The Faith of Moses

(Exodus 2–15; Acts 7:20–22)

23 By faith [Moses’] parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw [that he was] a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called [the] son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience [the] fleeting enjoyment of sin. 26 He valued disgrace for Christ {above} the treasures of Egypt,[fn] for he was looking ahead to [his] reward.

27 By faith [Moses] left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw [Him who is] invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer [of] the firstborn would not touch [Israel’s own] [ firstborn ].

29 By faith [the people] passed through the Red Sea as on dry [land]; [but when] the Egyptians tried to follow,[fn] they were drowned.