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Hebrews 11:8-12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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. 9. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10. For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God. 11. Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

Hebrews 11:8-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hebrews 11:8

Theological / Devotional

By faith. See on verses 1, 3.

Abraham. For the experience here referred to see on Genesis 12:1-5.

Obeyed. He believed what God told him and acted accordingly. His faith found expression in faithful obedience.

Not knowing whither. According to Genesis 12:5 Abraham and his family “went forth to go into the land of Canaan.” This does not necessarily mean that he knew at the time of his departure what his destination was to be. He simply “went forth to go into [what turned out to be] the land of Canaan.” Obviously God instructed him as to the direction in which he was to set out and the route he was to follow.

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