The Promise Realized Through Faith
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; Rom 4:20
Jesus’ own words. Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Abraham knew in his heart that nothing was impossible to God. His faith was not of this world, but in God.
In spite of the humanly impossible situation, Abraham did not waver through (lit., “by”) unbelief. “Waver” (diekrithē) means “to be divided” (sometimes trans. “doubt,” as in Jas. 1:6). The patriarch was strengthened in his faith (lit., “was empowered [enedynamōthē, from endynamoō] by means of faith”). God, responding to Abraham’s faith, empowered him and Sarah physically to generate the child of promise. Also he gave glory to God, that is, he praised God by exalting or exclaiming His attributes.
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