In hope believed against hope (παρ' ελπιδα επ' ελπιδ επιστευσεν). "Past hope in (upon) hope he trusted." Graphic picture.

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Who against hope. That is, who, contrary to all apparent or usual grounds for hope. He refers here to the prospect of posterity. See Roman…

Who.—It must be noticed that the relative here refers to Abraham, whereas in the previous verse it referred to God.

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Not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (as it is written, I have…

The final value of Abraham in respect to justification is that his faith becomes the standard for all believers. “Against all hope,” this man belie…

Who against hope, and so on. If we read it this way, the meaning is that when there was no probable reason, indeed, when all things were a…

Who against hope believed in hope
Abraham believed the promise of God,

The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points to Christ, and it refers to the promise in Genesis 12:3: In Thee shall all famil…

1. After showing that the promise made to Abraham and his seed was not to be fulfilled through the law, the Apostle now shows that it is to …