Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Hebrews 11:29

they—Moses and Israel.

Red Sea—called so from its red seaweed, or rather from Edom (meaning "red"), whose country adjoined it.

which . . . assaying to do—Greek, "of which (Red Sea) the Egyptians having made experiment." Rashness and presumption mistaken by many for faith; with similar rash presumption many rush into eternity. The same thing when done by the believer, and when done by the unbeliever, is not the same thing [BENGEL]. What was faith in Israel, was presumption in the Egyptians.

were drowned—Greek, "were swallowed up," or "engulfed." They sank in the sands as much as in the waves of the Red Sea. Compare Exodus 15:12, "the earth swallowed them."

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 11:29:

Exodus 2:11
Exodus 14:22
Hebrews 11:27

 

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