Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
He balanced the best of the world with the worst of religion, and decidedly chose the latter. "Choosing" implies a deliberate resolution, not a hasty impulse. He was forty years old, a time when the judgment is matured.
for a season—If the world has "pleasure" (Greek, "enjoyment") to offer, it is but "for a season." If religion bring with it "affliction," it too is but for a season; whereas its "pleasures are for evermore."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 11:25:
Genesis 48:5
Exodus 2:11
Job 36:21
Jeremiah 40:6
Daniel 1:8
Luke 10:42
Hebrews 11:24
2 Peter 2:13
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