It is a nice verse. I like the word expect rather than hope.
Do you have a Strong's Concordance? The lexicon in it has it define like this.
G1679 ἐλπίζω elpizo (el-pid'-zo) v.
1. to expect or confide
When I seen that in the Strong's years ago; from that point on when I seen the word hope in my KJV Bible I understood it to mean expect. Changed my perspective a lot.
Anyway; As you know Faith is a noun. A state of being. The BDAG lexicon has it defined like this, "state of believing on the basis of the reliability of the one trusted".
With that being understood and what you shared. There is other verses that give even more insight on what faith is. Please bear with me.
Rom. 10:1-4 says, Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
(Rom 10:1-4 KJV)
So Israel had not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of GOD. Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; (Which is Faith) As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone (Which is Christ; Faith) and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
(Rom 9:32-33 KJV)
Rom 10:4 says, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
Christ is also a noun; which is a state of being. But in this instance Christ is Jesus. But interestingly enough Jesus is not a normal Being. He among other things is the Rock of offense, Stone of stumbling; the Faith prophesied by Isaiah 8:14 and 28:16. If one is paying attention Paul is also calling Jesus YEHOVAH. Because YEHOVAH is the subject of Isaiah 8:14.
Anyway Romans 10:4 says, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
If we keep reading and keep everything in Context we see that Christ, JEHOVAH, the Stone of Stumbling, the Faith is given to us.
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Yehovah; Faith; the Word) down from above) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Yehovah; Faith, the Word) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The Word (Yehovah; Christ, Faith) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the Word of faith, which we preach;
(Rom 10:6-8 KJV)
So if we keep everything in Isaiah and Romans in Context.
Do you have a Strong's Concordance? The lexicon in it has it define like this.
G1679 ἐλπίζω elpizo (el-pid'-zo) v.
1. to expect or confide
When I seen that in the Strong's years ago; from that point on when I seen the word hope in my KJV Bible I understood it to mean expect. Changed my perspective a lot.
Anyway; As you know Faith is a noun. A state of being. The BDAG lexicon has it defined like this, "state of believing on the basis of the reliability of the one trusted".
With that being understood and what you shared. There is other verses that give even more insight on what faith is. Please bear with me.
Rom. 10:1-4 says, Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
(Rom 10:1-4 KJV)
So Israel had not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of GOD. Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; (Which is Faith) As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone (Which is Christ; Faith) and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
(Rom 9:32-33 KJV)
Rom 10:4 says, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
Christ is also a noun; which is a state of being. But in this instance Christ is Jesus. But interestingly enough Jesus is not a normal Being. He among other things is the Rock of offense, Stone of stumbling; the Faith prophesied by Isaiah 8:14 and 28:16. If one is paying attention Paul is also calling Jesus YEHOVAH. Because YEHOVAH is the subject of Isaiah 8:14.
Anyway Romans 10:4 says, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
If we keep reading and keep everything in Context we see that Christ, JEHOVAH, the Stone of Stumbling, the Faith is given to us.
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Yehovah; Faith; the Word) down from above) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Yehovah; Faith, the Word) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The Word (Yehovah; Christ, Faith) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the Word of faith, which we preach;
(Rom 10:6-8 KJV)
So if we keep everything in Isaiah and Romans in Context.
We see that Christ, Yehovah, Faith; the Word is here in our hearts and in our mouths. And this Faith; Is The word (utterance; something spoken) of faith in which we preach. In other words Paul is saying, This is what we means when we say faith.
Pretty cool huh?
But wait; that is not everything. Romans 10:4-6 as you probably know is also a quote from the Old Testament. This time Paul is quoting Deut 30:11-14.
We will start in verse 10 to keep everything in context.The Spirit saith,
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
For this commandment which I command thee this day,
What commandment? The one HE just spoke.
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
This is that which is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?" But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
So the Commandment, hearkening unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, turning unto the LORD thy God with all our heart, and with all our soul is the word that is nigh us; in our hearts and in our mouths that we do it. That is the Faith in which we speak.
This is being spoken in the present tense. Which means if we are looking at Isaiah, Deut., and Romans keeping everything in context, this FAITH, this voice of the LORD YEHOVAH GOD; CHRIST; THE WORD;(Deu 30:10-15 KJV)
Pretty cool huh?
But wait; that is not everything. Romans 10:4-6 as you probably know is also a quote from the Old Testament. This time Paul is quoting Deut 30:11-14.
We will start in verse 10 to keep everything in context.The Spirit saith,
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
For this commandment which I command thee this day,
What commandment? The one HE just spoke.
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
This is that which is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?" But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
So the Commandment, hearkening unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, turning unto the LORD thy God with all our heart, and with all our soul is the word that is nigh us; in our hearts and in our mouths that we do it. That is the Faith in which we speak.
This is being spoken in the present tense. Which means if we are looking at Isaiah, Deut., and Romans keeping everything in context, this FAITH, this voice of the LORD YEHOVAH GOD; CHRIST; THE WORD;
HIS COMMANDMENTS AND HIS STATUTES WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW are in our hearts and in our mouths (TRUE FAITH) that we do it; was available then, even as it is now!
In a sense also I see faith as a state of being in that leads to doing.
So like in Christ we do all things.