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Hebrews 11

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Hebrews 11 . 1

1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:1TTSpies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise)

Hebrews 11 . 2

2 This is why the ancients were commended.CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:2

Hebrews 11 . 3

3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.IPPsalms 33:6CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:3

Hebrews 11 . 4

4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.IPGenesis 4:1-10CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:4TTAbel (First Martyr) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)

Hebrews 11 . 5

5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: "He could not be found, because God had taken him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.IPGenesis 5:24CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:5TTEnoch (Translation Without Death) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)

Hebrews 11 . 6

6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:6

Hebrews 11 . 7

7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.IPGenesis 6:13-22CHebrews 11:1-7TOSKHebrews 11:7TTNew Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Noah (Salvation Through Judgment) Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved) These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy) Ark of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)

Hebrews 11 . 8

8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.IPGenesis 12:1 Genesis 15:6CHebrews 11:8-12TOSKHebrews 11:8

Hebrews 11 . 9

9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.CHebrews 11:8-12TOSKHebrews 11:9

Hebrews 11 . 10

10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.CHebrews 11:8-12TOSKHebrews 11:10TTNew Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)

Hebrews 11 . 11

11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.CHebrews 11:8-12TOSKHebrews 11:11TTSarah (Mother of Promise)

Hebrews 11 . 12

12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.IPGenesis 22:17CHebrews 11:8-12TOSKHebrews 11:12TTAbraham (Father of Faith) Isaac (Child of Promise) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)

Hebrews 11 . 13

13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.IPGenesis 23:4CHebrews 11:13-19TOSKHebrews 11:13TTBabylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline) Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest)

Hebrews 11 . 14

14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.CHebrews 11:13-19TOSKHebrews 11:14

Hebrews 11 . 15

15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.CHebrews 11:13-19TOSKHebrews 11:15

Hebrews 11 . 16

16 Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.IPGenesis 12:7 Exodus 3:6CHebrews 11:13-19TOSKHebrews 11:16

Hebrews 11 . 21

21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.IPGenesis 47:31TOSKHebrews 11:21TTNew Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)

Hebrews 11 . 22

22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.IPGenesis 50:22-26TOSKHebrews 11:22TTJoseph (The Suffering Savior) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)

Hebrews 11 . 23

23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.IPExodus 2CHebrews 11:23-27TOSKHebrews 11:23

Hebrews 11 . 24

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.CHebrews 11:23-27TOSKHebrews 11:24

Hebrews 11 . 25

25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.CHebrews 11:23-27TOSKHebrews 11:25

Hebrews 11 . 26

26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.CHebrews 11:23-27TOSKHebrews 11:26

Hebrews 11 . 27

27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.CHebrews 11:23-27TOSKHebrews 11:27

Hebrews 11 . 28

28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.CHebrews 11:28-31TOSKHebrews 11:28TTPassover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)

Hebrews 11 . 29

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.CHebrews 11:28-31TOSKHebrews 11:29

Hebrews 11 . 30

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.IPJoshua 6CHebrews 11:28-31TOSKHebrews 11:30TTRahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)

Hebrews 11 . 31

31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.IPJoshua 6CHebrews 11:28-31TOSKHebrews 11:31TTRahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)

Hebrews 11 . 32

32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,IPJudges 4-5TOSKHebrews 11:32TTBarak (Faith in Prophetic Word) Gideon (Weak Made Strong) Jephthah (Rejected Then Exalted) Samson (Spirit-Empowered Deliverer) Judges (Flawed Deliverers) Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)

Hebrews 11 . 33

33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:33

Hebrews 11 . 34

34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:34TTGideon (Weak Made Strong)

Hebrews 11 . 35

35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:35

Hebrews 11 . 36

36 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:36

Hebrews 11 . 37

37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:37

Hebrews 11 . 38

38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:38

Hebrews 11 . 39

39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:39

Hebrews 11 . 40

40 God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.CHebrews 11:33-38TOSKHebrews 11:40

Linked Mentions 64

Intertextuality Pairs 18

Trajectory Tables 22

Longitudinal Themes 2

Anchor Texts 4

Chiasm 8

Lexicon 1

Hebrew Lexicon H3401–H3500 (Strong's)

Cycles 9

In the wider web50 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations Hebrews 11:18 → Genesis 21:12

Allusions Hebrews 11:12 → Genesis 22:17, Hebrews 11:13 → Genesis 23:4, Hebrews 11:16 → Exodus 3:6, Hebrews 11:16 → Genesis 12:7, Hebrews 11:17-19 → Genesis 22:1-10, Hebrews 11:20 → Genesis 27:27-29, Hebrews 11:21 → Genesis 47:31, Hebrews 11:22 → Genesis 50:22-26, Hebrews 11:23-26 → Exodus 2, Hebrews 11:3 → Psalms 33:6, Hebrews 11:30-31 → Joshua 6, Hebrews 11:32 → Judges 4-5, Hebrews 11:4 → Genesis 4:1-10, Hebrews 11:7 → Genesis 6:13-22, Hebrews 11:8 → Genesis 12:1, Hebrews 11:8-19 → Genesis 15:6

Other Hebrews 11:5 → Genesis 5:24

Trajectories

Abel (First Martyr), Abraham (Father of Faith), Ark of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment), Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Barak (Faith in Prophetic Word), Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Enoch (Translation Without Death), Gideon (Weak Made Strong), Isaac (Child of Promise), Jephthah (Rejected Then Exalted), Joseph (The Suffering Savior), Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage), Judges (Flawed Deliverers), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Noah (Salvation Through Judgment), Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb), Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles), Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved), Samson (Spirit-Empowered Deliverer), Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge), Sarah (Mother of Promise), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), +2 more

Chiasms

Shaped Hebrews 11:1–7, Hebrews 11:13–19, Hebrews 11:23–27, Hebrews 11:28–31, Hebrews 11:33–38, Hebrews 11:8–12