Hebrews 6:13–15 (ESV)

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

Back in Chapter 5:11, we were told that Hebrews had much to tell us that was hard to understand.  Thus, we were encouraged to leave the milk and go to solid food. The rest of the book of Hebrews is presenting us solid food.  Our solid food begins with Abraham, the man of faith. In this quote from Genesis 22:17, Abraham receives a promise from God and patiently waits for it.  However, to help us understand Abraham’s faith, I would like to go back to Genesis 15:6 where the definition of Abraham’s saving faith is first presented.