Hebrews 11:1-16

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*February 1, 2010
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   *L - Part 1. HEBREWS 11:1-16*

*OT EXAMPLES OF ENDURING AND TRIUMPHANT FAITH*


 *1. 11:1-2 A DEFINITION OF FAITH*

*a. 11:1 FAITH IS BASED ON THAT WHICH IS YET UNFULFILLED*

EStin de PIstis el-pi-zoMEn*o*n [1769] huPOsta-sis [5287],

*Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, *

pragMAt*o*n [4229] Eleg-chos [1650] ou ble-poMEn*o*n [991].

*conviction of things unseen.*


 *b. 11:2 THIS IS THE WAY THE ELDERS BELIEVED!*

en TAUt*e* gar e-mar-tuR*E*th*e*-san [3140] hoi presBUte-roi [4245].

*For in this the elders had witness borne them.*


 *2. 11:3-12 FAITH IS BASED ON A LIVING (REma) WORD*

*a. 11:3 GOD'S WORD BROUGHT THE WORLD INTO BEING*

PIstei noOUmen [3529] ka-t*e*rTISthai [2675] tous ai*O*nas [1650 'R*E*ma-ti
[4487] TheOU,

*By faith we understand that the ages have been framed by God's word,*

eis to m*e* ek phai-noMEn*o*n [5316] to blePOme-non ge-goNEnai [1096].

*so that what is seen has not been made out of things which appear.*


 *b. 11:4 ABEL OBEYED THE WORD OF FAITH IN HIS SACRIFICE*

PIstei PLEIo-na [4119] thuSIan [2378] HAbel paRA KaIN proS*E*neg-ken [4374]t
*o* The*O*,

*By faith Abel offered unto :God a sacrifice superior to Cain's,*

di' H*E*S e-mar-tuR*E*th*e* [3140] EInai DIkai-os [1342],

*through which he had witness borne him that he was righteous,*

mar-tuROUNtos ePI tois D*O*rois [1435] auTOU tou TheOU:

*:God bearing witness over his :gifts:*

kai di' auT*E*S a-po-thaN*O*N [599] Eti laLEI.

*and through it he being dead yet speaks.*


 *c. 11:5-6 ENOCH'S FAITH MADE HIM WELL-PLEASING TO GOD*

PIstei E-N*O*CH me-teTEth*e* [3331] tou m*e* iDEIN THAna-ton;

*By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death;*

kai ouch h*e*uRISke-to [2146], ei' HOti meTEth*e*-ken [2146] auTON ho TheOS;

*and he was not found, because :God translated him;*

pro gar t*e*s me-taTHEse-*o*s [3346] me-marTUr*e*-tai [3140]

*for he has had witness borne him before the translation*

eu-a-re-st*e*KEnai [2100] t*o* The*O*:

*that he had been well-pleasing to :God:*

ch*o*RIS de PIste-*o*s aDUna-ton [102] eu-a-reST*E*sai [2100];

*6 and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing;*

piSTEUsai gar dei ton pro-serCHOme-non [4334] t*o* The*O* HOti EStin,

*for who comes to :God must believe that he is,*

kai tois ek-z*e*TOUsin [1567] auTON mis-tha-poDOt*e*s [3405] GIne-tai.

*and is rewarder of them that seek after him.*


 *d. 11:7 NOAH ACTED ON GOD'S WORD CONCERNING COMING JUDGMENT*

PIstei chr*e*-ma-tisTHEIS [5537] N*O*e peRI t*o*n m*e*DEp*o* ble-poMEn*o*n
[991],

*By faith Noah, warned concerning the things not seen as yet,*

eu-la-b*e*THEIS [2125] ka-teSKEUa-sen [2680] ki-b*o*TON [2787] eis
s*o*-t*e*RIan
[4991] tou OIkou auTOU;

*with godly fear prepared an ark to the saving of his :house;*

di' H*E*S kaTEkri-nen [2632] ton KOSmon,

*through which he condemned the world,*

kai t*e*s kaTA PIstin di-kai-oSUn*e*s [1343] eGEne-to kl*e*-roNOmos [2818].

*and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.*


 *e. 11:8 FAITH SENT ABRAHAM FROM HIS HOMELAND*

PIstei kaLOUme-nos [2563] A-braAM, huP*E*kou-sen [5219] e-xelTHEIN

*By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out*

eis TOpon [5117] hon *E*mel-len lamBAnein eis kl*e*-ro-noMIan [2817],

*unto a place which he was to receive for inheritance,*

kai eX*E*Lthein, m*e* e-piSTAme-nos [1987] pou ERche-tai.

*and went out, not knowing where he was going.*


 *f. 11:9-10 FAITH IN A CITY - LED HIM TO BE A PILGRIM*

PIstei paR*O*k*e*-sen [3939] eis g*e*n t*e*s e-pag-geLIas [1860],

*By faith he became sojourner in the land of :promise,*

h*o*s al-loTRIan [245], en sk*e*NAIS [4633] ka-toiK*E*sas [2730], meTA
'IsaAK kai 'IaK*O*B,

*as in a foreign one, living in tents, with Isaac and Jacob,*

t*o*n sun-kl*e*-roNOm*o*n [4789] t*e*s e-pag-geLIous t*e*s auT*E*S:

*the fellow-heirs of the same :promise:*

e-xeDEche-to [1551] gar t*e*n tous the-meLIous [2310] Echou-san POlin,

*10 for he awaited the city which has the foundations,*

h*e*s techNIt*e*s [5079] kai d*e*-mi-ourGOS [1217] ho TheOS.

