What Has Happened by Having Faith in the Lord God |
Hebrews 11:1-40 Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews [in Smaller Chunks] |
Now, the substance of things hoped for, & the evidence of things not seen, is faith. [Romans 8:24-25 For we are saved by hope [in Salvation through Jesus Christ.] But hope that is seen, [a.k.a. visible,] isn't hope. For why does a man [still] hope for what he [sees?] But if we hope for, [what] we [don't] see, then we wait for it, with patience.] |
For the elders, [a.k.a. forefathers,] obtained, [a.k.a. received.] a good report, [because of] [faith.] [Genesis 15:5-6 And [the Lord God] brought [Abram, a.k.a. Abraham, out] abroad, & said, Now, look toward the heaven, & if you [are] able to number the stars, tell them. And [the Lord God,] said to [Abram,] So, shall your seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] be. And [Abram] believed in the Lord, & [the Lord God] counted, [a.k.a. considered,] it [as] righteousness for [Abram, a.k.a. Abraham.] |
Through faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things [that] are seen, weren't made [from] things [that] appear, [a.k.a. are visible.] [John 1:1-3 In the Beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, & the Word was God. The Same was in the Beginning with God. All things were made by Him. And [nothing] that was made, was made without Him.] |
By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which, [Abel] obtained witness, [a.k.a. testimony,] that he was righteous. God [testified about Abel's] gifts. [Genesis 4:3-7 And [over] time, it [happened,] that Cain brought the fruit of the ground, [as] an offering to the Lord. And Able, also brought the [first-born] of his flock, & the fat [from it.] And the Lord had respect [for] Abel, & his offering. But [the Lord didn't have] respect [for] Cain & his offering. And Cain was very [furious,] & his countenance, [a.k.a. appearance of his face,] fell.] And the Lord said to Cain, Why [are] you so [furious?] And why [has] your countenance fallen? If you [do] well, [shouldn't] you be accepted? And if you [don't do] well, sin [lies] at the door. And [your desire,] shall be, [that] you shall rule over him.] |
And by it, [a.k.a. faith,] being dead, [Abel still] speaks. [Genesis 4:8-10 And Cain talked with Abel, his brother. And it [happened,] when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, & [killed] him. And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel, your brother? And [Cain] said, I [don't] know. Am I my brother's keeper? And [the Lord God] said, What [have] you done? The voice of your brother's blood [cries] [out] to Me from the ground.] |
By faith, Enoch was translated, [a.k.a. transported, so] that he shouldn't see death, [a.k.a. shouldn't die.] And wasn't found, because God had translated [Enoch.] Because [prior] [to] [Enoch's] translation, He had this testimony, that [Enoch] pleased God. [Genesis 5:21-24 And Enoch lived 65 years, & begat, [a.k.a. fathered,] Methuselah. And after he [fathered] Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years, & [fathered] sons & daughters. And all the days of Enoch were 365 years. And Enoch walked with God, & [Enoch] was not. For God took him.] |
But it is impossible to please [God] without faith. For he, [who comes] to God, must believe that [God] is, [a.k.a. exists,] & that He [rewards those, who] diligently seek Him. |
By faith, Noah being warned [from] God of things not yet seen, by which [God] condemned the world. [Genesis 6:1-6 And it [happened,] when men began to multiply on the [surface] of the earth, & daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, & that they were [attractive,] & they took [themselves] wives [from] all which they chose. And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not always strive, [a.k.a. struggle,] with man, for he is also flesh. [Still,] his days shall be 120 years. In those days, there were giants [on] the earth, & also after that, when the sons of God came in [& were intimate with] the daughters of men, & they [bore] children to them. [Those] became mighty men, [who] were of old, [a.k.a. ancient times,] & men of renown, [a.k.a. fame.] And God saw that the wickedness of man was great [on] the earth. And that every imagination & the thoughts of [man's] heart, [were] continually only evil. And it [saddened] the Lord, that He had made man on the earth, & His heart grieved Him.] |
