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Hebrews 11:20

Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

By faith Joseph, when he died,.... The riches and honours of Joseph, as they could not secure him from death, so they did not make him unmindful of it; nor was he afraid of dying, or uneasy about it;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come - see Gen 27:26-40. The meaning is, that he pronounced a blessing on them in respect to their future condition. This was by faith in God…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau - He believed that God would fulfill his promise to his posterity; and God gave him to see what would befall them in their future generations. The apostle does…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 11:4-31

The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau It is true that the blessing of Esau when rightly translated, "Behold thy dwelling shall be away fromthe fatness of the earth and away fromthe dew of blessing"…

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