*whose builder and maker is :God.*


 *g. 11:11-12 FAITH BROUGHT CONCEPTION TO SARAH IN OLD AGE*

PIstei kai auT*E* SARra DUna-min eis ka-ta-boL*E*N [2602] SPERma-tos
[4690]Ela-ben,

*By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive seed,*

kai paRA kaiRON [2540] h*e*-liKIas [2244],

*even when past her season,*

ePEI piSTON h*e*G*E*sa-to [2233] ton e-pag-geiLAme-non [1861]:

*since she counted him faithful who had promised:*

di' HO kai aph' heNOS e-genN*E*th*e*-san [1080], kai TAUta ne-ne-kr*o*MEnou
[3499],

*12 wherefore also there were begotten of one, and him as good as dead,*

kaTH*O*S ta Astra [798] tou ou-raNOU t*o* PL*E*thei [4128}, kai h*o*s h*e*AMmos
[285],

*even as the stars of :heaven in :multitude, and as the sand,*

h*e* paRA to CHEIlos [5491 t*e*s thaLASs*e*s [2281] h*e* a-naRITHm*e*-tos
[382].

*which is by the shore of the sea, :innumerable.*


 *3. 11:13-16 OT FAITH SAW RESURRECTION TO HEAVEN: SPIRITUAL CANAAN!*

*a. 11:13 OT SAINTS DIED IN FAITH - PROMISES UNFULFILLED*

KaTA PIstin aPEtha-non [599] HOUtoi PANtes, m*e* ko-miSAme-noi [2983] tas
e-pag-geLIas,

*These all died according to faith, not having received the promises,*

alLA PORr*o*-then [4207] auTAS iDONtes kai as-paSAme-noi [782], kai
ho-mo-loG*E*san-tes [3870]

*but having seen them and greeted from afar, and having confessed*

HOti XEnoi [3581] kai pa-rePId*e*MOI [3927] ei-sin ePI t*e*s g*e*s.

*that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.*


 *b. 11:14 A HEAVENLY COUNTRY: THE PROOF OF THEIR TESTIMONY*

hoi gar toiAUta LEgon-tes am-phaNIzou-sin [1718]

*For who say such things manifest*

HOti paTRIda [3968] e-pi-z*e*TOUsin [1934].

*that they are seeking after a country of their own.*


 *c. 11:15 THEY TURNED DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK*

kai ei men eKEIn*e*s em-n*e*MOneu-on [3421] aph' h*e*s eXEb*e*-san [1831],

*And if indeed they had minded that from which they went out,*

EIchon an kaiRON a-naKAMpsai [344].

*they would have had opportunity to return.*


 *d. 11:16 GOD'S REACTION IN THE LIGHT OF SUCH FAITH*

nun de KREITto-nos [2909] oREgon-tai [3713], tout' EStin, a-pou-raNIou
[2032]:

*But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly:*

di' ho ouk e-paiSCHUne-tai [1870] auTOUS ho TheOS, TheOS e-pi-kaLEISthai
[1941] auT*O*N;

*wherefore :God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God;*

h*e*TOIma-sen [2090] gar auTOIS POlin [4172].

*for he has prepared them a city.*



 *NOTE**: *11:1-2 - Here is a good definition of faith - which is confirmed
by OT saints!


 11:3-12 - Here are some specific examples from saints of the past who have
proven this principle of faith. 11:6 linked with 11:1 above have been used
much by NT saints. The Navigator's TMS (Topical Memory System) recognized
the value of these verses. Both Testaments and Covenants have proved this
principle to be true.


 In 1960 I preached through the Bible in a Year at the First Baptist Church
of Round Lake, Illinois - following the example of Dr. J. Vernon McGee. On
Wednesday night I gave an outline for the reading of the week; on Sunday
morning, the leading theme of the book under consideration; and on Sunday
night, the leading chapter or character. Seldom have I ever been under such
consistent pressure in all my life. It was a break when this assignment was
completed.


 Then I questioned the congregation of some 200 - “Who was your favorite OT
character? Abraham? Moses? others?” Men responded, but not the women. I
finally asked them specifically for their choice. “Why not Abraham?” I
asked. “Any man who suggests to his wife that she was his sister and became
the possibility of a rape - no - not him!” they replied. “Who then?” I
asked. “Noah!” they assuredly answered. “How come him?” I queried. “Any
husband who labored 120 years to build an ark to save his wife and family,
is indeed a worthy husband!” came back to me. “I would never have thought of
looking at it *that* way,” I responded. “That's because you're a man!” -
effectively put me in my place!


 11:8-12 - Vision! was the guiding light that kept Abraham steadfast until
he obtained the beginning of the inheritance that God had promised him.


 *11:13-16 opens up one of the 27 NT mysteries hidden in the OT, but
revealed in the New, especially through the apostle Paul! OT saints
will notbe perfected in their dispensation. They must await for
our time of NT resurrection - and then we will all enter into the fullness
of God's promises together. And, it is important to see, that Canaan land,
flowing with milk and honey, is a marvelous type of the city that God has
prepared for us in His status as both Builder and Maker.*

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*These first 16 verses of this chapter are but the beginning of those in the
“cloud of great witness.” All that this “cloud” have based their faith upon,
is recounted in the first 10 chapters. By faith David especially saw this
possibility, and indeed by faith entered into much of it ahead of time. -
J.A.W.** *



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