by Will | Apr 20, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:31 (HCSB)By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed. Rahab was an interesting woman. She is described in the Hebrew text as a zonah, which can be translated as innkeeper, tavern keeper, or...
by Will | Apr 19, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:30 (HCSB)By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being encircled by the Israelites for seven days. The story of Jericho’s cataclysmic fall is well-known by many. But few would list it as an example of outstanding faith, even though it is one of...
by Will | Apr 18, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:29 (HCSB)By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned. The miraculous crossing of the Red Sea was a watershed moment for the whole nation of Israel. It was remembered in a...
by Will | Apr 13, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:27-28 (HCSB)By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees Him who is invisible. By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not...
by Will | Apr 11, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:24-26 (HCSB)By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin. For he considered the reproach because of the Messiah to be...
