Heb 11:13-16 | Family | STEP | The promises ; the things which God had promised. Embraced them ; looked forward to the fulfilment of the promises with earnest desire and confident expectation. Confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims ; see , where the literal pilgrimage of Abraham shadows forth this life as a pilgrimage; and so it is spoken of by Jacob, , and still more fully afterwards by David, .

‏ Hebrews 11:13-16

The promises; the things which God had promised.

Embraced them; looked forward to the fulfilment of the promises with earnest desire and confident expectation.

Confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims; see Ge 23:4, where the literal pilgrimage of Abraham shadows forth this life as a pilgrimage; and so it is spoken of by Jacob, Ge 47:9, and still more fully afterwards by David, 1Ch 29:15. A country; which they had not found and could not find in this world. God is not ashamed; because they place such confidence in him and desire such pure and elevated joys, he has prepared for them a permanent abode and unending bliss in heaven. God is ashamed of those who have no confidence in him and prepares for them no habitation in heaven. He will not acknowledge them as his people, Mr 8:38, or bring them to his blest abode.