All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Cross References Genesis 23:4 "I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead." Genesis 47:9 "My travels have lasted 130 years," Jacob replied. "My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers." Exodus 2:22 And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land." Leviticus 25:23 The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. Psalm 39:12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers. Psalm 119:19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. Matthew 13:17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad." 2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. Ephesians 2:19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household, Hebrews 11:14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, Hebrews 11:27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. Hebrews 11:39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Treasury of Scripture These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. all died. Genesis 25:8 Genesis 27:2-4 Genesis 48:21 in faith. Hebrews 11:39 but. Hebrews 11:27 Genesis 49:10 Numbers 24:17 and were. Romans 4:21 Romans 8:24 1 John 3:19 confessed. Genesis 23:4 Genesis 47:9 1 Chronicles 29:14,15 |