“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going — Abraham's faith issues in obedience (hypakoē) to a call that provides no map or destination. Not knowing (ou ginosko) where he was going marks the radical trust: he left everything for promise.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:8
“By faith Abraham when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.” [“By faith”]: for (tell me) whom did he see to emulate? He had for father a Gentile, and an idolater; he had heard no prophets; he knew not whither he was…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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