The Faith Life – Part III Lesson 25 Hebrews 11: 17-28
A Tour through the Portrait Gallery
“Faith never knows where it is being led, but it knows and loves the one who is leading” Oswald Chambers
17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.
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20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
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21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
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24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
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27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
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28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
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How does my definition of success differ from God’s?
Do I have the type of faith that gives me the courage to do the difficult things God wants me to do or the audacity to justify the easy things I want to do?
In what ways has Satan deceived me into thinking that God’s provisions are better than His presence?
In what areas of my life do I have more faith in common sense that I do in God? TNBS Study Questions 25 Preparation for week 26 Hebrews 11:29-40
Read Hebrews 11:29; Exodus 14 1. Complete this principle of faith based on these passages. Faith dares to obey even when ______
Read Hebrews 11:30; Joshua 6:1-25 2. Complete this principle of faith based on these passages. Faith dares to obey even when ______
Read Hebrews 11:31; Joshua 2:1-21; Matthew 1:1-16 3. Who was Rahab’s great, great grandson? ______What does Rahab’s place in the genealogy of Jesus teach us about those whom God chooses? ______
Read Hebrews 11:32-40 Based on these passages, evaluate the Biblical consistency of the following statements and comment on their truthfulness or on what they should be:
4. If you have enough faith, God will take away all your difficulties. ______
5. If you want to be financially wealthy, you need to give more to God’s kingdom. ______
6. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot loose. ______
7. The people of God may often be poor and despised, but their faith opens to them riches of Spirit which the world has never known. ______