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Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
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Receiving a Down Payment
Commentators clarify that when Abraham "obtained the promise," it doesn't mean he saw its full completion. Instead, he received the crucial down payment—the birth of Isaac. This event served as the tangible guarantee that God's larger promises of a great nation and a future Messiah were certain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And so, after he had patiently endured. After he had waited for a long time. He did not faint or grow weary, but he persevered in a confid…
Having patiently endured (μακροθυμησας). First aorist active participle of μακροθυμος (μακροσ, θυμος, long spirit) illustrating μα…
19th Century
Anglican
And so, after he had patiently endured.—Better, and thus (thus being in possession of the promise and the oath of God), havin…
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Baptist
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.
“So” should not be taken too closely with “waiting patiently.” It is not so much “waiting thus” as “thus [confident in God’s promise], he waited pa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And so, after he had patiently endured He waited long for a son, from whom the Messiah was to spring, after he had h…
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The hope referred to here is a confident expectation of good things promised, an expectation that comes through those promises and is accompanied b…
13th Century
Catholic
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 …
