11:34
“Quenched the fury of the flames” probably refers to Daniel’s friends who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to the idol. Various people escaped the sword, including David, and the whole nation was rescued by Esther. “Whose weakness was turned to strength”. This reminds me of 2 Cor 12:9 where God said to Paul that His strength is made perfect in weakness. Gideon is probably the best example of this, of those named above, and he did become powerful and rout foreign armies.
11:35
The women who “received back their dead” are the widow of Zarephath (1 Ki 17:17-24, raised by Elijah) and the Shunammite woman (2 Ki 4:17-37, raised by Elisha). The writer then mentions those who died in faith, despite being tortured. This is referring to incidents recorded in the Apocrypha, rather than Scripture itself.
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