hebrews-11:14,-hebrews-11:16-niv

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 11:14

The reason of faith’s effect in their dying, is the bringing in view a better life, state, and place than any earthly one. For these believers, by word and life professing themselves to be strangers and pilgrims on this earth, and seeing God’s promises, and embracing them, declare and show plainly to all who see them, or converse with them, that they seek a country, and a place of rest, which they were not possessed of. For no person is a stranger or pilgrim in his own country; but these... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Hebrews 11:13-16

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Hebrews 11:13-16Living and Dying in Faith.—This rhetorical chapter, reviewing rapidly the stories of the other saints, could not fail to interest the Jewish Christian readers to whom the epistle was addressed. It illustrates the fact, that the great secret of the mastery of life is faith—trust; and God is ever working to make that trust a really sanctifying power. That indeed is the key to all His dealings with us. Just this is shown in the example of the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:8-22

Hebrews 11:8-22 The Patriarchs. I. The period of the patriarchs has a very peaceful and lovely character. God appeared and spoke to them. There was as yet no law. What is the real peculiarity of the patriarchal life? What else but faith; that they lived before and with God, waiting for the promise, the heavenly country? They were not worldly; they were other-worldly. God was a very present God to them; while the future, the tabernacle of God on earth with man, was their constant hope. II.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:14

Hebrews 11:14 The Expectants. I. One of the marks of the saints of God is their heavenward look. They are in the world, but not of the world; strangers, not citizens. Their acts, their failures, their sacrifices, their sufferings, are here, but their hearts and their treasures are above. But now, can it be that in urging this I have in reality been condemning them? In presuming to admire their upward hopes, have we in truth been branding them with selfishness? There are some who seem to think... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:1-40

Hebrews, chapter 11:Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen ( Hebrews 11:1 ).This is not so much a definition of faith as it is the declaration of what faith does. It is the substance of things that are hoped for. And the word substance there has been translated in the new versions the substantiating of the things that we hope for. And the evidence, that word has been translated conviction of the things not seen. I'm convicted of truths, though I may not... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 11:1-40

Hebrews 11:1 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for. Paul uses here the same Greek word as in Hebrews 1:3, that the Son is the express image of the Father’s hypostasis, or person. Then faith identifies itself with its object. All the ideas embraced by faith subsist in God: they are all realities, as the existence of deity is a reality. Faith is therefore the evidence of things invisible, the strong argument or demonstration. Hebrews 11:2 . By it the elders obtained a good... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Hebrews 11:13-14

Hebrews 11:13-14These all died in faithThe attachments and detachments of faithI.How FAITH FILLS EYE AND HEART WITH THE FUTURE. AS some traveller topping the water-shed may see far off the white porch of his home, and wave a greeting to it, though it be distant, while his heart goes out over all the intervening, weary leagues; or as some homeward-bound crew catch, away yonder on the horizon, the tremulous low line that is home, and welcome it with a shout of joy, though many a billow dash and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hebrews 11:14

14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. Ver. 14. That they seek a country ] Fugiendure est ad clarissimam patriam; ibi pater, ibi omnia. Away, home to our country, saith one, there is our Father, there is our all, saith Plotin. (ap. Aug. de Civ. De;). To die, is, in Bernard’s language, no more than redoatriasse, to go home again. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hebrews 11:14

they seek: Hebrews 11:16, Hebrews 13:14, Romans 8:23-Lamentations :, 2 Corinthians 4:18, 2 Corinthians 5:1-Judges :, Philippians 1:23 Reciprocal: Genesis 12:9 - going on still Exodus 2:22 - for he said John 14:2 - my Romans 3:25 - remission Revelation 5:9 - and hast read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hebrews 11:14

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.They who speak thus show plainly that they seek their own country — That they keep in view, and long for, their native home. read more