KJV ORIGINAL
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
It's through faith that we get how God spoke everything into existence, like, all the stuff we can see and touch wasn't made from anything that was already visible. God literally created something from nothing just by saying it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Faith helps us understand that God created everything from absolutely nothing, just his voice brought the whole universe to life.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The anonymous author of Hebrews wrote to Jewish Christians in the first century CE. It was written to encourage them as they faced persecution and temptation to abandon their faith, reminding them of the superiority of Christ and the new covenant.
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