 Welcome back everyone. We are in Hebrews chapter 10, the last section there. So let's read it and See what you can understand. So let's go to Hebrews chapter 10 Verses 26 to 39 Yes, sure For if we think willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth There remain no more sacrifice for sins but a certain fearful looking for it for of Judgment and theory indignation which shall devour the adversaries did that despised Moses law died without mercy under two as three witnesses of how much sorrow punishment suppose you Shall he be thought worthy who had trodden under foot the son of God and had counted the blood of the covenant Wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing and had done despite unto the spirit of grace For we know him that had said vengeance belong unto me I will recompense say the Lord and again the Lord shall judge his people It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God But call to remembrance the former days in which after you are eliminated you endured a great fight of affliction Partly while you were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions and partly While you became companions of them that was so used for you had Compassion of me in my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods knowing in yourselves That you have in heaven a better and an enduring substance Cast not away therefore your confidence which are great Recompense of reward for you have need of patience that after you have done the will of God You might receive the promise for yet a little while and he that shall come will come and Will not carry now the judge shall live by faith But if any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition But of them that believe to the saying of the soul saving of the soul Thank you, Susan. Thank you. That was a long passage, but you read it through So here in this section We are looking at a situation where one is choosing to sin willfully and The author is saying that remains no other sacrifice that can cleanse us Yes, Jesus has done it all but when one is Sittin willfully Repeatedly somewhat like the Hebrew 6 situation over there it talked about The state of completely falling away going away from God Whereas over here It is talking about somebody who is headed or not too far from that place of falling away when they are living a simple life and also It looks like they are Rejecting and disregarding the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ because that's what the author is saying, isn't it? He's saying that It's as if one has Okay, I'll read verse 29 of how much was punishment Do you suppose will he be taught worthy who has a notice? This is the way he's describing the sift that has been coveted Trampling the Son of God under foot Counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing and Insulted the spirit of grace. So is he talking about the believer? Yes, he's talking about a believer because He he states counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified So there is a believer who has experienced the goodness of God the saving You know grace of God the redemption of God and such a person is now caught in willful repeated Still and when one does so What does that look like it is as if we are Trampling the Son of God at the foot or in other words Disgracing Jesus We we are disordnating Jesus. We are not valuing the work that he has done on the cross for us So, you know, it's a very dangerous situation where yes The book of Hebrews we want this truth Jesus has done this. This is who Jesus is he's God He's man is exalted. He's a high priest. He's the high priest for everything we have understood But we don't value it because the life that we live does not value what we know About the Lord Jesus and so he's talking about such a person and he's saying look there are Consequences, right? So the people are the the Bosic covenant They they sinned and they had a punishment. He has stated this You know this the same way of communicating earlier as well that if those who Did not obey right the the children of Israel if they faced Consequences how much more us and so we now But the new covenant must be that much more Alert not to give up on this this valuable salvation Which has been given to us and you know, we we are also Told here about the nature of God where God is saying Vengeance is fine. I will repay says the Lord the Lord will judge his people So there is a picture of God Which may not be discussed quite often in the Christian circles for whatever reason but the same God of grace It's also the God of truth. He's also the God of justice. He's also the God of righteousness So his justice aspect is revealed here where God says that when we treat His work of redemption lightly and we go against it be rejected You know, we are faithless about it then consequences will fall. He's you know, ultimately He's a God of justice and so consequences will follow and the the writer wants Yes, we are going through the listeners. We're going through discouragement, but who says because of discouragement if if we become passive if we Pick up, you know cold to who God is and the things of God It's a dangerous place. We could even open ourselves to sick. It's often said that For a believer there are two seasons where we must be very very careful where we might be vulnerable to the You know attacks is a strong word But the influences of Satan and these two seasons are seasons of great victory and seasons of You know, great failure or discouragement or High moments