Hebräer 11:10

10 denn er erwartete die Stadt, welche Grundlagen hat, deren Baumeister und Schöpfer Gott ist.

Hebräer 11:10 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 11:10

For he looked for a city which hath foundations
Not the city of Jerusalem, nor the Gospel church state; but either the city of the new Jerusalem, said to have twelve foundations, ( Revelation 21:14 ) and in which glorious state, Abraham, with the rest of the saints, being raised from the dead, will in person possess the promised land; or else the ultimate glory of the saints in heaven, where God dwells, and keeps his palace; and which will be the dwelling place of the saints, and will have in it many habitations; and which will be both peaceable and safe, and full of glory, riches, joy, and pleasure; and into which none but holy and righteous persons will enter; the "foundations" of which are the everlasting love of God, eternal election, the covenant of grace, the promise and preparation of it by God, from the foundation of the world, and the Lord Jesus Christ, his blood and righteousness; which show the immovableness of it, it being opposed to the tabernacles Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt in, and to the transitory enjoyments of this world: and for this sure, immovable, and comfortable state of things, Abraham was "looking" by faith; he looked through, and above temporal things, to spiritual things; he went through difficulties with cheerfulness, did not greedily covet earthly things, but looked with disdain upon them, and to heaven with faith, affection, and earnest desire; and this proves his faith to be, as that is defined, ( Hebrews 11:1 )

whose builder and maker is God:
God the Father has prepared this glory from the foundation of the world, and has promised before the world began, and has chosen his people to it; the Spirit of God makes it known, and prepares them for it; and the Lord Jesus Christ is the forerunner entered, who is gone to get it ready for them, and will put them into the possession of it: this shows the superior excellency of this city, or glorious state; and that God has the sole right to dispose of it.

Hebräer 11:10 In-Context

8 Durch Glauben war Abraham, als er gerufen wurde, gehorsam, auszuziehen an den Ort, den er zum Erbteil empfangen sollte; und er zog aus, ohne zu wissen, wohin er komme.

9 Durch Glauben hielt er sich auf in dem Lande der Verheißung, wie in einem fremden, und wohnte in Zelten mit Isaak und Jakob, den Miterben derselben Verheißung;

10 denn er erwartete die Stadt, welche Grundlagen hat, deren Baumeister und Schöpfer Gott ist.

11 Durch Glauben empfing auch selbst Sara Kraft, einen Samen zu gründen, und zwar über die geeignete Zeit des Alters hinaus, weil sie den für treu achtete, der die Verheißung gegeben hatte.

12 Deshalb sind auch von einem, und zwar Gestorbenen, geboren worden gleichwie die Sterne des Himmels an Menge, und wie der Sand am Ufer des Meeres, der unzählig ist.