Hebrews 11:39 meaning and explanation
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
Hebrews 11:39, Berean Standard Bible
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The writer is closing a long roll call of Old Testament believers, from Abel to the prophets, and summing up their lives for a congregation tempted to drift from Christian hope. Commended means God Himself testified to their faith, as verse 2 said of the ancients.
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