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Hebrews 11:28

Hebrews 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down,.... Of themselves, not from any natural cause: the Jews say (n) they sunk right down into the ground, and were swallowed up; even the whole wall fell round…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Through faith he kept the passover - Greek, “he made - πεποίηκε pepoiēke - the passover,” which means more, it seems to me, than that he merely kept or celebrated it. It implies that he instituted…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

He kept the passover - God told him that he would destroy the first-born of the Egyptians, but would spare all those whose doors were sprinkled with the blood of the paschal lamb. Moses believed this,…

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

Through faith Rather, "by faith," as before.

he kept the passover Lit. "he hath made," or "instituted." Another of the author's characteristic tenses (see Heb 11:17).

and the sprinkling of blood Exo…

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