And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
There are things that accompany salvation, better things than any hypocrite or apostate ever enjoyed, and they will not be forgotten of God. What is done to the saints as such, God takes as done to Himself, and shall not go unrewarded.
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Commenting on Hebrews 6:9-20
For men verily swear by the greater,.... These words contain a reason why God swore by himself, and why his promises, having an oath annexed to them, ought to be believed. Men when they swear, they swear by the greater; not by themselves, as God does, because there is one greater than they; not by any of the creatures on earth, nor by the angels...
Verse 15. And so, after he had patiently endured. After he had waited for a long time. He did not faint or grow weary, but he persevered in a confident expectation of the fulfilment of what God had so solemnly promised. He obtained the promise. Evidently the promise referred to in the oath--that he would have a numerous posterity.