Hébreux 11:10

10 Car il attendait la cité qui a des fondements, dont Dieu est l'architecte et le fondateur.

Hébreux 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.

Hébreux 11:10 In-Context

8 Par la foi, Abraham, étant appelé, obéit, pour aller au pays qu'il devait recevoir en héritage, et partit, ne sachant où il allait.

9 Par la foi, il demeura dans la terre qui lui avait été promise, comme dans une terre étrangère, habitant sous des tentes, avec Isaac et Jacob, les cohéritiers de la même promesse.

10 Car il attendait la cité qui a des fondements, dont Dieu est l'architecte et le fondateur.

11 Par la foi aussi, Sara reçut la vertu de concevoir et, malgré son âge, elle enfanta, parce qu'elle crut à la fidélité de celui qui avait fait la promesse.

12 C'est pourquoi d'un seul homme, et qui était déjà affaibli, il est né une multitude aussi nombreuse que les étoiles du ciel, et que le sable du bord de la mer, qui ne se peut compter.