Why is it necessary to look at Hebrews 11 when studying the account of the midwives?
Hebrews 11 is necessary because it gives God's Word about the midwives' activities, preventing the account from merely going in one ear and out the other. It shows there is more to the account than just a story, so the reader comprehends its significance.
Les teaches that we must go back to Hebrews 11 because unless we comprehend what God's Word says about the activities of these people, it probably just goes in one ear and out the other. He stresses there is more to it than that; this is not just a story. The midwives feared God, did not obey the king of Egypt, and saved the men's children alive. Their action stands against Satan's attempt, introduced in Genesis 3:15, to kill the male babies and prevent the seed of the woman from coming. Hebrews 11 supplies God's Word about their deeds, revealing the deeper significance of the account.
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Why did Les say the account of the Hebrew midwives is not just a story?
The account of the midwives in Exodus is not just a story; you need to understand what God's Word says about their activities in Hebrews 11, or it goes in one ear and out the other.