Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and strength that the Scriptures give us.
Romans 4:23 - Easy To Read Version Those words (“God accepted Abraham’s faith”) were written not only for Abraham. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [the words], It was credited to him, were written not for his sake alone, American Standard Version (1901) Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him; Common English Bible But the scripture that says “it was credited to him” wasn’t written only for Abraham’s sake. Catholic Public Domain Version Now this has been written, that it was reputed to him unto justice, not only for his sake, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice, |
Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and strength that the Scriptures give us.
The things that happened to those people are examples. And those things were written to be warnings for us. We live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to.
And these things that happened are examples for us. These examples should stop us from wanting evil things like those people did.