(May, 26-2016 on Thursday)
Hebrews 11: 40 since GOD had Planned something better for us so that
only together with us would they be made
Perfect. (4)
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36 Some
faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. (9)
37 They were put to
Death by Stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They
went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated—
38 the world was not
worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in
holes in the ground.
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27 By
faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw
him who is invisible. (9)
28 By Faith he kept the
Passover and the application of Blood, so that the Destroyer of the Firstborn
would Not Touch the Firstborn of Israel.
29 By Faith the People Passed
Through the Red Sea as on Dry Land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, They
were Drowned.
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18 even
though GOD had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your Offspring will be
Reckoned.” (9)
19 Abraham reasoned that GOD could even Raise
the Dead, and so in a Manner of Speaking He did Receive Isaac back from Death.
20 By Faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their
future.
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9 By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger
in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs
with him of the Same Promise.
(9)
10 For he was looking
forward to the City with Foundations, whose Architect and Builder is GOD.
11 And by Faith even Sarah,
who was past Childbearing Age, was enabled to bear children because she
Considered Him Faithful who had made the Promise.
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33 who
through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and Gained what was
Promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
(6)
34 quenched the fury
of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to
strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.
35 Women received back
their dead, Raised to Life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing
to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.
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24 By
Faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of
Pharaoh’s daughter.
(6)
25 He chose to be
mistreated along with the people of GOD rather than to enjoy the fleeting
pleasures of sin.
26 He regarded Disgrace for the sake of
Christ as of Greater Value than the Treasures of Egypt, because
he was looking ahead to his Reward.
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15 If
they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had
Opportunity to Return.
(6)
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.
17 By faith Abraham,
when GOD tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the Promises was about to
sacrifice his one and only son,
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6 And
without Faith it is Impossible to please GOD, because anyone who
comes to Him must believe that He Exists and that He Rewards those who
Earnestly Seek Him. (6)
7 By Faith Noah, when warned about
things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith
he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping
with faith.
8 By faith Abraham,
when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed
and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
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39 These
were all commended for their faith,
yet none of them Received what had been Promised,
(3)
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30 By Faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around
them for Seven days. (3)
31 By Faith the prostitute
Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were
disobedient.
32 And what more shall
I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
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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. (3)
22 By Faith Joseph, when his end was
near, spoke about the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions
concerning the burial of his bones.
23 By Faith Moses’ parents hid him
for Three months after he
was born, because they saw he was no Ordinary child, and they were not
afraid of the king’s edict.
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12 And
so from this 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. (3)
13 All these people were
still living by Faith when they Died. They did not receive the things promised;
they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were
foreigners and strangers on earth.
14 People who say such
things show that they are looking for a country of Their Own.
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Faith
in Action
11 Now faith is
confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
(1)
2 This is what the
Ancients were Commended for.
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. (3)
4 By Faith Abel brought GOD a
better Offering than Cain did. By Faith he was Commended
as Righteous, when GOD spoke well of his Offerings. And by Faith Abel still Speaks,
even though he is Dead.
5 By Faith Enoch was taken from this life, so
that he did not experience 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.
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