Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 11:29

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29. they —Moses and Israel. Red Sea —called so from its red seaweed, or rather from Edom (meaning "red"), whose country adjoined it. which . . . assaying to do — Greek, "of which (Red Sea) the Egyptians having made experiment." Rashness and presumption mistaken by many for faith; with similar rash presumption many rush into eternity. The same thing when done by the believer, and when done by the unbeliever, is not the same thing [BENGEL]. What was faith in Israel, was presumption in the Egyptians. were drowned — Greek, "were swallowed up," or "engulfed." They sank in the sands as much as in the waves of the Red Sea. Compare :- , "the earth swallowed them." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-30" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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