Faith

By faith we understand the universe was formed at G-d’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Able brought G-d a better offering than Cain did. By faith Enoch was taken from this life. so that he did not experience death. By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith Abraham, when G-d tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days. By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. By faith believe in who you are, on your own you can do nothing, with G-d all things can be done. James L. Rubart