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Hebrews 11 Summary

Hebrews 11, the ‘faith hall of fame,’ defines faith and parades the Old Testament heroes who trusted God’s promises before seeing them fulfilled.

The chapter opens by defining faith as ‘confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see,’ then shows that ‘without faith it is impossible to please God.’

It walks through Abel, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and many others who acted on God’s promises, often without receiving them in their lifetime—witnesses who point us to keep trusting God.

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Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”
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