[And Noah, being] moved with fear, prepared an ark, to [save] his [household,] & became [an] heir of the righteousness which is [through] faith. [Genesis 9:7-9 And you, be fruitful, & multiply. Bring forth abundantly in the earth, & multiply [in it.] And God [spoke] to Noah, & to [Noah's] sons, with him, saying, And [behold,] I establish My Covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] with you, & with your seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] after you.] |
By faith, Abraham obeyed, when he was called to go out into a place, which he should [afterwards] receive for an inheritance. And [Abraham] went out, not knowing [where] he went. By faith, [Abraham stayed] in the land of promise, [a.k.a. The Promised Land.] [Like] [staying] in a strange country, dwelling in [tents,] [like] Isaac, & Jacob [also did later, & were also] heirs with [Abraham,] of the same promise. [Genesis 12:1-4 Now, the Lord had said to [Abram, a.k.a. Abraham,] Get [yourself] out of your country, & from your [relatives,] & from your father's house, [& go] to a land that I will [declare to] you. And I will make [from] you a great nation. And I will bless you, & make your name great. And you [shall] be a blessing. And I will bless [those, who] bless you, & curse him, [who] curses you. And in you, all families of the earth shall be blessed. So Abram departed, [like] the Lord had spoken to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was 75 years old when he [left] out of Haran.] |
For [Abraham,] looked for a city, [that has] foundations, whose builder & maker is God. [Revelation 21:2-4 And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God. *And God shall wipe all tears away from their eyes. And there shall no [longer] be: death; sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain. For the [previous] things [have] passed away.] |
Through faith, Sara, [a.k.a. Sarai, & Sarah,] herself also received strength to conceive seed, [a.k.a. to become pregnant,] & delivered a child, when she was past [the child-bearing] age, because she judged [the Lord God] faithful, Who had promised. [Genesis 17:16-17 And I will bless her, & give you a son from her, also. I will bless her, & she shall be a mother of nations & kings [for] [the] people shall be [from] her. Then, Abraham fell upon his face & laughed, & said [within] his heart. Shall a child be born to him, [who] is 100 years old? And shall Sarah, [who] is 90 years old, bear [a child?] |
Therefore, even one, [a.k.a. Isaac,] sprang, [a.k.a. appeared unexpectedly,] there, [from] [Abraham,] [who was] as good as dead, [leading to descendants,] so many [like] the stars of the sky in multitude, & [like] the sand is innumerable, [a.k.a. countless,] by the sea shore. |
All these died [with] faith, not having received the promises, [yet,] but having seen them [far] off, [a.k.a. in the future.] And [they] were persuaded by [these promises,] & embraced them, & confessed that they were strangers & pilgrims, [a.k.a. wanderers,] on earth. For [those, who] says such things, plainly declare that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful, [a.k.a. aware,] of that country, from [which] they came out, they might have had [the] opportunity to have returned. [Genesis 12:6-10 And Abram, [a.k.a. Abraham,] passed through the land, [a.k.a. the Promised Land,] to the place of Sichem, [a.k.a. Shechem,] [all the way] to the Plain of Moreh. And the [Cannites were] in the land then. And the Lord appeared to Abram, & said, I will give this land to your seed, [a.k.a. descendants,.] And there, [Abram built] an altar to the Lord, Who appeared to him. And [Abram moved] from [there] [all the way] to a mountain East of Bethel, & pitched his tent, [with] Bethel on the West, & Hai on the East. And [Abram built] an altar to the Lord there, & called upon the Name of the Lord. And Abram journeyed, still going on toward the South. And there was a famine in the land. And [Abram] went down into Egypt, to [stay] there; for the famine in the land was grievous.] |
But now, they desire a better country, that is, heavenly. [For this reason,] God isn't ashamed to be called their God, for He [has] prepared a city for them. [Revelation 3:11-13 [Watch,] I come quickly. Hold [tight to] [what] you [have, so] that no man [takes] your crown. I will make a pillar in the temple of My God [for] him, [who overcomes.] And he shall no [longer] go out. And I will write upon him the Name of My God, & the name of the new city of My God, which is New Jerusalem, which [comes] down out of heaven from My God. And I will write upon him, My new Name. He, [who has] an ear, let him hear what the [Holy] Spirit [says] to the churches.] |
