Verse 2
2. For In proof of its high inspiring power is the whole line of heroic examples. Not by it, as an instrument, but rather in it, as a state or condition. It was as in a frame or atmosphere of faith that the worthies were heroes. Its air was an exhilaration and a tonic.
The elders The men of the olden time, our illustrious spiritual ancestry.
Obtained a good report Literally, were well witnessed to received a noble testimony, that is, from God, as Abel and Enoch, in Hebrews 11:4-5. The witness to them was immediate and direct; and it is also in the whole line verified by the Old Testament record.
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