that we feel so high Right and our low moments that we are so low because in both of these times if we We generally tend to to let down our guards and when that happens the enemy knows he can influence us So we have to be very careful and in the low moments. That's what the writer is talking about He's saying don't get into this place of rejecting this valuable sacrifice of Jesus And he's warning them because a true teacher a true mentor will Tell the people about the good things as well as the scary things And so it was 31 he says it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God It's a dangerous place to go against God because who are we up against the God? You know that that we have described so far the great and mighty God and then he recalls the journey of these believers And he says that in that journey what is now happening as far as his observation is concerned He says that the day is when you were so on fire Okay, but now you no longer seem to have that fire because when the fire is there He says after you were illuminated or when you were born again when you tasted this the salvation What was your your? You know, how was your life? The way you know we see later on the book of Revelation the first love do the works That that have to do with the first love so when these believers for God again that first love is evident in their lives Because what were they doing? They had struggles. They had difficulties, but they endured through them They helped others. Okay. He says when I was in chains you joyfully accepted You know, you you helped me basically that's the point he's making so they were so on fire That when it was difficult for them, they were ready to help others So they have been in that season, which was so passionate, but now something has gone wrong. What has gone wrong? You know, they've been discouraged by circumstances Persecution, you know losing we told earlier that these believers they must have lost property. They must have lost relationships They must have been called names. They would have lost rights Government rights in the land because of their newfound faith the honor which they had after the you know the today Sort of tradition, maybe they lost that so they are tempted to go back to Judaism And at that point the author is telling them don't know Jesus Christ salvation is so much greater than your early tradition And he's also wanting them and he's saying if you listen to all this No, when we know the truth and then we don't value it anymore. He's saying come on That's so dangerous and willfully continuing its in this as good as rejecting and even destroying the work of salvation that Jesus is done That's a choice. That's a choice. So he Literally, he pleads with them. He tells them don't cast away your confidence. It was 35 Which has great reward. So he's calling them to be your Okay, and I was just reading one particular Article or I don't remember where it was a video, but then it was talking about a quality that makes people It was so-called successful. So They studied apparently successful people and then They tried to figure out that what is it that is making them successful and one quality that They pointed out was endurance endurance because difficult times come to everyone But this quality of endurance or grit as some people put it What does it what what does it do? It helps a person to hold on Through those rough patches See everyone Probably does great when you know, they start start off a journey start off a race start off An initiative or venture But rough patches will be there difficult parts will be there But it's the one who endures Who will carry forward to the next phase at the next phase at the next phase up until the finish line So endurance is a key quality Which is required to complete a journey Or even to finish well, and that's what the author is talking about and it's so important even for us because in our Christian work, uh, there are You know great seasons the highs And then there are definitely some lows for various reasons, but Even in those seasons as the author is saying, he's saying come on. Can you hold on? Don't cast away your confidence. Don't give up now and he's trying to reassure and we say There is a reward if you hold on You are going to see good things ahead and then he talks about endurance He says for you have need of endurance So that after you have done the will of god, you may receive the promise. Isn't it so sad that we watch people run across country? Americans They've come close to the finish line, but for whatever reason they say, oh forget it. I'm tired. I don't want to run anymore. So close But yet, you know not close enough to complete the journey. That's very sad And that's what he's telling a believer He said don't give up. Don't give up. You need some endurance If you keep running, uh, there is a reward and you will see that you will experience that you have need of Endurance inverse 37 he's reassuring For yet a little while and he was coming will come and will not tell you it's like how parents tell kids when You're you're driving the kids keep asking, right? How far how much more how much further do we have to go at the bed and say Almost there almost there, right? The journey is almost over. So it's like that. He's telling the believers. Come on Jesus is coming back and it's not very far out of the way. We are going to see You know the glorious existence Later as well, but in this earthly life There are struggles don't give up was 38 now the just shall live by faith But