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Faith in Hebrews 11 | From My Bible Notes
These are notes I recorded in my Bible related to Hebrews 11. A few of them are dated and none have a written attribution. All quotes KJV.
General notes in margins
- Faith – our response to God’s initiative
- Faith grows because we know God.
- Faith is our response to the knowledge of the character of God.
- Faith does not sacrifice the permanent for the immediate. 6/00
- True faith impacts our mind, emotions, and will
Verse 1 – “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
- idea of title deed, confirmation
Verse 7 – “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”
- warned = idea of being instructed by God
Verse 8 – “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”
- Abraham didn’t know where he was going, but he knew who he was following and that made all the difference. 5/7/00
Verses 13-16 – “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”
- Faith involves both trust and time. We must be willing to wait for God’s very best.
Verse 24-26 – “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.”
- refused = disowned, rejected, sense of no going back
- Moses had his priorities in place (vs 26)
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Proverbs 26
Proverbs 26
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,
honor does not befit a fool.
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence
is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Like lame legs hanging limp
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like binding a stone into a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like an archer who wounds at random
is he who hires a fool or passerby.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his folly.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road!
A fierce lion roams the public square!”
As a door turns on its hinges,
so the slacker turns on his bed.
The slacker buries his hand in the dish;
it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who answer discreetly.
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears
is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
Like a madman shooting firebrands
and deadly arrows,
so is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
Without wood, a fire goes out;
without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels
that go down into the inmost being.
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel
are burning lips and a wicked heart.
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech,
but he lays up deceit in his heart.
When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
for seven abominations fill his heart.
Though his hatred is concealed by deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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Psalm 24
Psalm 24
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
For He has founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the waters.
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah
Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.