In Hebrews 11:32-40, the author of Hebrews concludes his presentation of the OT saints as witnesses who point to those unseen, hoped for realities which have been brought to definitive, inaugurated fulfillment by Christ.

In Ezra 5:1-17, God sends His prophets to proclaim His Word in a time of spiritual lethargy and decline to bring about repentance among the people of God.

In Ezra 5:1-17, God sends His prophets to proclaim His Word in a time of spiritual lethargy and decline to bring about repentance among the people of God.

Israel had a problem with idolatry, but she was saved to worship. You say, isn't that quaint? We don't have that problem anymore. It's precisely the same today.

Israel had a problem with idolatry, but she was saved to worship. You say, isn't that quaint? We don't have that problem anymore. It's precisely the same today.

Jesus calls us to trust not in our own external righteousness (legalism) but in His perfect work on our behalf.

Jesus calls us to trust not in our own external righteousness (legalism) but in His perfect work on our behalf.

Because Yahweh is Israel's God, who has brought them out of Egypt, they are to live for His glory by following His commands.

Because Yahweh is Israel's God, who has brought them out of Egypt, they are to live for His glory by following His commands.

Jesus' miraculous acts of walking on water and healing point to His true identity as the great "I AM."