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.
Moses kept the Passover by faith precisely because the effect was not yet visible: he saw only blood on doorposts, yet believed God's bare word that the destroyer would pass over. He did not need to see Christ prefigured in the lamb to trust; faith meant acquiescence in God's promise when the thing itself remained hidden.
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Abel is our first pattern of faith at work: he offered a sacrifice acceptable to God while his brother's was rejected. By faith he was commended as righteous, and though he died long ago, his faith still speaks.
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Commenting on Hebrews 11:4-31
Moses believed the bare word of God: that the destroying angel would pass by houses marked with blood, though he could not see it happening. His faith held fast to an invisible promise where nothing yet was apparent.
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