i. Given the greatness of Solomon, one might argue that the lack of his being mentioned in Hebrews 11 implies that he perished eternally because he never repented of his great sinfulness late in his life. 1. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. Hebrews 11 is about faith, and goes into detail of the great people who had deep faith. But it is written that “all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise.” Hebrews 11:39. To the exploits of Barak (Judges 4, 5), Gideon (Judges 6-8), Samson (Judges 13-16), Jephthah (Judges 11, 12), there is manifest reference in the words of later verses (Hebrews 11:33-34). Thus study probes the lives of individuals identified in Chapter 11 of the Book of Hebrews as persons of faith in an effort to help us grow more steadfast in our own faith. I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets ... Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Hebrews 11:14 "For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country." What does Hebrews 11:22 mean? This is not recorded in the Old Testament. We are his body, We are his representative, We are the extension of God to the earth. These all, in this place, is not a reference to Abel, Enoch, and Noah, mentioned above, but to Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, and their children, this being a necessary inference from Hebrews 11:15, and from the fact that the first three mentioned did not receive the promise of entering Canaan, as did Abraham and his posterity. Hebrews 11:37 "the author of Hebrews relies on the oral tradition of the martyrs being sawed in two. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for(3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. So, what was the promise that these heroes of faith did not receive? The earth is not our home, we are just passing through. Prominent Old Testament examples of this include the raising of the son of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:17-24) and the son of the Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:32-37). Barak was a war leader, not a position for a timid man. In fact, he is held up as a strong heroic figure. Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. Hebrews 11 is about faith, and goes into detail of the great people who had deep faith. Hebrews 11:8 Context. 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. God is not called father of the believers (Hebrews 12:7; Hebrews 12:9 are figurative only) and the position of the believer in Christ is 11 Now faith is the reality [] of what is hoped for, the proof [] of what is not seen. “Hebrews 11 tells us what it means to have faith and obtain life. Adam would not be included among that group because he failed to demonstrate faith in his God. 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