Hebrew 11:39

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ܘܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܰܗܘܳܬ݂ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܣܳܗܕ݁ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܒ݁ܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܗܽܘܢ ܠܳܐ ܩܰܒ݁ܶܠܘ ܡܽܘܠܟ݁ܳܢܳܐ ܀

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Hebrews 11:2, Hebrews 11:13, Luke 10:23, Luke 10:24, 1 Peter 1:12

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:52 - General Proverbs 22:1 - name Ecclesiastes 7:1 - name Matthew 13:17 - That many Luke 5:39 - General Luke 7:28 - but John 1:17 - grace John 8:56 - rejoiced John 20:29 - blessed Romans 3:25 - remission 2 Corinthians 1:20 - all Galatians 3:17 - the covenant Galatians 3:23 - the faith Ephesians 3:5 - in other Hebrews 9:9 - the time Hebrews 9:15 - promise

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these all having obtained a good report through faith,.... This may either be limited to the sufferers in the preceding verses, who were martyred, or suffered martyrdom for the faith, as the words may be rendered; and who are called martyrs or witnesses, in Hebrews 12:1 and so the Ethiopic version renders the clause, "and all these were witnesses concerning the faith": or it may be extended to all the instances of faith throughout the chapter; and so the apostle reasserts what he had said, Hebrews 11:2, having proved it by a variety of examples; Hebrews 11:2- :.

received not the promise; not that they did not receive the promise of the land of Canaan, for so did Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, c. nor that they did not receive the promise of deliverance and victory, for so did Joshua, the Judges, and others or that they did not receive the promise of eternal life, for that they all did; but the promise of the Messiah, that is, the Messiah promised: for they had the promise, but not the thing; who is called "the Promise", emphatically, because he is the first and grand promise; and because in him all the promises centre, and are yea, and amen: him the Old Testament saints received not; they, greatly desired to see him in the flesh; they saw him by faith; they believed in him, and rejoiced in the expectation of his coming; but he was not exhibited to them incarnate. Now since these saints so strongly believed, and so cheerfully suffered before Christ came; the apostle's argument is, that much more should the saints now, since Christ is come, and the promises received, go on believing in him, and readily suffering for his sake; see Hebrews 12:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith - They were all commended and approved on account of their confidence in God; see the notes on Hebrews 11:2.

Received not the promise - That is, did not receive the fulfillment of the promise; or did not receive all that was promised. They all still looked forward to some future blessings; notes, Hebrews 11:13.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 39. Having obtained a good report (having been witnessed to; see Hebrews 11:2) through faith — It was faith in God which supported all those eminent men who, in different parts of the world, and in different ages, were persecuted for righteousness sake.

Received not the promise — They all heard of the promises made to Abraham of a heavenly rest, and of the promise of the Messiah, for this was a constant tradition; but they died without having seen this Anointed of the Lord. Christ was not in any of their times manifested in the flesh; and of him who was the expectation of all nations, they heard only by the hearing of the ear. This must be the promise, without receiving of which the apostle says they died.