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.

With whom did sin originate?
Through whom are repentance and forgiveness granted?
What special message was given to Jonah for Nineveh?
In what words does Christ recognize marriage as of God?
By what was the third universal empire symbolized?
What system was established on account of man's transgression of the law of God?
Where were the Ten Commandments placed?

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