By faith, when he was [tested,] Abraham, [who] had received the promises, offered up Isaac, his only begotten son, of whom it was said, That your seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] shall be called in Isaac. [Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah, your wife, shall indeed bear you a son, & you [shall] call his name Isaac. And I will establish My Covenant with him, for an everlasting Covenant, & with his seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] after him.] |
[Realizing] that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from [where] God [shall] also [receive] him in a [Spiritual] [form.] [1 Corinthians 15:51-53 [Look,] I [declare] a mystery [to] you. We shall not all sleep, [a.k.a. die,] but we shall all be changed, [a.k.a. transformed.] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last [trumpet] [blare,] for the trumpet shall sound, & the dead shall be raised incorruptible, [a.k.a. not able to be corrupted, or rot,] & we shall be changed. For this corruptible [body] must put on [a body that isn't] [corruptible,] & this mortal [body] must put on immortality.] |
By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob & Esau [pertaining to] things to come. [Genesis 27:36-40 And [Esau] said, Isn't he [correctly] named Jacob? For he [has] supplanted, [a.k.a. taken the place of,] me these 2 times. [Jacob] took away my birthright, & [see,] now he [has] taken away my blessing. And [Esau] said, [Haven't] you reserved a blessing for me? And Isaac answered & said to Esau, [Look,] I have made [Jacob] your lord, & I have given all his brethren to him for servants. And I have sustained him with corn, [a.k.a. grain,] & wine. And what now shall I do [for] you, my son? And Esau said to his father, [Do] you have [only] one blessing, my father? O my father, bless me, even me also. And Esau lifted up his voice, & wept. And his father, Isaac, answered & said to [Esau,] your dwelling shall be [from] the fatness, [a.k.a. richness,] of the earth, & [you shall have] the dew, [a.k.a. light rain,] from heaven above. And you shall live by the sword, & [shall] serve your brother. And it shall [happen] when you have dominion, [a.k.a. power,] that you [shall] break [Jacob's] yoke from off your neck.] |
By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed both of [Joseph's] sons. [Genesis 48:15-16 And [Jacob] blessed Joseph, & said, God before Whom my [forefathers:] Abraham, & Issac [walked, a.k.a. followed,] the God, [Who] fed me all my life long, [until] this day. The Angel, [Who] redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads. And let my name & the name of my [forefathers;] Abraham, & Isaac, be named on them, & let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.] |
And [Jacob, a.k.a. Israel,] worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff. [Genesis 32:9-12 And Jacob said, O God of my [forefather,] Abraham, & God of my father, Isaac,] the Lord, [Who said] to me, Return to your country, & to your [relatives,] & I will deal [kindly] with you. I am not worthy of the least of all [Your:] mercies, & Truth, which you [have declared to] your servant. For I have passed over this Jordan [River] with this staff, & now I [have] become 2 bands, [a.k.a. groups.] I pray [to] You, Deliver me, from the hand of my brother, Esau. For I fear him, lest he will come & [kill] me, & the mother with the children. And You [said,] I will surely do good [to] you, & make your seed, [a.k.a. descendants, like] the sand of the [seashore, that] can't be numbered, [because of] [the] multitude.] |
By faith, Joseph, [just prior to] when he died, [he] [mentioned] his bones, & [commanded] the departing of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel. [Exodus 13:19-20 And Moses took [Joseph's] bones with him. For [Joseph] had straitly sworn, [a.k.a. sworn an oath,] [with] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you. And you shall carry up my bones away [from] [here] with you. And they took their journey from Succoth, & [camped] in Etham, [on] the edge of the wilderness.] |
By faith, Moses, when he was born, was [hidden] 3 months [by] his parents, because they saw he was a proper, [a.k.a. attractive,] child, & they weren't afraid of [disobeying] the king's [command.] [Exodus 2:1-4 And a man [from] the house, [a.k.a. family,] of Levi went there, & took a daughter of Levi, [for his] [wife. And the woman conceived, & [bore] a son. And when she saw him, & that he was a goody, [a.k.a. nice looking,] child, she hid [Moses] 3 months. And when she could [no] longer hide [Moses,] she took an ark of bulrushes for him, & daubed it with slime & pitch, & put the child [in it.] And she laid [the ark] in the flags, [a.k.a. reeds,] by the river's [edge.] And [Moses'] sister, stood [far away, specifically] [to see] what would be done to [Moses.] |
