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 promise is made to those who confess their sins?
To what place was Christ taken?
9. What expressions in the prophecy of Joel seem to imply a double fulfilment of this outpouring of the Spirit?
When tempted to bow down and worship Satan, what reply did Christ make?
5. What, in the parable, did God say to the rich man who thought to build larger barns in which to store his goods?
What was given these martyrs?
To what is the life of the redeemed compared?

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