Hebrews 11:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 11:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 11:28 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 11:28 — KJV
“Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.”
— Hebrews 11:28 (KJV)
Hebrews 11:28 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 11:28
“So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:28: through, passover, should
“And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. fail: Heb. pass perish: Heb. be ended”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:28: through, kept, should
“Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. the hall...: or, Pilate's house”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:28: passover, lest, should
“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; set forth: or, foreordained remission: or, passing over”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:28: through, faith, blood
“For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 11:28: through, faith, should
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