be clothed with the energy of the Spirit. Those therefore that so translate our two verses have invented a meaning for the phrase, instead of accepting its legitimate sense as attested by all the monuments of the Greek tongue; whereas the moment that we give it the meaning assigned here rightly by the better translators, that is, the sense of "testator" and "testament," all runs with perfect smoothness, and with striking aptitude. He was brought up in all luxury. Isaac was still a nomad, Jacob wits an exile in Egypt. The fact is, that love of uniformity may mislead some, as love of variety misled our English translators too often. The Romans will do the last sad offices. They lashed him with whips and tied him to the wheel until he was dislocated and fractured in every limb. The phrase about quenching the violence of fire goes straight back to the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in Daniel 3:19-28. So Joseph died, being 110 years old. Observe, [1.] 2 Chronicles 24:20-22 tells how the prophet Zechariah was stoned by his own people because he told them the truth. And Psalm 22 , "soul poured out to death." He presses the fact of a new principle, as well as an institution established on better promises, upon the Jews. 11:23-29 It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was kept hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful: and they did not fear the edict of the king. One of the finest men who ever lived in Athens was Aristides, who was called "the just." Now here Moses conquered the riches of the world, as before he had conquered its honours and pleasures. "Nimrod," said his mother. So that, let the Jews say what they might, there was only found what answered to their own scriptures, and what proved the incontestable superiority of the great Priest whom Melchisedec shadowed out, and of whom it was now for the Christian justly to boast. It is not that the Christian is self-righteous; it is not that he is censorious; it is not that he goes about finding fault with other people; it is not that he says: "I told you so." But although it will be the shaking of all things, not of earth only but also heaven, yet, marvellous to say, such confidence of heart does grace give, that this, which may be regarded as the most awful threat, turns into a blessed promise. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 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: 3. How glorious was the triumph of his faith in so great a trial. Hallo, inloggen. Abraham and his family did not give up and go back to Abrahams home in Mesopotamia as soon as difficulties arose. [Note: Ibid., p. He had the honour to leave behind him an instructive speaking case; and what does it speak to us? 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 (Hebrews 11:24); not only to years of discretion, but of experience, to the age of forty yearswhen he was great, or had come to maturity. (i) It is belief in God against the world. The blessing of Jacob is given in Genesis 48:9-22. He was so wise that he was far beyond all other children in learning and in knowledge. With only three hundred men Gideon won a victory over the Ammonites in days when they had terrorized Israel, a victory which went ringing down the centuries. The man with the wanderlust is lured on by the thought of the countries he has never yet seen. They are strangers as saints, whose home is heaven; they are pilgrims as they are travelling towards their home, though often meanly and slowly. A strange mystery is the simple act of faith. Without hesitation they choose God ( Daniel 3:1-30). The pleasures of this world, and especially those of a court, are too often the pleasures of sin; and they are always so when we cannot enjoy them without deserting God and his people. The story of the promise of a son to Abraham and Sarah is told in Genesis 17:15-22; Genesis 18:9-15; Genesis 21:1-8. This change was clearly taught in the book of Psalms. Thus distinctly have we set before us the general doctrine of the chapter, that Christ has suffered but once, and has been offered but once; that the offering cannot be severed from the suffering. Rend. So Antiochus turned for home, almost mad with rage; and on the way he turned aside and attacked Jerusalem, capturing it almost without an effort. Here observe. The supports of his faith. Many have suggested that that is the reason why God accepted Abel's, because he offered a blood sacrifice and rejected Cain's, because it was really the product of the works of his own hands that he brought to the Lord. For Christ, on whom the promises depend. In the first chapter we saw the seat of personal glory connected with atonement; in the eighth chapter it is the witness of His priesthood, and where it is. Joseph, when he died , When he was dying, gave commandment concerning his bones. Unpuzzling Hebrews: A New Translation & Commentary : Sims, Thomas: Amazon.nl: Boeken. "Ya." When Abraham heard the promise he fell upon his face and laughed ( Genesis 17:17). It was a testimony of his righteousness. This country they seek: their designs are for it; their desires are after it; their discourse is about it; they diligently endeavour to clear up their title to it, to have their temper suited to it, to have their conversation in it, and to come to the enjoyment of it. (3.) Be assured it is of the deepest possible moment to cherish the activity of Christ's present love and care for us, the activity of that priesthood which is the subject of this epistle. FAITH AND ITS SECRET ( Hebrews 11:23-29 ). Amen.". Meanwhile Christianity gives the utmost force to every type and truth of God. The account is in Exodus 12:12-48. Therefore it is well to stand clear of all men's schemes and thoughts, ever rising up more and more presumptuously, because they mainly consist of some slight in one way or another on the word of God. 2. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins." The people never forgot what great things God had done for them and, when some great effort was called for, they nerved themselves for it by remembering them. The hardest time of all is the time in between. The faith of Abraham, the friend of God, and father of the faithful, in whom the Hebrews boasted, and from whom they derived their pedigree and privileges; and therefore the apostle, that he might both please and profit them, enlarges more upon the heroic achievements of Abraham's faith than of that of any other of the patriarchs; and in the midst of his account of the faith of Abraham he inserts the story of Sarah's faith, whose daughters those women are that continue to do well. 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. 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. So that means Abraham was probably one hundred and twenty-five by this time. Whether or not that promise comes depends on me." They really mar the sense, because they draw attention not to the truth in itself so much as its application to us, which is not the point in Hebrews 9:1-28, but rather ofHebrews 10:1-39; Hebrews 10:1-39. blessed each of the sons of Joseph and prayed leaning, on the head of his staff. It may be observed, too, that the Holy Ghost appears but little in this epistle. And this blessed person, single-handed but according to the will of God, accomplishes that will in offering Himself on the cross. 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