By faith, Moses, when [Moses had] come [of age,] [he] refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing [instead] to suffer affliction with the people of God [rather] than enjoying the [sinful] pleasures for a season, [a.k.a. a while.] [Exodus 2:11-12 And when Moses was grown, it [happened during] those days, that he went out to his brethren, & looked on their burdens, [a.k.a. oppression.] And [Moses] spied an Egyptian [striking a] Hebrew, one of [Moses'] brethren. And [Moses] looked this way, & that way, & when he saw there was no [other] man [watching,] [Moses killed] the Egyptian, & hid him in the sand.] |
[Regarding Christ's] reproach, [a.k.a. reprimand,] [to be] greater riches than the treasures in Egypt. [Revelation 3:19 For I [reprimand] & [chastize,] as many as I love. Therefore, repent & be zealous [about sharing your faith in Jesus Christ.] |
For [Moses] had respect [for] the reward of the [repayment.] [Colossians 3:24 For you serve the Lord Christ, knowing that you shall receive the reward of the inheritance [from] the Lord.] |
By faith, [Moses abandoned] Egypt, not [being] [afraid] [of] the [king's] wrath, [a.k.a. fury.] For [Moses] endured, [like] seeing [the Lord God,] Who is invisible. Through faith, [Moses] kept the Passover, & the sprinkling of blood, lest [the Lord God,] Who destroyed the first-born, should touch them. [Exodus 12:29-31 And it [happened,] that at midnight, the Lord [struck] all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh, [who] sat on his throne, to the first-born of the [captives, who were] in the dungeon, & all the first-born of cattle, [a.k.a. livestock.] And Pharaoh; all his servants; & all the Egyptians, rose up in the night. And there was a great [out] cry in Egypt, for there wasn't a house, where there wasn't one dead. And [Pharaoh,] called for Moses & Aaron [at] night, & said, Rise up, & get [yourselves out] from among my people. Both you, & the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, go & serve the Lord, [like] you have said.] |
By faith, [the Israelites crossed] through the Red Sea, [like] by dry land. [Exodus 14:21-22 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. And the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong East wind all that night, & made the sea, dry land, & the waters were divided. And the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, went into the [middle] of the sea upon the dry ground. And the waters were a wall to them on their right hand [side] & on their left.] |
Which the Egyptians [tried] to do, [but] were drowned. [Exodus 14:24-26 And it [happened] in the morning watch, the Lord looked [at] the [Egyptians' army] through the: pillar of fire, & the cloud, & troubled the [Egyptians' army.] They [drove] their chariot wheels heavily & took them off. So, that the Egyptians said, Let's flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord [fights] for them, against the Egyptians. And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, [so] that the waters may come again upon the: Egyptians; their chariots; & their horsemen.] |
By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after [the walls] were [passed around] 7 days. [Joshua 6:20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets. And it [happened,] when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a [loud] shout, that the wall fell down flat. So that, every man [of] the people went straight up [in front of] him, into the city, & they took, [a.k.a. seized,] the city.] |
By faith, the harlot, Rahab, when she had [peacefully] received the spies, & [didn't] perish with [those, who didn't believe.] [Joshua 6:23 And the young men, [who] were spies, went in, & brought out Rahab, & her: father; mother; brethren; all she had, & all her [relatives,] & left them [outside] the camp of Israel.] |
And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me, [a.k.a. I'd run out of time,] to tell [about: Gideon;] Barak; Samson; [Jephthah;] David; Samuel; & [about] the prophets: who through faith, subdued, [a.k.a. conquered,] kingdoms; [brought about] righteousness; obtained, [a.k.a. received,] promises; stopped the mouths of lions. [Daniel 6:22-23 My God [has] sent His Angel, & [has] shut the lions' mouths, [so] that they haven't hurt me. [Since, innocence] was found in me, before Him, & also before you, O king, [whom] I [haven't] done [any] [harm] [to.] Then, the king was exceedingly glad for [Daniel,] & commanded that they should take Daniel up, out of the den. So, Daniel was taken up, out of the den, and no [type] of [harm] was found upon him, because [Daniel] believed in his God.] |
