23. Because Moses' parents had faith, they kept him hidden until he was three months old. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's orders.
24. Then after Moses grew up, his faith made him refuse to be called Pharaoh's grandson.
25. He chose to be ill-treated with God's people instead of having the good time that sin could bring for a little while.
26. Moses knew that the treasures of Egypt were not as wonderful as what he would receive from suffering for the Messiah, and he looked forward to his reward.
27. Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.
28. His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the firstborn sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel.
29. Because of their faith, the people walked through the Red Sea on dry land. But when the Egyptians tried to do it, they were drowned.
30. God's people had faith, and when they had walked around the city of Jericho for seven days, its walls fell down.
31. Rahab had been a prostitute, but she had faith and welcomed the spies. So she wasn't killed with the people who disobeyed.
32. What else can I say? There isn't enough time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.