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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 11:12

sprang = were begotten. him, &c . = and that too, one having become dead. Greek. nekroo. See Romans 4:19 . stars, sand . Genesis 15:5 ; Genesis 22:17 ; Genesis 26:4 .Exodus 32:13 .Isaiah 48:19 . sky = heaven. See Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . by . Greek. para . App-104 . innumerable . Greek. anarithmetos. Only here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 11:12

Wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore, innumerable.And him as good as dead indicates that not merely Sarah, but Abraham also, was past the time of life when any children might have been expected of him; and although God, true to his promise, gave them strength for the birth of Isaac, it was plainly through the intervention of the divine will. If that was the case, the question arises,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 11:12

Hebrews 11:12. Therefore sprang there, &c.— "By this mighty principle of faith in her, and in Abraham, there sprang even from one father, and he, in this respect, as it were dead, a posterity in multitude as the stars of the heavens, &c. according to that divine promise, which carried its efficacy into so many remoter ages, and retains it even to this day." See my Annotations on the promises made to Abraham, as recorded in the book of Genesis. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:12

12. as good as dead—literally, "deadened"; no longer having, as in youth, energetic vital powers. stars . . . sand— ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:1-13

IV. THE PROPER RESPONSE 11:1-12:13"In chapter Hebrews 10:22-25 there were three exhortations, respectively to Faith, Hope and Love. These are elaborated in turn: chapter 11 dealing with Faith; chapter 12 with Hope; chapter 13 with Love." [Note: Thomas, p. 140.] In this fourth major section of the epistle, the writer concentrated on motivating his readers to persevere in their faith with steadfast endurance. He continued the idea that he introduced in Hebrews 10:35-39. Some writers do not... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:8-22

2. Faith in the Patriarchal Era 11:8-22 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:11-12

Sarah believed God would fulfill His promise and provide something (a child) totally beyond the realm of natural possibility. God wants us, too, to believe that. God rewarded her faith far beyond what she imagined, and He will reward ours in the same way (cf. Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 11:1-40

Heroes of FaithThe Achievements of Faith, illustrated from the annals of Israel, beginning with the patriarchs and coming down to the martyrs. The writer has already mentioned faith as a necessary condition of a righteous life, and he now proceeds to illustrate the fact that it was by faith that the fathers of the race were able to work righteousness and to endure their trials. Their heroic example ought to encourage the Hebrews to stand fast. The primary purpose, therefore, of this long... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hebrews 11:12

(12) The stars of the sky.—Better, the stars of the heaven. (See Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17.)And as the sand.—“And as the sand by the seashore, which is innumerable” (Genesis 22:17). With the first words of the verse compare Romans 4:19. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Hebrews 11:1-40

The Beginning of Faith Hebrews 11:1 As we hear these words we seem to penetrate down through all the differences and distinctions of outward forms and ceremonies to that which lies at the very root and foundation of religion the sense that beyond and behind the visible there is an invisible; that all that we see is but a reflection, a broken image of an unseen Divine ideal; that all around us and above us and within us there are mighty agencies ever working, regulating, creating, controlling... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 11:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 11:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 11:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:1-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:8-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:11-12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 11:1-40

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hebrews 11:12

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Hebrews 11:1-40

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