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Hebrews 11:29 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 11 · verse 29
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.Hebrews 11:29 · King James Version
Hebrews 11:29 in context
27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Egyptiansaigyptiosan EgyptianG124 →
- assayingpeiraa trial, experience, attempt, to attempt a thing, to make trial of a thing or of a…G3984 →
- throughdiabainōto pass through, cross overG1224 →
- faithpistisconviction of the truth of anything, belief in the NT of a conviction or belief…G4102 →
- Rederythrosthe Red Sea, the Indian Ocean washing the shores of Arabia and Persia, with its two…G2063 →
- seathalassathe sea, used of the sea in general, used specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the…G2281 →
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The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two classes: - 1. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-31