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quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and turned to flight armies of aliens.
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Faith's Historical Victories
Commentators explain that this verse is a rapid-fire summary of real events from the Old Testament and Maccabean periods. Examples include Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego surviving the furnace (Daniel 3), David escaping Saul's sword, and Samson receiving supernatural strength. These are not abstract ideals but historical triumphs achieved through faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Quenched the violence of fire. As Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did (Daniel 3:15–26).
Escaped the edge of the swo…
Quenched the power of fire (εσβεσαν δυναμιν πυρος). First aorist active indicative of σβεννυμ (Matthew 12:20). See Da …
19th Century
Anglican
The violence.—Rather, the power (Daniel 3:0).
Escaped the edge of the sword.—Though it…
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Baptist
Waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, no…
When he speaks of those who “quenched the fury of the flames,” the writer probably has in mind the three Jews whom Nebuchadnezzar had cast into the…
16th Century
Protestant
Out of weakness were made strong, etc. Chrysostom refers this to the restoration of the Jews from exile, in which they were like …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Quenched the violence of fire Which may be said to be done, when a believer, or a righteous man, is delivered out of…
After all our searches into the Scriptures, there is more to be learned from them. We should be pleased to think how great the number of believers …
13th Century
Catholic
Having described the things done by faith by the fathers before and during their entry into the promised land, the Apostle now begins to give examp…
