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.
 


In all we do, whose glory should we have in view?
What special message was given to Jonah for Nineveh?
How are those described who accept this message?
For what purpose is the grace of Christ received?
3. After the wise men had thus confessed their inability to do what the king required, who offered to interpret the dream?
9. What prophetic period extends to the time of the cleansing of the sanctuary, or the investigative judgment?
What false idea of this gathering were some to hold?

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