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Faith's Forward-Looking Choice
Commentators highlight that the patriarchs' decision not to return to their homeland was entirely voluntary. They had every opportunity to go back, but they consciously chose to live as pilgrims. This shows that faith isn't passive; it's an active, daily choice to reject the past and press forward toward God's future promise, even when the old life is easily accessible.
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Hebrews
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 11:15
18th Century
Theologian
And truly if they had been mindful of that country—that is, if they had remembered it with sufficient interest and affection to have made …
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 11:15
Had been mindful (εμνημονευον)--
would have had (ειχον αν). Condition of second class (note αν in conclusi…
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 11:15
19th Century
Bishop
They might have had.—Rather, they would have had opportunity to return. All their life long they would have been able to…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 11:15
19th Century
Preacher
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Ah…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 11:15
To acknowledge the things stated in v.13 has further implications; namely, that the kind of people spoken of are looking for “a country of their ow…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 11:15
16th Century
Theologian
And truly if they had been mindful, and so on. He anticipates a potential objection—that they were strangers because they had lef…
John Gill
On Hebrews 11:15
17th Century
Pastor
And truly if they had been mindful of that country
Chaldea, which was Abraham's country:
from whi…
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 11:8–19
17th Century
Minister
We are often called to leave worldly connections, interests, and comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we will obey and go forth, though not knowi…