Hebrews 11:38 Meaning and Explanation
“(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”
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What Does Hebrews 11:38 Mean?
The writer pauses with a striking aside about these afflicted believers. Though the world cast them out, he declares the world was not worthy of them.
They wandered in deserts and mountains and lived in dens and caves, treated as if they had no place on earth. Yet the true measure was reversed: it was the world that fell short of them. Faith may make a person an outcast in this age, but heaven counts such a one as treasure. Those whom the world rejects for righteousness' sake are honored by God, and their homelessness here points to the city He has prepared.
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What does Hebrews 11:38 mean?
The world was not worthy of such people, who wandered through deserts and mountains and hid in dens and caves.