faith as pictured in the Old Testament:
Isaiah 53:1
Who hath believed ('aman) our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
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Sample abstract:
"faith" is
not found in many, but in few
and rewarded with the power of God.
Sample Commentary:
Of the many that hear the report of the gospel there are few, very few, that believe it. It is reported openly and publicly, not whispered in a corner, or confined to the schools, but proclaimed to all; and it is so faithful a saying, and so well worthy of all acceptation, that one would think it should be universally received and believed. But it is quite otherwise; few believed the prophets who spoke before of Christ; when he came himself none of the rulers nor of the Pharisees followed him, and but here and there one of the common people; and, when the apostles carried this report all the world over, some in every place believed, but comparatively very few. To this day, of the many that profess to believe this report, there are few that cordially embrace it and submit to the power of it.
-- Matthew Henry
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: 'aman
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(aw-man')
Hebrew verb
Strongs number 0539
Number of verses: 102
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Meaning:
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1) to support, confirm, be faithful
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a) (Qal)
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1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
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a) foster-father (subst.)
b) foster-mother, nurse
c) pillars, supporters of the door
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b) (Niphal)
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1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
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a) to be carried by a nurse
b) made firm, sure, lasting
c) confirmed, established, sure
d) verified, confirmed
e) reliable, faithful, trusty
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c) (Hiphil)
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1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
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a) stand firm
b) trust, believe
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Verses with same theme word
Cross References:
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Isaiah 53:1
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Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
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1 Who
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John 1:7,12
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7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--
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John 12:38
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38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
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Romans 10:16,17
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16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
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2 report
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or, doctrine. Heb. hearing. the.
Isaiah 51:9
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9 Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength,
O arm of the LORD ;
awake, as in days gone by,
as in generations of old.
Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces,
who pierced that monster through?
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Isaiah 52:10
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10 The LORD will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
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Isaiah 62:8
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8 The LORD has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
"Never again will I give your grain
as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
for which you have toiled;
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Romans 1:16
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16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
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1 Corinthians 1:18,24
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18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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Ephesians 1:18,19
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18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,
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3 revealed
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Isaiah 40:5
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5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all mankind together will see it.
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For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
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Matthew 11:25
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25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
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Matthew 16:17
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17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
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Romans 1:17,18
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17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
God's Wrath Against Mankind
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
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| faith as revealed in the New Testament:
Romans 10:16
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed (pisteuo) our report ?
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Sample abstract:
"faith" is
being obedient to the gospel
but not many Jews did so
Sample Commentary:
Who hath believed our report? Very few have, few to what one would think should have believed it, considering how faithful a report it is and how well worthy of all acceptation, --very few to the many that persist in unbelief. It is no strange thing, but it is a very sad and uncomfortable thing, for the ministers of Christ to bring the report of the gospel, and not to be believed in it. Under such a melancholy consideration it is good for us to go to God and make our complaint to him. Lord, who hath believed, &c. In answer to this,
He shows that the word preached is the ordinary means of working faith (Romans 10:17): So then, ara--however; though many that hear do not believe, yet those that believe have first heard. Faith cometh by hearing. It is the summary of what he had said before, Romans 10:14. The beginning, progress, and strength of faith, are by hearing. The word of God is therefore called the word of faith: it begets and nourishes faith. God gives faith, but it is by the word as the instrument. Hearing (that hearing which works faith) is by the word of God. It is not hearing the enticing words of man's wisdom, but hearing the word of God, that will befriend faith, and hearing it as the word of God.
-- Matthew Henry
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: pisteuo
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(pist-yoo'-o)
Greek verb
Strongs number 4100
Number of verses: 220
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Meaning:
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1) to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
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a) of the thing believed
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1) to credit, have confidence
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b) in a moral or religious reference
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1) used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
2) to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
3) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
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2) to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
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a) to be intrusted with a thing
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Verses with same theme word
Cross References:
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Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
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1 But they
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Romans 3:3
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What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness?
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Romans 11:17
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If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,
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John 10:26
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but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
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Acts 28:24
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Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.
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Hebrews 4:2
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For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.
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1 Peter 2:8
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and, "A stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for.
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Romans 1:5
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Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
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Romans 2:8
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But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
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Romans 6:17
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But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.
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Romans 16:26
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but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him--
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Isaiah 50:10
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Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys the word of his servant?
Let him who walks in the dark,
who has no light,
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.
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Galatians 3:1
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You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
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Galatians 5:7
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You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?
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2 Thessalonians 1:8
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He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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Hebrews 5:9
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and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
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Hebrews 11:8
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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
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1 Peter 1:22
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Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.
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1 Peter 3:1
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Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,
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3 Lord
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Isaiah 53:1
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Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
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John 12:38-40
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38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 "He has blinded their eyes
and deadened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn--and I would heal them."
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4 our report
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Gr. the hearing of us, or, our preaching.
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