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92961 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.35 (Matthew Henry)
… faith that stands upon record, either in the story of the father of the faithful or of any of his spiritual seed; and this was his offering up Isaac: By faith Abraham …
92962 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.36 (Matthew Henry)
… Abraham’s faith; he was tried indeed. It is said ( Genesis 22:1 ), God in this tempted Abraham; not to sin, for so God tempteth no man, but only tried his faith and obedience …
92963 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.37 (Matthew Henry)
… Abraham’s faith in so great a trial: he obeyed; he offered up Isaac; he intentionally gave him up by his submissive soul to God, and was ready to have done it actually …
92964 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.38 (Matthew Henry)
… faith. They must be very great, suitable to the greatness of the trial: He accounted that God was able to raise him from the dead, Hebrews 11:19. His faith was …
92965 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.39 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith of other Old-Testament saints, mentioned by name, and by the particular trials and actings of their faith.
92966 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.40 (Matthew Henry)
… of Isaac, Hebrews 11:20. Something of him we had before interwoven with the story of Abraham; here we have something of a distinct nature—that by faith he …
92967 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.41 (Matthew Henry)
… his faith: He blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. He blessed them; that is, he resigned them up to God in covenant; he recommended God and religion …
92968 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.42 (Matthew Henry)
… , the faith of Isaac thus prevailing over his unbelief, it has pleased the God of Isaac to pass by the weakness of his faith, to commend the sincerity of it, and …
92969 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.43 (Matthew Henry)
… faith of Jacob; his life was a life of faith, and his faith met with great exercise. But it has pleased God to single two instances out of many of the faith of …
92970 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.44 (Matthew Henry)
1. The actings of his faith here mentioned, and they are two:—
92971 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.47 (Matthew Henry)
… his faith: when he was dying. He lived by faith, and he died by faith and in faith. Observe, Though the grace of faith is of universal use throughout our whole lives …
92972 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.48 (Matthew Henry)
X. The faith of Joseph, Hebrews 11:22. And here also we consider,
92973 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.49 (Matthew Henry)
… his faith held out and carried him through to the last. (1.) He made mention by faith of the departing of the children of Israel, that the time should come when they …
92974 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.50 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith of Joseph acted after this manner; namely, as in the case of Jacob, when he was dying. God often gives his people living comforts in dying moments; and …
92975 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.51 (Matthew Henry)
… . The faith of the parents of Moses, which is cited from Exodus 2:3 Here observe, 1. The acting of their faith: they hid this their son three months. Though only the …
92976 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.52 (Matthew Henry)
XII. The faith of Moses himself ( Hebrews 11:24, 11:25 ), here observe,
92977 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.53 (Matthew Henry)
1. An instance of his faith in conquering the world.
92978 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.54 (Matthew Henry)
… the faithful; he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter lest it should look like renouncing his religion as well as his relation to Israel; and …
92979 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.56 (Matthew Henry)
… by faith, the worst of religion weighed down the best of the world. The reproaches of the church of God are the reproaches of Christ, who is, and has ever been, the …
92980 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1145.57 (Matthew Henry)
… his faith gained this victory over the world, in all its honours, pleasures, and treasures: When he had come to years ( Hebrews 11:24 ); not only to years of discretion …