if anyone draws back, so he's saying come on You gotta hold on and you gotta have some faith and not give up Because if you if you draw back then He's saying my soul has no flesh in it and no believer wants that we want God to be pleased with us and if we don't hold on then What will be sad about that and he said them Let that happen May the Lord continue to be pleased with us and that's only possible if you walk by faith Okay, and was 39 But we are not of those who draw back to perdition But of those who believe to the saving of the soul. So again a lot of warning Tough words Quoted by some nice words when you say, oh, but I know that you are you are not those kind of people You will be fine. You will Overcome you will make it and so encouragement. So now that he's brought back the subject of faith He wants to teach the people about the importance of living by faith because What's happening to them? You know the reality of the natural world is not encouraging But they need to have faith in God. They need to have faith in the promises of God in the nature of God And that jesus is coming back that we will experience, you know reward in this lifetime glory in the coming lifetime And these are all things that they must be established in when one is established in these things It's possible to end your okay. So now he'll talk about faith. So we're moving on to chapter 11 here And it's a beautiful passage You know, it's a famous famous passage. He goes 11 which endless for us the lives of people who have overcome by faith and it also Uh puts the you know, it sheds light on the importance of faith And why is the author talking about this? He wants to bring the believer Out of the pattern of discouragement. He wants to inspire them to faith And a believer has faith He will be able to um endure through any season So let's get it to this chapter In uh versus one two three How could somebody please read it? Ma'am faith is the assurance of things good for the conviction of things seen not seen Provide it the people of all received The commendation by faith we understand that the universe was created by the world of God So that what did what is seen was not made out of things that are visible Thank you, Asha. So this chapter will need You know, at least 11 hours, but we will try to squeeze it into a couple of minutes Again, there's depth in every word there So what is he pointing to? He's pointing to Uh uh faith and faith has a Substance or we can understand it as a a sense Where where we say, okay, this is an additional sense Apart from the senses that a human being carries this additional sense. It's the substance We need there is an assurance You know that that comes with faith deep within us while we don't while we don't see evidence in the natural In our spirit We we have a substance. That's what he's saying. So what is faith is describing faith as a substance or a sense that a believer has or one has and he's saying this Sense or substance is about the things which are hoped for and in the Amplified, you know, we we see that they use the terminologies such as title deed and many of us understand that when there is a Large purchase that needs to be made. No one cannot pay up in full. They may give a token amount and You know, they they state are now given the papers or the guarantee of The final purchase is sometimes later But the title deed or the assurance that it is going to come through It is going to happen. I know I have the assurance that's what he's talking about. He's saying so faith is the substance Of the things hoped for they are not in existence right now, but we are hoping for them they are the future for us and He says it is The evidence of things not seen. So he's saying that in the natural world you know there is um In the natural world the promises that we are trusting God for are still invisible But in the spiritual world we have a Substance so we have a grip on a sense within us. Okay, and that is what keeps us grounded so faith is needed when um, you know, when We we say that we can't see we can't touch in the natural There is something deeper and stronger within us that gives us the assurance and then he goes on to talk about The elders obtained a good testimony. We will see the set of elders who are the elders Remember he's talking to the Jewish community and they have Great patriarchs. They call them patriarchs people like Abraham. I use it Jacob So he lists out all of them and their testimony how they lived by faith And verse three he says by faith. We understand that the worlds were paved by the world of God So was anyone there during the creation of the world just checking with all of us? I don't think so, you know, none of us were there. But how do we believe it? We believe it by faith, right that Yes, it has happened as the way the word of God says that God created the heavens and the earth with the word that he spoke and Again, it takes faith to believe that the things which became visible or the natural came into existence through the spiritual, okay, so these are our principles in God's word and As believers we grasp them As spiritual realities and so now from verse four, he'll begin to talk about heroes of the faith So let's talk about how They lived and what is it that they have done? So let's go ahead Could talk to please read verse four By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice and gain Through which he obtained witness that he was righteous God testifying of his gifts and through it being dead still speaks Amen, thank