Hebrews 11:24-40 WEB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:28

Through faith he kept the passover ,.... Which Moses made, or appointed by divine direction; he kept it, with all its rites and ceremonies, and caused the people of Israel to observe it; and which he did, in faith of the speedy deliverance of the children of Israel, from the house of bondage; and in the faith of the Messiah, of whom the passover was a type; See Gill on 1 Corinthians 5:7 . The Syriac version reads, "through faith they kept the passover"; that is, the Israelites: and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:29

By faith they passed through the Red sea, as by dry land ,.... Not through a river, but through the sea, the Red sea, the sea of Suph, or weeds; See Gill on Acts 7:36 . Some say they came out on the same side they went in; but it should seem rather, by the phrase here used, that they passed through it, from one side to the other; and that all one as if it had been on dry ground; even Moses, and all the children of Israel: and this they did by faith, believing, that God would make a passage... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:30

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down ,.... Of themselves, not from any natural cause: the Jews say F14 Targum Jon. Jarchi & Kimchi in Josh. vi. 5. they sunk right down into the ground, and were swallowed up; even the whole wall fell round about, as the Septuagint version in Joshua 6:20 expresses it: or, it may be, only that which was over against the camp of Israel, as Kimchi observes; since Rahab's house was built upon the wall, and yet fell not. And this was by the faith of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:31

By faith the harlot Rahab ,.... The Targum on Joshua 2:1 calls her אתתא פונדקיתא , "a woman, that kept a victualling house": this paraphrase is taken notice of by Jarchi and Kimchi on the place, who interpret it, "a seller of food": and even the Hebrew word זונה , is so explained by a considerable Jewish writer F16 R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 24. 1. ; and this may rather seem to be the sense of the word, and to be her proper business, from the spies going to her house, as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:32

And what shall I more say ,.... Intimating he had said enough to prove the definition of faith he had given; and that the elders, by it, had obtained a good report; and yet he had not said all he could; and that he had so much to say, that he could not say all: for the time would fail me ; either the time of life, and so it is an hyperbolical expression; or the time convenient for the writing this epistle; to enumerate all the instances of faith, and enlarge upon them, would take up too... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:33

Who through faith subdued kingdoms ,.... As David did particularly; who subdued Syria, Moab, Ammon, Amalek, Edom, and the Philistines, 2 Samuel 8:12 . War, in some cases, is lawful; and kingdoms may be subdued; and faith makes use of means to do it: these kingdoms, though subdued by faith, yet not without fighting. Believers have no reason to be afraid of kings, or kingdoms; and this should encourage the saints, in their combats with the powers of darkness. Wrought righteousness ;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:34

Quenched the violence of fire ,.... Which may be said to be done, when a believer, or a righteous man, is delivered out of it, as Lot from Sodom, when God rained fire and brimstone on it; when, by prayer, it is stopped, as by Moses, at Taberah, Numbers 11:1 when persons are not hurt by it, as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, when cast into Nebuchadrezzar's fiery furnace; and many of the martyrs have triumphed in the flames: so believers are delivered out of the fire of afflictions, and are... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:35

Women received their dead raised to life again ,.... As the widow of Zarephath, and the Shunammite, 1 Kings 17:22 . Their sons were really dead, and they received them alive gain, from the hands of the prophets, Elijah and Elisha, in the way of a resurrection, and by faith; by the faith of the prophets: and others were tortured ; racked, or tympanized; referring to the sufferings of seven brethren, and their mother, in the times of Antiochus, recorded in 2 Maccabees 7 as appears from... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:36

And others had trial of cruel mockings ,.... As Samson by the Philistines; Elisha by the children, whom the bears devoured; Jeremiah by Pashur, and others; the Jews by Sanballat and Tobiah, when building the temple; the prophets, whom God sent to the Jews, as his messengers, Judges 16:25 . and scourgings ; or smitings, as Jeremiah and Micaiah, Jeremiah 20:22 . yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment ; as Joseph, Samson, and Jeremiah, Genesis 39:20 . Now of these things they had... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned ,.... As Naboth, by the order of Ahab, 1 Kings 21:13 , Zachariah in the court of the Lord's house; 2 Chronicles 24:21 and the character of Jerusalem is, that she stoned the prophets that were sent unto her, Matthew 23:37 . They were sawn asunder ; to which there seems to be an allusion in Matthew 24:51 . There is no instance of any good men being so used in Scripture: perhaps reference is had to some that suffered thus in the time of Antiochus. The Jews have a... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:37

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