Hebrews 11:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

They desire

Hebrews 11:14

Hebrews 12:22

God is

Hebrews 2:11

To be

General references

Hebrews 13:14

Bible References

They desire

for those saying such things make manifest that they seek a country;

But, ye came to Mount Zion, and to a city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,

God is

for both he who is sanctifying and those sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

To be

'And I have established My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for a covenant age-during, to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee;

He saith also, 'I am the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob;' and Moses hideth his face, for he is afraid to look towards God.

-- And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,

At that time, an affirmation of Jehovah, I am for God to all families of Israel, And they -- they are to Me for a people.

'And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

'And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 'And Moses having become terrified, durst not behold,

General references

And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;

'In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths,

I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt to become your God; I, Jehovah, am your God.'

Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for God;

but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared.'

for we have not here an abiding city, but the coming one we seek;