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92941 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.13 (Matthew Henry)
… Noah’s faith—a warning he had received from God of things as yet not seen. He had a divine revelation, whether by voice or vision does not appear; but it was such …
92942 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.14 (Matthew Henry)
… thing, faith stirs up love and desire; if some evil thing, faith stirs up fear. (2.) His faith influenced his practice. His fear, thus excited by believing God’s threatening …
92943 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.15 (Matthew Henry)
… by faith. [1.] He was possessed of a true justifying righteousness; he was heir to it : and, [2.] This his right of inheritance was through faith in Christ, as a member …
92944 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.16 (Matthew Henry)
… faith than of that of any other of the patriarchs; and in the midst of his account of the faith of Abraham he inserts the story of Sarah’s faith, whose daughters …
92945 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.17 (Matthew Henry)
… , the call and promise of God, Hebrews 11:8. (1.) This call, though it was a very trying call, was the call of God, and therefore a sufficient ground for faith and rule …
92946 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.18 (Matthew Henry)
… Abraham’s faith: he yielded an implicit regard to the call of God. (1.) He went out, not knowing whither he went. He put himself into the hand of God, to send him whithersoever …
92947 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.19 (Matthew Henry)
… Abraham’s faith ( Hebrews 11:10 ): He looked for a city that hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Observe here, (1.) The description given of heaven: it …
92948 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.20 (Matthew Henry)
V. In the midst of the story of Abraham, the apostle inserts an account of the faith of Sarah. Here observe,
92949 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.21 (Matthew Henry)
… Sarah’s faith, which were very great. As, (1.) The prevalency of unbelief for a time: she laughed at the promise, as impossible to be made good. (2.) She had gone out of …
92950 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.22 (Matthew Henry)
… her faith. Her unbelief is pardoned and forgotten, but her faith prevailed and is recorded: She judged him faithful, who had promised, Hebrews 11:11. She received …
92951 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.23 (Matthew Henry)
… her faith. (1.) She received strength to conceive seed. The strength of nature, as well as grace, is from God: he can make the barren soul fruitful, as well as the barren …
92952 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.24 (Matthew Henry)
VI. The apostle proceeds to make mention of the faith of the other patriarchs, Isaac and Jacob, and the rest of this happy family, Hebrews 11:13. Here observe,
92953 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.25 (Matthew Henry)
… their faith in the imperfection of their present state. They had not received the promises, that is, they had not received the things promised, they had not …
92954 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.26 (Matthew Henry)
2. The actings of their faith during this imperfect state of things. Though they had not received the promises, yet,
92955 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.27 (Matthew Henry)
(1.) They saw them afar off. Faith has a clear and a strong eye, and can see promised mercies at a great distance. Abraham saw Christ’s day, when it was afar off, and rejoiced, John 8:56 .
92956 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.28 (Matthew Henry)
(2.) They were persuaded of them, that they were true and should be fulfilled. Faith sets to its seal that God is true, and thereby settles and satisfies the soul.
92957 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.29 (Matthew Henry)
(3.) They embraced them. Their faith was a faith of consent. Faith has a long arm, and can lay hold of blessings at a great distance, can make them present, can love them, and rejoice in them; and thus antedate the enjoyment of them.
92958 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.32 (Matthew Henry)
… . True faith draws forth sincere and fervent desires; and the stronger faith is the more fervent those desires will be.
92959 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.33 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith of those promises; not only lived by the faith of them, but died in the full persuasion that all the promises would be fulfilled to them and theirs …
92960 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.34 (Matthew Henry)
… their faith: God is not ashamed to be their God, for he hath prepared for them a city, Hebrews 11:16. Note, (1.) God is the God of all true believers; faith gives them an …