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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning <i>the things</i> coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau [believing what God revealed to him], even regarding things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Isaac had faith, and he promised blessings to Jacob and Esau. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Faith led Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It was faith that made Isaac promise blessings for the future to Jacob and Esau. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Through faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even in connexion with things soon to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning <i>the things</i> coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By faith concerning things about to be, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By faith also of things to come, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By faith, also, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning future events.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By faith regarding things still to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By faith Isaac invoked blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By faith in the things to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />By the faith of what was future, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau with regard to future things.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />By faith Isaac predicted the future fortunes of Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Through faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even in connexion with things soon to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things about to be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/11-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2275" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: Pistei (N-DFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">By faith</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2464.htm" title="2464: Isaak (N-NMS) -- (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.">Isaac</a> <a href="/greek/2127.htm" title="2127: eulogēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.">blessed</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2384.htm" title="2384: Iakōb (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.">Jacob</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2269.htm" title="2269: Ēsau (N-AMS) -- Esau, elder son of Isaac the patriarch, brother of Jacob. Of Hebrew origin; Esau, an Edomite.">Esau</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">concerning</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: mellontōn (V-PPA-GNP) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">the future.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27-29</a></span><br />So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. / May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine. / May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Genesis 27:39-40</a></span><br />His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above. / You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></span><br />and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Genesis 28:3-4</a></span><br />May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. / And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15-16</a></span><br />Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, / the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1-28</a></span><br />Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: / Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel. / Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a></span><br />Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19-21</a></span><br />But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. / As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. / But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Genesis 21:12</a></span><br />But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17-18</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-4</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-11.htm">Genesis 35:11-12</a></span><br />And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. / The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a></span><br />And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27-40</a></b></br> And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son <i>is</i> as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Genesis 28:2,3</a></b></br> Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/7-1.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-7.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm">Connexion</a> <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Future</a> <a href="/acts/15-17.htm">Invoked</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-19.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-6.htm">News</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/philippians/2-30.htm">Regarding</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Soon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/48-20.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/luke/23-19.htm">Connexion</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-2.htm">Future</a> <a href="/james/2-7.htm">Invoked</a> <a href="/james/2-21.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">News</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Regarding</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Soon</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">What faith is.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Without faith we cannot please God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>By faith</b><br>Faith is a central theme in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, often referred to as the "Hall of Faith." This chapter highlights the faith of Old Testament figures, emphasizing trust in God's promises despite not seeing their fulfillment. Faith here is understood as confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see (<a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>).<p><b>Isaac</b><br>Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, is a patriarch in the lineage of Israel. His life is marked by the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham. Isaac's role in the biblical narrative is significant as he is a link in the promise of descendants as numerous as the stars (<a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a>).<p><b>blessed Jacob and Esau</b><br>The act of blessing was a significant cultural and spiritual practice in the ancient Near East. It involved pronouncing a prophetic word over one's descendants, often determining their future roles and destinies. Isaac's blessing of Jacob and Esau, found in <a href="/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a>, was pivotal in the unfolding of God's plan for Israel. Despite Isaac's intention to bless Esau, Jacob received the primary blessing, which was part of God's sovereign plan.<p><b>concerning the future</b><br>The blessings given by Isaac were not just for the immediate future but had long-term implications for the descendants of Jacob and Esau. Jacob's blessing included the promise of prosperity and dominion, which aligned with God's covenantal promises to Abraham. Esau's blessing, though secondary, also contained elements of future prosperity and struggle (<a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Genesis 27:39-40</a>). This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and the unfolding of His redemptive plan through history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a patriarch in the lineage of the Israelites. He is known for his role in the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob is later named Israel and becomes the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. His life is marked by struggles and blessings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder twin brother of Jacob, Esau is known for selling his birthright to Jacob and being the ancestor of the Edomites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/blessing.htm">Blessing</a></b><br>In the biblical context, a blessing is a pronouncement of favor and future prosperity, often seen as prophetic and binding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/faith.htm">Faith</a></b><br>The central theme of <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, faith is described as confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_faith_in_unseen_promises.htm">The Power of Faith in Unseen Promises</a></b><br>Isaac's blessing of his sons was an act of faith, trusting in God's promises for the future despite not seeing their fulfillment in his lifetime.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>The blessings given to Jacob and Esau were not just about material prosperity but were deeply tied to the spiritual heritage and God's covenant promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a></b><br>The account of Jacob and Esau illustrates God's sovereign choice and purpose, reminding us that His plans often transcend human expectations and norms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/valuing_spiritual_over_temporal.htm">Valuing Spiritual Over Temporal</a></b><br>Esau's account serves as a cautionary tale about prioritizing immediate gratification over long-term spiritual blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_as_a_legacy.htm">Faith as a Legacy</a></b><br>Isaac's faith in blessing his sons serves as a model for leaving a legacy of faith for future generations, trusting God to fulfill His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_genesis_27_6-17_permit_lying.htm">Does this account conflict with other biblical passages that condemn lying yet here seem to permit it (Genesis 27:6-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rahab_saved_by_faith_and_works.htm">Why does Hebrews 11:31 say Rahab was saved 'by faith,' while James 2:25 says she was saved by her 'works'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_embodies_the_essence_of_power.htm">Are they like God's angels in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Concerning things to come.</span>--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 (<a href="/context/genesis/27-27.htm" title="And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed:">Genesis 27:27-29</a>; <a href="/context/genesis/27-39.htm" title="And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;">Genesis 27:39-40</a>). Isaac's confidence in the divine guidance of his words is especially seen in <a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm" title="Who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.">Hebrews 11:33</a> of the chapter.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even</span> (or, <span class="accented">also</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>concerning things to come.</span> Here the word <span class="greek">καὶ</span> (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. <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a>); 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/11-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">By faith</span><br /><span class="grk">Πίστει</span> <span class="translit">(Pistei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰσαὰκ</span> <span class="translit">(Isaak)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2464.htm">Strong's 2464: </a> </span><span class="str2">(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blessed</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐλόγησεν</span> <span class="translit">(eulogēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2127.htm">Strong's 2127: </a> </span><span class="str2">(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰακὼβ</span> <span class="translit">(Iakōb)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2384.htm">Strong's 2384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἠσαῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Ēsau)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2269.htm">Strong's 2269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau, elder son of Isaac the patriarch, brother of Jacob. Of Hebrew origin; Esau, an Edomite.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the future.</span><br /><span class="grk">μελλόντων</span> <span class="translit">(mellontōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> </span><span class="str2">A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/11-20.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau (Heb. 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