Hebrews 11 6 Without faith it is impossible

Hebrews 11: 6 “…Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. ”

“Diligently Seek” ekzeteo (¤kzht¡v) “ 1. To seek in order to find; a. to seek a thing; b. to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into; c. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after; …”

“Diligently Seek” ekzeteo (¤kzht¡v) “… 2. to seek i. e. require, demand, a. to crave, demand something from someone” (Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, 195).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) I. General Usage. A. Papyri & Non-literary Sources. • Death seeking to change man • Seeking the guilty • Seeking money

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) I. General Usage. B. Literary sources (zeteo). • Xenophon, seeking divine things (Memorobilia, 1. 1. 15). • Plato, seeking and inquiring to expose false wisdom (Apology 23 b).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) II. Greek Old Testament. A. Divine reckoning (Gen. 9: 5). B. Seeking Divine judgment (Exodus 18: 15). C. Seeking reconciliation to God (Deuteronomy 4: 29).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) II. Greek Old Testament. D. Keeping statutes (Psalm 119: 145, 155; LXX 118). E. Seeking salvation (Amos 5: 5 -7).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) III. New Testament. A. Divine reckoning (Luke 11: 47 -51). B. Gentiles seeking the Lord (Acts 15: 15 -20).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) III. New Testament. C. What the wicked to not do (Rom 3: 10 -12; Psalm 14: 1 -2). D. Seeking to change choices (Hebrews 12: 1417).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) III. New Testament. E. Seeking to understand the plans of God (1 Pet 1: 10 -12).

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) IV. Application. • This demands our attention. • It involves obedience. • The sinner must seek God quickly.

“Those Who Diligently Seek Him” (Hebrews 11: 6) IV. Application. • We should seek to know more and more of the things of God. • One day it will be too late to “diligently seek” Him.