CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
First Parable (Matt. 24:40-44)
I. ONE TAKEN, ANOTHER LEFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 RECEIVED ALONGSIDE, OR TURNED AWAY
Second Parable (Matt. 24:45-51)
II. THE HOUSEHOLDER AND HIS SERVANT. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS, TO BE FOLLOWED
Third Parable (Matt. 25:1-13)
III. THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ALL HAD OIL IN THEIR LAMPS, BUT…
IV. THE MIDNIGHT CRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
CHRIST’S JUDGMENT SEAT, AND BEYOND
V. GO YE OUT TO MEET HIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ALL GOING OUT, PREPARED OR UNPREPARED
VI. THE DOOR WAS SHUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
OPEN, NO MAN CAN SHUT; SHUT, NO MAN CAN OPEN
Fourth Parable (Matt. 25:14-30)
VII. TO RECEIVE A KINGDOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
INTRODUCED IN GENESIS, REALIZED IN REVELATION
VIII. DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL SERVANTS, CHRISTIANS
IX. AND TO RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
COMPLETING A TRIAD OF APPEARINGS
X. THOU GOOD, FAITHFUL SERVANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
REWARD EXACTLY COMMENSURATE WITH SERVICE
XI. THOU WICKED, SLOTHTFUL SERVANT . . . . . . . . . . . .165
REWARD EXACTLY COMMENSURATE WITH SERVICE
XII. CAST OUTSIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
FINALITY OF UNFAITHFUL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE
APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
I) THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
II) MATTHEW 7:21-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
III) HEIR OF ALL THINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
SCRIPTURE INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Chitwood Arlen-By Faith
Commentary on Hebrews 11
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
FAITH TO A SAVING OF THE SOUL (Ch. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
THROUGH FAITH WE UNDERSTAND (Ch. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section I
ABEL — (Chs. III, IV)
A MORE EXCELLENT SACRIFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
THE BLOOD OF ABEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ENOCH — (Chs. V, VI)
TRANSLATED INTO HEAVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
THE BIBLICAL STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
NOAH — (Chs. VII, VIII)
THROUGH THE FLOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
BEYOND THE FLOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
ABRAHAM — (Chs. IX, X, XI)
FROM UR TO CANAAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
ON THE MOUNTAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Section II
ABRAHAM — (Ch. XII)
THE OFFERING OF ISAAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
ISAAC — (Ch. XIII)
THE RIGHTS OF PRIMOGENITURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
JACOB — (Ch. XIV)
HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY BLESSINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
JOSEPH — (Ch. XV)
THE RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
MOSES — (Chs. XVI, XVII)
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
DESTRUCTION OF GENTILE WORLD POWER . . . . . . . . . 283
RAHAB — (Ch. XVIII)
THE SALVATION OF GENTILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
GIDEON, BARAK, SAMSON, et al. (Ch. XIX)
A GOOD REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
APPENDIXES —
ADOPTION, REDEMPTION OF THE BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
THE WILFUL SIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
SCRIPTURE INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .