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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Heb_11:39-40
39And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.
Heb_11:39 "having gained approval" This links back to Heb_11:2 (cf. Heb_2:11). Lives lived out in faith even amidst terrible circumstances, please God.
Heb_11:40 God's promises unite all believers of all ages, all races, all socio-economic strata, all educational levels (cf. Gal_3:28; Col_3:11). All these OT persons looked forward to God's new day. It has come in Christ at Bethlehem and will be consummated in Christ from heaven bursting open the eastern sky! His resurrection is the hope to which all believers, OT and NT, look forward in faith (cf. 1Jn_3:2).
▣ "better" See full note at Heb_7:7.
▣ "perfect" See full note at Heb_10:1.
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