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 the ultimate purpose of faith?
24. In what prayer for those who crucified Him did Christ manifest the true spirit of the gospel-love for sinner?
What were these gifts that Christ gave to men?
How did Jesus honor His parents?
What does the prophet Isaiah, speaking for God through this Spirit of Christ, call the seventhday Sabbath?
What were these locusts said to have over them?
What is the height of the wall?

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