Hebrews 11:30-34 - What more shall I say?

11:30,31

The miracles continued when the Israelites entered the promised land, with Jericho’s walls famously collapsing after the army marched round them for seven days. Why is this mentioned? Perhaps it is because the city was captured without a battle. With the Levitical law the people had to play a part in the sacrifice, but with the gospel we trust in what Christ achieved.

Rahab helped the spies when they came to Jericho. She assisted them because she believed that their God was powerful. By putting her trust in God she was saved. LIkewise, we are saved by putting our trust in God.

11:32-34

There are no shortage of people of faith in the Old Testament, faith has always been the way of following God. It is a little strange that he says “gained what was promised” in v33 when earlier his emphasis has been on the looking forward. It seems that he has now moved on to the practical outworking of faith. Faith is both a matter of looking forward and making life different today. Its outworking affected all areas of life: winning battles, administering justice, escaping danger. Weakness was turned into strength.