Hebrews 11:20

"concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights Abraham's deep faith, where he not only trusts in God's power to resurrect his son Isaac from death but also metaphorically sees the return of Ishmael, Abraham's other son, back into his life. This dual perspective underscores both literal and figurative aspects of divine intervention and restoration.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 20. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. See Ge 27:26-40. The meaning is, that he pronounced a blessing on them in respect to their future condition. This was by faith in God, who had communicated it to him, and in full confidence that he would accomplish all that was here predicted. The act of faith here was simply that which believes that all that God says is true. There were no human probabilities at the time when these prophetic announcements were made, which could have been the basis of his calculation; but all that he said must have rested merely on the belief that God had revealed it to him.

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