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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Hebrews 11 The apostle having, in the preceding chapter, spoken in commendation of the grace, and life of faith, and of its usefulness to preserve from apostasy, proceeds in this to give some account of the nature and actings of it; and which he illustrates by the examples of many of the Old Testament saints: he begins with a definition of it, which consists of two parts, Hebrews...
John Gill
For by it the elders obtained a good report. By whom are meant, not merely old men, or elders in age, but such who lived in ancient times; some before the flood, and to a great age, and others who were in office, civil or ecclesiastical, and were the ancestors and predecessors of the Hebrews; who in general obtained or received a good report from God; that they were the chosen of God, and were...
Matthew Henry
The apostle having, in the close of the foregoing chapter, recommended the grace of faith and a life of faith as the best preservative against apostasy, he how enlarges upon the nature and fruits of this excellent grace. I. The nature of it, and the honour it reflects upon all who live in the exercise of it, ver. 1-3. II. The great examples we have in the Old Testament of those who lived by...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elder obtained a good report. So it was written, in the olden time, that believers “obtained a good report;” and this second verse shows that they obtained it by their faith. The best part of the report about them is, that they believed their God, and believed all that was revealed to them by his Word...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For by it the elders obtained a good report. It is noteworthy that they obtained this “good report” by their faith. Doubt gives a man an evil reputation; it is only believers who obtain such a “report” as even the Holy Spirit describes as “good.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
For by it the elders obtained a good report. All the godly of the olden time had a good report of God and of holy men as the result of their faith.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. The names of those who lived in old time are handed down with commendation because of their faith. If they had had no faith, we should have had no report of them.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. “The elders”— that is, those who lived in the ancient times — wrought wondrous works by faith, and the “report” of them still encourages others to try to do likewise.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Those of the olden time, who were men of noble character, won that character by their faith.
Charles H. Spurgeon
For by it the elders obtained a good report, Those who lived in the olden time gained fame and glory from God himself by faith.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. 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. There was no pre-existent matter, the world was made by God’s word, so that prior to the things which are seen, there existed...