<p>11:10 <i>For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God</i>- The urban dweller who by faith lived as a nomad always hankered after a solid city- but not Ur. He overcame the desire to return to the city of his roots by focusing instead upon the future Kingdom of God, called her &quot;the city&quot;. This was relevant for the Jerusalem Church who are being addressed here, tempted as they were to return to the stability of the temple city. The &quot;architect&quot; (Gk.) of the future city was God; recalling how the ages of human history were &quot;framed&quot; by God (:3). The foundation of God's work is the doctrine of the Christ (6:1); He is also portrayed as the &quot;foundation&quot; in 1 Cor. 3:11 and Eph. 2:20. Abraham perceived that his future seed would be the foundation of his own eternal city. Again we see that it is faith in Christ which was the basis of the &quot;faith&quot; of Abraham and others mentioned here.</p>