you Christopher. Very very Beautiful verse one verse, okay, that describes the sacrifice of Abel Then life of Abel In the bible is very short lived Hardly anything is mentioned in Genesis, you know, there were two brothers Abel and Kate and they brought sacrifices to the Lord We know that Abel gave animal sacrifices. Whereas Kate brought Like plants and you know vegetation so he brought that as a sacrifice Abel sacrifice was accepted Kate's was rejected, but you see the spirit of God is speaking up about Abel Centuries later So this tells us something When we live by faith right The spirit of God found it necessary to talk about an act of a person Which was done by faith Okay, only one thing we know about Abel. What did he do? He gave God a sacrifice But it is so important That he has been listed above those elders who have a testimony and uh, you know, we we are learning from his life about how to have faith so, uh Abel His testimony is that The sacrifice which he offered it was not the quality, you know, we eat vegetables that was not the comparison But why is God calling his sacrifice more excellent? There is an ingredient. What is that ingredient? faith Okay, and God knows the hearts of people, right? So God has noticed this in what Abel did He did only one thing And that one thing blessed God because it was done by me and that really challenges us today because uh, we do so many things for God, right? We do so many things in the name of God What is the spirit of God telling us see what is done by faith? Is the excellent sacrifice Which God receives and God remembers and so whatever we do whatever we do let it be done through faith That's the lesson that was learned from the life of Abel and uh notice the last portion of that verse It also says God testifying of his gifts because God appreciated the gift offered by faith And through it should be dead still speaks Dead and gone But here's another lesson for us The works of faith are a legacy Something that they they offer the existing world Okay, uh That we'll continue to minister the works of faith Can continue to minister even when we are dead and gone Because that's the power of the kind of uh Sacrifice or the gift that we offer in faith Uh, what a you know, blessed truth for us to learn from the life of Abel the spirit of God Thought it was important to speak to us about and so faith Give me some faith sacrifices of faith. Okay. Let's move ahead. Let's read from verses five and six Could somebody please by faith and oak Was taken away so that he did not see death And was not found because God had taken him For before he was taken he had this testimony that he pleased God But without faith it is impossible to please him For he who comes to God must believe that he is And that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him Amen, thank you of me. So we uh saw that Abel had faith. Now who's the next person who had faith Enoch had faith in God Enoch trusted God and we uh heard that His testimony was that he pleased God. How much did he please God? It's always a mystery people talk about Enoch. There are extra biblical reports about Enoch and we don't know how far it's true uh, but uh, you see What the bible is telling us is that the relationship that Enoch had with God it was so uh, so pleasing to God that God just took him like, you know, he just walked with God. That's what the bible says. So He walked on with God Uh, remember we said for it is appointed for man to taste death once and after which is judgment that he was 9 27 But notice here, uh, there is a man who did not even taste death because God was so pleased with his fellowship that uh, he even let him You know, go fast uh death and uh, so that again is an encouragement for us to know that We must have faith with God. We must walk closely with God and uh, What is it that pleases God? So we all ask the question if I want to be God happy Uh, how should I live? He is given in verse six over here Faith And we have faith in our hearts when we have faith in our walk with the Lord We can please him but if there is no faith for without faith it is Impossible to please him. So what does God look for? God looks for faith and faith is what makes our relationship with God, uh, you know Uh, uh, uh So for God, it's a pleasing one. Uh, and you know, we we notice He's encouraging the believers the the writer here He says for he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who Allegedly see him. So we have faith in who God is we have faith that he's just uh, you know, he will not uh sort of About remember even earlier. He said God will not forget your labor which which you have Put forth for his people. So God is not unjust We need to have faith that who he is and the fact that he's not unjust to us And he says for one who comes to God must believe it's always amazing. Uh, to me that we call people who Are born again as believers. Okay, because that is our primary job Believe if we don't believe then what kind of believers are we but here In this passage the writer will say Uh, that he who comes to God must believe so faith Believe is is a very key in our relationship with God and uh, that is what will please God install God will also reward us that we Deliberately see him. So let's move ahead. What's Sabbath here. We talk about Noah By faith Noah being warned by God concerning evan says yet I'm sitting reverent here constructed and out for the saving of his household By this he The world became inherit the righteousness that comes by faith Amen So, uh, you