but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
38. Now the just, etc. He means that patience is born of faith; and this is true, for we shall never be able to carry on our contests unless we are sustained by faith, even as, on the other hand, John truly declares, that our victory over the world is by faith.
I. Here the apostle sets forth the dignities of the gospel state. It is fit that believers should know the honours and privileges that Christ has procured for them, that, while they take the comfort, they may give him the glory of all. The privileges are, 1. Boldness to enter into the holiest.
Commenting on Hebrews 10:19-39
Verse 38. Now the just shall live by faith. This is a part of the quotation from Habakkuk, , which was probably commenced in the previous verse. See the passage fully explained . The meaning in the connexion in which it stands here, in accordance with the sense in which it was used by Habakkuk, is, that the righteous should live by continued confidence in God.