Hebrews 11:29 (KJV)

Passage

By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Hebrews 11:28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "passed", "through", "land", "egyptians", "assaying", and "drowned". 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 "Through faith he kept the passover 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.