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 is sin declared to be?
What statement testifies to Abraham's faith in God ?
When purged from these sins, in what condition is a man, and for what is he prepared?
Did Christ know beforehand the treatment He was to receive?
How should all Christian parents bring up their children?
What are the three essentials to an official seal?
What fate awaits those who turn a deaf ear to the poor?

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