[And also,] quenched, [a.k.a. put out,] [raging] violence, [like] fire; escaped the edge of the sword; were made strong, [from] [their] weakness; [grew] [to be] valiant [fighters;] & turned to fight the aliens', [a.k.a. foreigner's] armies. [Daniel 3:26-28 Then, Nebuchadnezzar came [close] to the mouth, [a.k.a. opening,] of the burning, fiery furnace, [spoke,] & said, Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come [out,] & come [here.] Then: Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego, came [out from] the [middle] of the fire. And being gathered together, the: princes; governors; captains; & the king's [counselors, a.k.a. king's advisors,] saw these men, & the fire had no power upon [their] bodies. Nor was [a] hair on their head singed, [a.k.a. scorched.] Neither were their coats changed, [a.k.a. charred, or burned,] & the smell of fire had passed on, [a.k.a. avoided,] them.] |
[And the:] women [who] received their dead, [who were] raised to life again. [1 Kings 7:21-22 And [Elijah] stretched himself upon the child 3 times, & cried [out] to the Lord, & said, O Lord, my God, I pray [to] You, let this child's soul, [a.k.a. life,] come into him again. And the Lord heard [Elijah's] voice, & the [child's] soul came into him again, & he revived.] |
And others were: tortured; not accepting deliverance, [so] that they might obtain, [a.k.a. receive,] a better resurrection. [Revelation 6:9-11 And when He had opened the 5th seal, I saw under, [a.k.a. at the foot of,] the altar, the souls of [those, who] were slain [for sharing] the Word of God, & the Testimony [that] they held. And they cried [out] with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, Holy & True, [that] You [don't] Judge [those, who] dwell on the earth, & avenge our [bloodshed?] And white robes were given to everyone of them. And it was said to [those,] that they should [still] rest for a little season, [a.k.a. a while,] until [it] should be fulfilled, & their fellow-servants, [who share their faith in Christ,] & their brethren, [who would] be killed, [like] they were.] |
And others had: [trials] [with] cruel [mocking; scourging, a.k.a. being whipped; yes, additionally] [those who were in;] bonds, [a.k.a. chains;] & [imprisoned.] [Jeremiah 37:14-16 Then, Jeremiah said, It's false, I [didn't] fall away, [a.k.a. defect,] to the Chaldeans. But [Irijah, the captain, didn't pay attention] to [Jeremiah.] So, Irijah took Jeremiah, & brought him to the princes. [For this reason,] the princes were [angry] with Jeremiah, & [struck] him, & put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan, the scribe: for they had made [his house] the prison. When Jeremiah entered into the dungeon, & into the [cells,] Jeremiah remained there many days.] |
They were: stoned; they were sawn [in pieces;] & were tempted, [a.k.a. tested,] & [struck down by] the sword. They wandered [around] in sheep-skins; & goat-skins; being destitute, [a.k.a. poverty-stricken;] afflicted, & tormented.] [1 Kings 21:13-15 And 2 men, children of Belial, [a.k.a. wickedness,] came in there; & sat [in front of Naboth.] And the men of Belial, witnessed against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth [blasphemed] God & the king. Then, they carried [Naboth] out of the city, & [stoned] him [to] [death.] Then, they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned & is dead. And it [happened,] when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, & dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, & take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, [who] refused to give you [his vineyard] for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.] |
([These,] whom the world wasn't worthy of.) They wandered in: deserts; mountains; [were] in: dens; & caves [on] the earth. And all these, [have] obtained a good report, through faith, & [didn't] receive the promise. |
God [has] provided [something] better for us, [so] that, [those] [who aren't] [with] us, should [later be] [perfected.] [Hebrews 5:8-9 [Although] He [is] a Son, [still] He learned obedience, by the things [that Jesus Christ] suffered. And being made perfect, [Christ] became the Author of Eternal Salvation to all [those, who] obey Him.] |