Hebreos 11:2

2 Por su fe, la gente de antaño gozó de una buena reputación.

Hebreos 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 11:2

For by it the elders obtained a good report.
] By whom are meant, not merely old men, or elders in age, but such who lived in ancient times; some before the flood, and to a great age, and others who were in office, civil or ecclesiastical, and were the ancestors and predecessors of the Hebrews; who in general obtained or received a good report from God; that they were the chosen of God, and were justified and accepted with him; that they were the children and friends of God, and should be glorified; and from men, from good men, for their faith and holiness; and from evil men, for their good works: and these also believed the report of the Gospel, and gave a good report of God, and of the good land, and adorned their profession; particularly, Abel received a good report, that he was righteous; and Enoch, that he pleased God, and walked with him; and Noah, that he was a just man, perfect in his generation, and also walked with God; and Abraham, that he was a believer, a friend of God, and one that feared and obeyed him; and Job, that he was a man that feared God, and shunned evil; and Moses, that he was a meek man, and a faithful one; and David, that he was a man after God's own heart, and fulfilled his will; and so others: and they received this report by faith, and as a fruit of it; which shows that faith is no new thing, and that the character of a believer is an old and honourable one. The apostle mentions this, to take off the Hebrews from any esteem of their traditionary elders, who had got a name, not by their faith, but by their traditions; and to engage their imitation of men of antiquity, authority, and wisdom superior to them; and to let them know, unless they had the same faith with their ancestors, it would be a vain thing to boast of descent from them.

Hebreos 11:2 In-Context

1 Grandes ejemplos de fe
La fe es la confianza de que en verdad sucederá lo que esperamos; es lo que nos da la certeza de las cosas que no podemos ver.

2 Por su fe, la gente de antaño gozó de una buena reputación.

3 Por la fe entendemos que todo el universo fue formado por orden de Dios, de modo que lo que ahora vemos no vino de cosas visibles.

4 Fue por la fe que Abel presentó a Dios una ofrenda más aceptable que la que presentó Caín. La ofrenda de Abel demostró que era un hombre justo, y Dios aprobó sus ofrendas. Aunque Abel murió hace mucho tiempo, todavía nos habla por su ejemplo de fe.

5 Fue por la fe que Enoc ascendió al cielo sin morir, «desapareció porque Dios se lo llevó»
; porque antes de ser llevado, lo conocían como una persona que agradaba a Dios.