Hebrews 11:3-6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 11:6

Hebrews 11:6. But without faith it is impossible to please him:— This verse is added by the apostle, to complete his reasoning in that which precedes. He had there said, that God translated Enoch without dying, on accountof his faith. The proof alleged in that verse was only this, that Moses says He pleased God: still it remained to be proved that his pleasing God was an evidence that he had faith. To prove this, the apostle here adds, that it is impossible to please him without faith. The... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:3

3. we understand—We perceive with our spiritual intelligence the fact of the world's creation by God, though we see neither Him nor the act of creation as described in Genesis 1:1-31. The natural world could not, without revelation, teach us this truth, though it confirms the truth when apprehended by faith ( :-). Adam is passed over in silence here as to his faith, perhaps as being the first who fell and brought sin on us all; though it does not follow that he did not repent and believe the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:4

4. more excellent sacrifice—because offered in faith. Now faith must have some revelation of God on which it fastens. The revelation in this case was doubtless God's command to sacrifice animals ("the firstlings of the flock") in token of the forfeiture of men's life by sin, and as a type of the promised bruiser of the serpent's head (Genesis 3:15), the one coming sacrifice: this command is implied in God's having made coats of skin for Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:21): for these skins must have... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:5

5. Faith was the ground of his pleasing God; and his pleasing God was the ground of his translation. translated— (Genesis 5:22; Genesis 5:24). Implying a sudden removal (the same Greek as in Genesis 5:24- :) from mortality without death to immortality: such a CHANGE as shall pass over the living at Christ's coming (1 Corinthians 15:51; 1 Corinthians 15:52). had this testimony—namely of Scripture; the Greek perfect implies that this testimony continues still: "he has been testified of." pleased... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:6

6. without—Greek, "apart from faith": if one be destitute of faith (compare Romans 14:23). to please—Translate, as ALFORD does, the Greek aorist, "It is impossible to please God at all" (Romans 14:23- :). Natural amiabilities and "works done before the grace of Christ are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ; yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin" [Article XIII, Book of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:1-7

1. Faith in the Antediluvian Era 11:1-7The writer began by stating three facts about faith. These are general observations on the nature of faith, some of its significant features. He then illustrated God’s approval of faith with examples from the era before the Flood. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:1-13

IV. THE PROPER RESPONSE 11:1-12:13"In chapter Hebrews 10:22-25 there were three exhortations, respectively to Faith, Hope and Love. These are elaborated in turn: chapter 11 dealing with Faith; chapter 12 with Hope; chapter 13 with Love." [Note: Thomas, p. 140.] In this fourth major section of the epistle, the writer concentrated on motivating his readers to persevere in their faith with steadfast endurance. He continued the idea that he introduced in Hebrews 10:35-39. Some writers do not... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:3

However faith is a way of viewing all of life, what lies ahead as well as what is in the past. It involves accepting God’s viewpoint as He has revealed it in His Word. This extends to how the universe came into being (cf. Hebrews 1:2-3) as well as how it will end."Belief in the existence of the world is not faith, nor is it faith when men hold that the world was made out of some preexisting ’stuff.’ (In the first century there were people who did not believe in God but who held to some kind of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:4

The readers could identify with Abel because he, too, had a better sacrifice. Those who based their hope of God’s acceptance on an inferior sacrifice, as in Judaism, would experience disappointment, as Cain did.By the way, what made Abel’s offering superior to Cain’s was evidently its being an offering of the "firstlings" (first-born) and its including the "fat" (Genesis 4:4). Ancient Near Easterners commonly held that a deity deserved the first of whatever man, beast, or crop brought forth.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 11:5

Whereas Abel suffered murder, Enoch never died, and both demonstrated faith. Enoch set an example of walking by faith all his life that readers would do well to follow. [Note: See Timothy J. Cole, "Enoch, a Man Who Walked with God," Bibliotheca Sacra 148:591 (July-September 1991):288-97.] The Lord may return at any time to take modern Enoch’s into His presence just as He took that great saint. read more

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