faith as pictured in the Old Testament:
Exodus 4:31
And the people believed ('aman): and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
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"faith" is ...
following God when He leads with miracles
Sample Commentary:
Aaron was spokesman, and Moses performed the appointed miracles--through which "the people" (that is, the elders) believed and received the joyful tidings of the errand on which Moses had come with devout thanksgiving. Formerly they had slighted the message and rejected the messenger. Formerly Moses had gone in his own strength; now he goes leaning on God, and strong only through faith in Him who had sent him. Israel also had been taught a useful lesson, and it was good for both that they had been afflicted.
-- Commentary by Jamieson, Fausset, Brown
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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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Exodus 4:31
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And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
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1. believed
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Exodus 4:8,9
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Then the LORD said, "If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first miraculous sign, they may believe the second.
But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground."
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Exodus 3:18
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"The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD , the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'
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Psalms 106:12,13
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Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.
But they soon forgot what he had done
and did not wait for his counsel.
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Luke 8:13
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Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
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2. visited
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Exodus 3:16
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"Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The LORD , the God of your fathers-the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob-appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
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Luke 1:68
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"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come and has redeemed his people.
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3. looked
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Exodus 2:25
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So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.
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Exodus 3:7
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The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
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4. bowed
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Exodus 12:27
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then tell them, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD , who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.' " Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
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Genesis 17:3
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Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
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Genesis 24:26
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Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD ,
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1 Chronicles 29:20
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Then David said to the whole assembly, "Praise the LORD your God." So they all praised the LORD , the God of their fathers; they bowed low and fell prostrate before the LORD and the king.
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2 Chronicles 20:18
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Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD .
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| faith as revealed in the New Testament:
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith (pistis) is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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"faith" is ...
being sure of what we hope for
being certain of what we do not see.
Sample Commentary:
Faith is the SUBSISTENCE of things hoped for; The DEMONSTRATION of things not seen. The word "hupostasis", which we translate substance, signifies subsistence, that which becomes a foundation for another thing to stand on. And "elegchos" ( translated as "evidence" ) signifies such a conviction as is produced in the mind by the demonstration of a problem, after which demonstration no doubt can remain, because we see from it that the thing is; that it cannot but be; and that it cannot be otherwise than as it is, and is proved to be.
-- Commentary by Adam Clarke
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: pistis
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(pis'-tis)
Greek noun
Strongs number 4102
Number of verses: 228
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Meaning:
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1) conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it
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a) relating to God
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1) the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ
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b) relating to Christ
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1) a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God
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c) the religious beliefs of Christians
d) belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same
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2) fidelity, faithfulness
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a) the character of one who can be relied on
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Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
1 faith
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Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.
Hebrews 10:22,39 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
Acts 20:21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--
1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
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Psalms 27:13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalms 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
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3 substance or, ground, or, confidence.
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Hebrews 2:3 how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.
2 Corinthians 9:4 For if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to say anything about you--would be ashamed of having been so confident.
2 Corinthians 11:17 In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
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Hebrews 6:12,18,19 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
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Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
Romans 8:24,25 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
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