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18 1of whom it was said, a“In Isaac your seed shall be called,”  
19 concluding that God awas able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.  
20 By faith aIsaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.  
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, ablessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.  
22 By faith aJoseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.  

The Faith of Moses

23 By faith aMoses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s bcommand.  
24 By faith aMoses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,  
25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the1 passing pleasures of sin,  
26 esteeming athe reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures2 in Egypt; for he looked to the breward.  
27 By faith ahe forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.  
28 By faith ahe kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Hebrews 11:20

Jacob is put before Esau, as heir of the chief, namely, the spiritual blessing.

concerning things to come—Greek, "even concerning things to come": not only concerning things present. Isaac, by faith, assigned to his sons things future, as if they were present.




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