Hebrews 11:1

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Hebrews 11:1-3

(1) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (2) For by it the elders obtained a good report. (3) Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. The Church of God can never be sufficiently thankful to the Holy Ghost, for this most precious Chapter. It forms a compendium of the most blessed things, all leading to Jesus. The ancient fathers of the Church,... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:1

All this chapter is a commendation and recommendation of faith, which is the substance [1] of things hoped for, giving as it were a substance in our minds to such things as we are in hopes and in expectation of hereafter, and making them present to us before they come to pass. --- It is also a sure conviction [2] of things that appear not. For when God has revealed things, and we believe them upon the divine and infallible authority of the revealer, we have a greater certainty of them than... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 11:1-3

1-3 Faith always has been the mark of God's servants, from the beginning of the world. Where the principle is planted by the regenerating Spirit of God, it will cause the truth to be received, concerning justification by the sufferings and merits of Christ. And the same things that are the object of our hope, are the object of our faith. It is a firm persuasion and expectation, that God will perform all he has promised to us in Christ. This persuasion gives the soul to enjoy those things now;... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Hebrews 11:1-99

Hebrews 11 WE NOW ARRIVE at the passage which is pre-eminently the faith chapter of the Bible, and it is easy to see how thoroughly it fits into its place in the whole scheme of this Epistle. Judaism as a religious system largely appealed to sight, whereas the great realities of Christianity are unseen and only appeal to faith. The object of the Epistle being to deliver the converted Hebrews from the grave-clothes of Judaism which clung to them, and to establish them in the liberty of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hebrews 11:1-2

A Wonderful Epic on the Power of Faith. Faith as a trust in that which is invisible and future: v. 1. Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. v. 2. For by it the elders obtained a good report. The sacred writer here states the fundamental thought of this chapter, the most impressive section on the power of faith in his entire letter, if not in the whole Bible. He begins with a definition of faith: But faith is a conviction of mind concerning... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Hebrews 11:1-7

THIRD SECTIONINSPIRITING RETROSPECT OF THE HISTORY OF THE BELIEVING ANCESTORSIEdifying examples of faith down to the time of AbrahamHebrews 11:1-71 Now [But] faith is the substance of [confidence in] things hoped for, the evidence 2[conviction] of things not seen. For by [in] it the elders obtained a good report. 3Through faith we understand [apprehend intellectually, νοοῦμεν] that the worlds were [have been] framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Hebrews 11:1-10

Faith’s Triumphs from Abel to Abraham Hebrews 11:1-10 Faith is the sixth sense. It makes us as sure of unseen or future things, which we know about only through the divine Word, as we are of things which we can see and touch. When we are aware of the reality of these things, we naturally take them into account when we act. Rothschild laid the foundation of his fortune because he had news that the battle of Waterloo had been won, a day before anyone else in Britain. That fact enabled him to... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 11:1-40

Then follows a series of illustrations of the power of faith taken from the history of the Hebrew people. The first is that by faith men know that the ages have been fashioned by the Word of God. After this comes the rapid survey of the triumphs of faith. Abel worshiped on the basis of sacrifice. Enoch walked in days of general defection. Noah worked as against all outward appearance. Abraham obeyed the divine call, obtained a son contrary to the course of Nature, and offered him at the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Hebrews 11:1-16

Far-Flung Visions A New Year's Study Hebrews 11:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Another New Year has come to us freighted with every possibility of life and service. At such a time as this it is natural for us to look forward to coming things. Often we are interested supremely in the things which are wholly personal and self-centered. This year we believe that the Christian's eye is looking ahead to the things which are about to come to pass upon the earth. In the new year we have not far to look, as... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Hebrews 11:1-26

The Place of Faith Hebrews 11:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Unbelief is black with the frown of God; faith is regnant with the smile of God. Unbelief closes every channel of blessing; faith opens up the channels and starts the flow of blessings. "All things are possible to him that believeth"; nothing in the realm of the spiritual is possible to unbelief. How great is the depth of the word. "All things!" What riches of grace lie behind the portals of God's great storehouse! All of these are... read more

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