²²^*It was faith that made Joseph, when he was about to die, speak of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and leave instructions about what should be done with his body.

²³^*It was faith that made the parents of Moses hide him for three months after he was born. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s order.

²⁴^*It was faith that made Moses, when he had grown up, refuse to be called the son of the king’s daughter. ²⁵He preferred to suffer with God’s people rather than to enjoy sin for a little while. ²⁶He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.

²⁷It was faith that made Moses leave Egypt without being afraid of the king’s anger. As though he saw the invisible God, he refused to turn back. ²⁸^*It was faith that made him establish the Passover and order the blood to be sprinkled on the doors, so that the Angel of Death would not kill the firstborn sons of the Israelites.

²⁹^*It was faith that made the Israelites able to cross the Red Sea as if on dry land; when the Egyptians tried to do it, the water swallowed them up.

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Cross references

*11.22: Gn 50:24, 25; Ex 13:19
*11.23 a: Ex 2:2 11.23 b: Ex 1:22
*11.24: Ex 2:10–12
*11.28: Ex 12:21–30
*11.29: Ex 14:21–31