see these people did not exist. Um, after Jesus you know with the work of redemption, but They were walking in some of these truths early on and that Obviously, we know that's the work of the spirit Uh, so Noah How did he live? You know divinely warned of things not yet come and we all know his story. He built an ark At a time when people did not know what is rain. Okay, so, uh, He should have been a man of faith to do that to take the blueprint from God and everyone mocking laughing at him But uh, there's no concept of rain. There's no, I mean, there's no concept of a flood nothing like that, but Here is here is Noah building an ark a man of faith He was moved with God See that connection Is We do the things God wants us to do Give that an arc for the saving of his household and also In the saving uh arc for the saving of the household. It's again a shadow with this this particular Uh, uh action of Noah. It's a shadow of what Jesus has done salvation. It's a shadow of salvation So you can Jesus prepared something. What is that? He's prepared salvation for us, right? So we can compare these two and we are told he condemned the world and became air of the righteousness, which is according to faith So when Noah lived He became the air of righteousness How is that possible? Jesus has not yet come but again, you know if in the shadow you could say Had some knowledge of putting his faith in God and experiencing Righteousness that comes through believing God, okay, and it says that he condemned the world. How did he condemn the world? We don't see necessarily in the bible Noah going and shouting at people or you know calling people names But he was obedient to God. So when Noah was obedient to God that in itself was Like a judgment on the people around where they were not ready to believe but they probably would have had a sense of Hey, this guy is right, you know Maybe we should listen to him. So that condemnation is is more uh from A righteous man living his own life right that the people may have had that sense of That you know, we're not walking right with God Being alerted to Obedience or disobedience towards God. So that's a little bit about Noah now we need to move on to the father of the faith. We talk about Abraham Let's read from verse eight to verse 12, please All right man, right faith Okay, so shall we Christopher could you read the next section and yeah, sure Okay, thank you. Yes ma sister. Please go ahead But Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place That he was to receive as an inheritance and he went out not knowing where he was going My faith he went to live in the land of promise As in a foreign land living in tents with Isaac and Jacob Pairs with him of the same promise But he was looking forward to the city that has no has foundations whose designer and builder is God By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive Even when she was past the age since she considered him faithful who had promised Therefore from one man and him as good as death With born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the sea shore Thank you. Thank you, sister. So, uh, this is shedding light on How the impossible was made possible because of faith Abraham, uh Definitely you would have had faith to go where God told him to go An unknown Land that God was calling him to he did not know where he's headed But he went anyway And it takes faith to follow after God sometimes we don't know what the future holds What exactly is going to happen? But when we act on the Instruction of God, what is that demonstrate like Abraham it demonstrates faith So by faith he went even when he did not know where he was going And he tarried he waited for fulfillment of God's promises And so that picture is painted in verses nine and ten where we are told that he dwelt in a land of promise As in a foreign country dwelling in debt with Isaac and Jacob So there was a promise God told him Look, this is the portion of land that I'm going to give you but it didn't happen immediately And so he was partnering with the next generation. So that much waiting was going on So it was not just the promise of Isaac being born that uh, Abraham waited for but he was waiting for the promise of the land And uh, you know, many descendants God spoke so many things to Abraham And he was partnering with the next generation even to see the fulfillment of God's promises And in verse 10, you know, it brings a spiritual angle It says he waited for the city which has foundations whose builder and maker is God So we know technically that the land of Israel like the boundaries of Israel is what God was speaking to When he gave a promise to Abraham But the author now is just like Moses. How Moses had a sorry Noah He had that sense of righteousness through faith right Abraham had a sense of the city of God like, you know that There's going to be the ruler brain of Jesus in the in the millennium and then, you know Like as you kill 37 it talks about that temple where where Jesus is worship and You know the So this is way into the future with the the things that are going to be fulfilled later on Because these were men who are walking with God people who are walking with God and You know, they they walk with faith God gave them understanding of very many Amazing things to come So that is what he's referring to so Abraham his his heart was not just for that piece of land But much more than that much more that God will bring for food Jesus, you know future and all his people can enjoy that dwelling with