“By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the King’s edict.” The Backstory At the end of the book of Genesis, the descendants of Jacob (God changed his name to Israel in Genesis 32:28) are living
The next hero of the faith presented by the writer of Hebrews is Joseph. Here’s what is said about this great patriarch in Hebrews 11:22, “By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.” Backstory Joseph is a big story. It
There is a lot of fire in the Bible: Moses and the burning bush; Elijah and the Prophets of Baal; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; and my all-time favorite – Jesus cooking a shore breakfast for His disciples over a fire in John 21. When I’m camping or backpacking, I very much enjoy a campfire. I
Hebrews 11:13-16 contains our next Live By Faith story: “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, ‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.’ Abraham reasoned
As the author of Hebrews 11 continues to write about the ancient heroes of the faith, he suddenly interrupts himself and pens these words: “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners
The writer of Hebrews 11 introduces Sarah as our next hero of the faith. Her story is a very unusual one and is found in Genesis chapters 16 through 18. The summarized version of her story is this: Sarah was married to Abraham. God made a covenant with Abraham that he would be the father
