Made promise (επαγγειλαμενος). First aorist middle participle of επαγγελλω. Could swear by none greater (κατ' ουδενος ειχεν μειζον…

For when God made promise to Abraham. That he would bless him, and multiply his seed as the stars of heaven (Genesis 22:16–17)…

The connection seems to be this: “You, like them, have promises—promises to which God has given all po ible certainty; you, like them, can attain t…

Therefore, brothers and sisters, you and I also are to endure patiently, to hold on even to the end, and God's sure promise will never fail us.

The author is fond of Abraham, whom he refers to ten times. He is the supreme example of one who continued to trust God and to obey him even though…

For when God made a promise to Abraham, etc. His object was to prove that the grace of God is offered to us in vain unless we rec…

For when God made promise to Abraham
The apostle proposes Abraham as a pattern, because he was the father of these H…

The hope referred to here is a confident expectation of good things promised, an expectation that comes through those promises and is accompanied b…

Previously, the Apostle showed why he had confidence in them: because of the good they performed. Here, he shows that same confidence based on the …