God And so that is the testimony of Abraham and Sarah, of course, you know, we see her journey Where it is said that she was old right that we know that Naturally that was not the appropriate life for her to wear a child, but God made it happen So the impossible happened. How did it happen? The impossible happened through faith. So it's say Sarah's strength to conceive see So when there is faith, you know, there is a capacity to Do the impossible and it happened in Sarah's body She bore a child and she was past the age It says because she judged so faithful who had promise so faith faith. We keep saying faith faith faith in God Faith in God faith in what he has spoken And that's what we are talking about and then he talks about testimony of this couple Where it says what as a as a couple what what has happened. So finally God has blessed them God has blessed them given them descendants Uh multitudes innumerable as the sand, which is by the seashore Now another point that I want to share with us is that uh, yes, these people have seen the fulfillment of God's promises But where they're perfect is that widely uh, God God, you know made it happen for them. Well They Obviously were not perfect, right? We know about the life of Abraham. He made some mistakes along the way He, you know thought that okay, maybe through haga This is what God will do. He so he listened to Sarah Sarah laughed at the promise of God But even though there are these shortcomings the good thing is they Repented and they came back. They aligned themselves to the Work of God and then it happened. So it's not that these people are perfect But what are we looking at? We are focusing on how their lives you know bore fruit when They walked in faith When they were obedient to God when they trusted God when they depended on God, even the impossible happened And that's a lesson for us God who can work through us Yes, we may make mistakes, but when we align ourselves it is still possible for God to You know Many things happen breakthroughs to come by. Okay, so let's move on. Let's read now was 13 through 16 These all died in faith not having received the promises But having seen them are far off were assured of them Embrace them and confessed That they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth For those who say such things Declare plainly that they seek a homeland And truly if they had called to mind That country from which they had come out They would have had the opportunity opportunity to return But now they desire better that is a heavenly country Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called that God For he has prepared a city for them Amen So as I pointed out earlier the promise which they received was greater than an earthly promise of a land here And so it's talking about these men and women and it's saying that They had lives of faith and what do lives of faith look like? So There are some phrases here such as saw the promises are far off So even for us today, maybe we're trusting God for healing. We're trusting God for a child who has wanted a way to come back to God and change their life. We're trusting God for restoration in our families We see the promises They are far off, but at least we see them. We see What the process are and not Faith says we can see God fulfilling them. That's how these people They saw that the promises are far off and what else they were assured of them That's the light of faith. Yes. God will do today. I'm assured, isn't it? So faith is is not about what is visible then we don't need faith But faith is about the invisible what is yet to come And that is why the hope is used there because we only hope for things which we do not yet see And these people they were assured of the things that were to come So they saw from afar off. They were assured of them. Then what else? It says they embraced them They were not doubtful of the promises of God rather they Delighted in the promises of God And that's the way in which they waited and the next thing that they did was they confessed That they were strangers and pilgrims in the land So you can't get them that understanding that yes, there's a natural fulfillment, but There's even a spiritual fulfillment. And so while particularly in Abraham situation, uh, he never really inherited the the land That was promised to him. It was, you know, his The descendants came after him who technically kind of, you know, moved into the promised land and All of that so that whole inheriting in its fullness Abraham did not really experience it, but in a spiritual sense There was other greater things that he was really forward to. So a couple of Phrases that are helpful for us today Saw the promises from afar They're assured of them Embrace them and confessed. So even we can do that. We can assure We can embrace So that's the way in which we live a life of state now. Um, okay, let's try we read verses 17 to 19 By faith Abraham and he was tested out for Isaac and he who had Received the promise was an act of offering of his only son of whom it was sent through Isaac. Shall your offspring be meet? I think this we all understand that uh, it obviously took, uh, Abraham It took faith on Abraham's part to Go and Offer Isaac uh, now we see, you know family romance chapter four And over there in verse 17 it says that God he's a god who calls those things that do not exist as though they did So what is the faith that Abraham carried? Carried the faith that his god promised descendants through Isaac His word shall not fail. Now. God