John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain ,.... The apostle proceeds to examples of faith, and begins with Abel: it may seem strange that Adam and Eve are not mentioned; this omission is not because they were not believers; but either because of the fall and ruin of mankind by them; or because the apostle speaks only of such who had received some eminent testimony by faith, and therefore passes by many believers, and hastens to Abraham, the father of the Jews. The... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God ,.... The celestial world, with its inhabitants, the angels; the starry and ethereal worlds, with all that is in them, the sun, moon, stars, and fowls of the air; the terrestrial world, with all upon it, men, beasts, &c.; and the watery world, the sea, and all that is therein: perhaps some respect may be had to the distinction of worlds among the Jews; See Gill on Hebrews 1:2 , though the apostle can scarce be... read more