throughout the chapter). It is certainly one of the most beautiful chapters in the N.T., both because of its eloquence and because of the power of its encouragement. The writer introduces us to great heroes of the faith from the Biblical record of Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, and 2 Samuel. By pointing to these O.T. heroes, he strongly emphasizes that justification by faith has been God’s way of saving people from Adam to the present. 1 Now faith
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