is calling me to sacrifice Isaac But he still has to fulfill his promise of the second Is it remain dead Abraham He didn't believe see only god knows the condition of Abraham's heart And god is speaking after he's dead at god. So Abraham in those moments believed that Isaac can even be brought back to life That's the god he served. So that was his faith a faith that believed even for Resurrection Okay, uh, and wow what what a faith if they had family next quickly read verses 20 at anyone, please I think Isaac equaled future blessings on Jacob and he saw by faith Jacob and dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph Worship or the head of the staff Okay, so yeah, Isaac talks about Isaac He blessed Jacob He saw concerning things to come Um, so obviously, you know as it was not going to be there to see the fulfillment of Of those blessings which he pronounced on his sons, but then We noticed that It took faith Right to pronounce those blessings that those blessings which will manifest in the future. So that's what it is talking about over here and verse 21 We read about of Jacob He was dying blessed each of his sons of Joseph and worship leaning on the top of his staff So similarly he went to pronounce blessing on the offspring and descendants It says that these men they did it by faith. They trusted God Okay, I'm blessing you this will be because they're all Happen so they can't be that faith when they pray for their children for when they pray for their descendants Even Jacob with that, uh, he blessed Each of the sons of Joseph it says and also, you know, we can talk more about this and I'll get into Other details things like, you know, how the Bible says Jacob. I have loved and He saw I have hated so Uh, whether Isaac thought about it or not. He loved Esau, but the blessing I'll give to Jacob What God wanted happened. Okay. Uh, that's also amazing. How did it happen? I know but Jacob didn't do this in a very right way, but then Uh, the blessings went to the person who God wanted to bless. Okay, something strange that took place there and in the case of Jacob we are told that When he was dying he blessed his sons and also another Small we've been leaning on the top of his staff. So you know, some commentators say that leaning Is referring to the limb that he developed right Genesis 32 when he wrestled with God. So, uh That talks about how close his relationship with God was so let's stop here in the next Class what we'll do is we will hopefully complete Hebrews I'll try to complete it in the first hour so that in the second hour we can Move on to other books are provided. They are smaller books. And so we will go faster than that So I would like to request somebody to please pray and we can wrap up today's session Ma'am, shall I play break? Yes, please sister One one thing I just wanted to share When sharing about uh, Sarah laughter in Genesis 1717 we read then Abraham fell on his face and laughed And said to himself shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old Shall Sarah who is 90 years old bear a child? So we see two contexts. That's where I think God has a sense of humor and Called Isaac the child of laughter Because both the parents they were in a stage where It was physically impossible but God gave them that faith and They carried on thank you ma'am. I just wanted to add because sometimes we forget Abraham also laughed Thank you Good to know that people have failed and still God has worked through their lives I don't think it is a failing because they're the pioneers of faith They don't have anything to fall back on no church. No books. No nothing. They were pioneers They were just learning to walk in faith. So God I think gently taught them Faith and gave them that I think so because they were just starting there. They don't have anyone to fall back on I think I'll just pray ma'am Thank you, father. We come to your throne of grace with thanksgiving and praise Thank you For the author and finisher of our faith. Lord Jesus Christ Thank you lord for giving us the gift of faith For opening our eyes of understanding to see you lord for the grace you have given us To father to fall down before you and receive the gift of salvation And all the blessings you have given us in the name of Jesus I thank and praise you master That you are teaching us Wonderful insights from the book of Hebrews Let those truths be ingrained in us lord god And increase our faith that we may be pleasing through our faith in your sight lord god Bless each one of us our ma'am and each one of us Strengthen us in your faith lord Bind us with more of your love and give us Your grace and purpose to fulfill what you have for each one of us in Jesus name amen Thank you, ma'am Thank you, everyone. Hope you're enjoying the book of Hebrews. Please come to do to pray that the body Help us learn much more And uh, uh, yeah, please pray that we finish the portions on time as well Okay, bye for now. Have a blessed weekend First of all, I have question Everyone can leave those who want to leave can leave please. Yes, Prabhakar. Let's tell me First, I was asking the questions. Uh, it has been posted And I've written like 500 words or more. So I'm wondering cumulatively. It's 500 words or more or Uh, single points containing 500 no no no Accumulated Accumulatively, okay faster. So so if it is if it will exceed 500 words, is it okay or yeah, it's fine So that's why I put 500 or more some people like to write pages. So you're free if you want Okay, thank you so much. Yeah Thank you