Why did not these ancient worthies receive the promise?

Answer

"And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided
some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect." Heb. 11: 39,40.

What did Jesus present to the people as a basis of confidence in Him?
By what commands has God guarded the marriage relation?
What is to be one of the prominent sins of the last days?
Whose Spirit inspired their utterances?
What testimony did Christ bear concerning His relation to the law and the prophets?
After resting on the seventh day, what did God do?
For what purpose did Christ say He would come again?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle