¹⁷By faith jAbraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, ¹⁸of whom it was said, k“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” ¹⁹lHe considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. ²⁰By faith mIsaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. ²¹By faith nJacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, obowing in worship over the head of his staff. ²²By faith pJoseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.

²³By faith qMoses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of rthe king's edict. ²⁴By faith Moses, when he was grown up, srefused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵tchoosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy uthe fleeting pleasures of sin. ²⁶vHe considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to wthe reward. ²⁷By faith he xleft Egypt, ynot being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured zas seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸By faith ahe kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

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