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.

3. From whose words did Christ say the disciples ought to have learned of His death and resurrection?
What prophetic declaration foretold this truth?
What event does he speak of as immediately following these times of refreshing?
How enduring is the moral law?
24. What psalms seem to have been written especially for the comfort and encouragement of God's people during the time of the seven last plagues?
How important is the trial of our faith?
What is God's attitude toward the poor?

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