Hebrews 11:33
It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, worked justice, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
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Joshua 6:1Now all the entrances to Jericho were closed because of the army of Israel. No one went out and no one came in.
1 Samuel 17:33Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are only a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
2 Samuel 7:11as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Now I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, I, Yahweh declare to you that I will make you a house.
1 Kings 13:28He went and found the body left in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body, nor attacked the donkey.
Psalms 44:2You drove out the nations with your hand, 1 but you planted our people; 1 you afflicted the peoples, 1 but you spread our people out in the land. 1
Psalms 144:1Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, 1 who trains my hands for war 1 and my fingers for battle. 1
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:33-40
Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to… Read the whole commentary →