Hebrews 11 Read, Study, & Breakdown
PART TWO – (vv. 23-40)
THE MARTYRDOM OF ISAIAH LINK - VERY INTERESTING READ
I made some mistakes pronouncing some of the words today during our study, I apologize in advance, be blessed and Peace be with you all, Christ is in our midst!!!
The Faith of Moses
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.
24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the [g]passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the [h]reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures [i]in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
By Faith They Overcame
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who [j]did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to fight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again.
Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, [k]were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
NOTES HEBREWS 11 – (V. 37, V. 38, AND V. 40)
11:37: Sawn in two: Some traditions say that Isaiah was killed in this manner by Manasseh … - (see also 2Chronicles 24:20-22; Jeremiah 33:20-23; 2Macbees 6:18-31; Matthew 23:29-36) …
11:38: Caves: see also (2Macbees 6:11; and 10:6) …
11:40: (See also, Hebrews 9:15): Christ’s Incarnation and all He accomplished for us in the flesh redeems the OT saints, who by faith participate in His Resurrection and His Kingdom …
PSALM 134 (135), & PSALM 135 (136) STUDY
THESE TWO PSALMS GO TOGETHER BOTH IN CONTENT AND IN USE … IN THE CHURCH, THEY ARE CALLED THE “POLYELEOS”, OR “MANY MERCIES” … (PSALM 134 (135)) IS SIMILAR TO PSALM 113 (114), REHEARSING THE SALVIFIC HISTORY OF ISRAEL … (PSALM 135 (136) IS A RESPONSIVE, WITH CHOIR AND THE PEOPLE SINGING ANTIPHONALLY OR ALTERNATELY; IT IS AN OLD TESTAMENT “GREAT LITANY” …