Hebrews 11:29 (DRB)

Passage

By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land: which the Egyptians attempting, were swallowed up.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the fierceness of the king: for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible.

Hebrews 11:28 By faith he celebrated the pasch and the shedding of the blood: that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land: which the Egyptians attempting, were swallowed up.

Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, by the going round them seven days.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with the unbelievers, receiving the spies with peace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "passed", "through", "land", "egyptians", "attempting", and "swallowed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "passed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "By faith he celebrated the pasch and..." into verse 30's "By faith the walls of Jericho fell...", so "faith" and "passed" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "passed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.