Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 20 Holy Bible
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
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By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
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By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even (or, also) concerning things to come. Here the word καὶ (omitted in the Textus Receptus) gives force to what is meant; words uttered by the patriarchs in the spirit of prophecy being now adduced as further evidence of their faith. To those inspired by this spirit even the distant future is realized as present; and faith is not only a condition of such prophetic visions being granted to them, but is also evinced by their trusting the visions as Divine revelations, and speaking with confidence accordingly. The prophet seems as though able himself to control the future by giving or withholding blessing (cf. Jeremiah 1:10); but it is really that his mind and will are at one with the mind and will of God: a Divine voice speaks within him, and through faith he is receptive of it and gives it utterance. Thus it was that even the future characters, and changing relations to each other, of the yet unborn races of Israel and Edom are represented as having been foreshadowed in the blessings of that dying patriarch.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Concerning things to come.--It is probable, though not certain, that the word "even" should be inserted before "concerning"; on these words, then, the emphasis will rest. Not having regard to things present only, or things almost at hand, but looking far into the future, through the divine revelation which opened to him the meaning of the promises received by Abraham, he gave to each son the blessing designed by God (Genesis 27:27-29; Genesis 27:39-40). Isaac's confidence in the divine guidance of his words is especially seen in Hebrews 11:33 of the chapter.