Accountings = Reckoning. Greek. logizomai. See Romans 4:4 . raise up . Greek. egeiro. App-178 . from the dead . Greek. ek nekron. App-139 . also, &c . = he did even in a figure receive (Greek. komizo, RS Matthew 25:27 ) him back. figure . Greek. parabole. See Hebrews 9:9 . Isaac was, as far as Abraham was concerned, to all intents and purposes, dead, and so became a type of Christ in resurrection. read more
By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; even he of whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called: accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.Without question, these verses refer to the most astounding demonstration of true faith in God to be found in the entire history of faith. Abraham's faith had already been cited by the... read more
Hebrews 11:17. By faith Abraham—offered up Isaac:— See the passages in the margin. It is part of the office of history to assign the causes of the facts related. In those facts thereforewhichhave several causes, of which the principal cannot be sufficiently told, the inferior come in properly to take its place. Thus, though it be very evident that the principal design of the command was to reveal to Abraham, by action instead of words, the redemption of mankind; yet as this was a favour of a... read more
Hebrews 11:19. Accounting that God, &c.— Reasoning, that God, &c. Doddridge. Archbishop Tillotson observes, that Abraham's faith was in this respect the more admirable, as, so far as we can learn, there never had been one single instance of a resurrection from the dead in or before the days of Abraham; "whose will," says Heylin, "made a full oblation of his son: his obedience was consummate, and his heart, if we may so speak, was at all the expence of sacrifice." The word παραβολη,... read more
17. offered up—literally, "hath offered up," as if the work and its praise were yet enduring [ALFORD]. As far as His intention was concerned, he did sacrifice Isaac; and in actual fact "he offered him," as far as the presentation of him on the altar as an offering to God is concerned. tried—Greek, "tempted," as in Genesis 22:1. Put to the proof of his faith. Not that God "tempts" to sin, but God "tempts" in the sense of proving or trying (Genesis 22:1- :). and—and so. he that had... read more
18. Of whom—rather as Greek "He (Abraham, not Isaac) TO whom it was said" [ALFORD]. BENGEL supports English Version. So :- uses the same Greek preposition, "unto," for "in respect to," or "of." This verse gives a definition of the "only-begotten Son" ( :-). in Isaac shall thy seed be called— (Genesis 21:12). The posterity of Isaac alone shall be accounted as the seed of Abraham, which is the heir of the promises (Genesis 21:12- :). read more
19. Faith answered the objections which reason brought against God's command to Abraham to offer Isaac, by suggesting that what God had promised He both could and would perform, however impossible the performance might seem (Romans 4:20; Romans 4:21). able to raise him —rather, in general, "able to raise from the dead." Compare Romans 4:17, "God who quickeneth the dead." The quickening of Sarah's dead womb suggested the thought of God's power to raise even the dead, though no instance of it had... read more
2. Faith in the Patriarchal Era 11:8-22 read more
Here the writer began to develop the idea that he expressed in Hebrews 11:3, that faith should be the way the believer looks at all of life and history. He did so to help his readers see that continuance in faith is the only logical and consistent attitude for a believer."A new movement, the author’s exposition of the life of faith, begins here. In a multiplicity of varied experiences faith remains the constant factor by which these experiences are met and understood. Faith constitutes a... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 11:18
Of = With reference to. Greek. pros. App-104 . shall, &c . Literally shall a seed be called for thee. This is quoted from Genesis 21:12 . read more