THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS - PART XII

FAITH AND THE HEROES OF OLD

I. The letter then begins the last major section, whose subject is on the importance of faith in the unseen realm that God has promised. It focuses on how the great figures of Israeli history placed faith in the promises of God despite the fact that they did not see the fulfillment, whchwoudl come only with Christ.

- The letter focuses on the fact that faith of its nature involves the unseen realm.

II. The letter then proceeds into the first of two subsections, each of which first describes some of the great figures of old and then summarizes the meaning of their actions.

C. The letter then describes Noah, who trusted when God told Him of the flood.

III. The next subsection then focuses on the courage and triumph over the world that comes from faith.

A. It first goes back to Abraham, stressing God's call to sacrifice Isaac.

C. The letter then goes to Moses and says that hsi mother and he both were of great faith.

3. The four other figures from the book of Judges are also mixed figures.