1. The Patriarchs overcame death (17-22)

To offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering, Abraham had to believe that God could even raise the dead. Isaac, Jacob and Joseph also learned to look beyond their earthly lives, teaching their descendants faith in God's promise.

2. Moses took up his cross (23-28)

Moses' journey of faith started with his parents' courage to hide him from the edict of death. Moses could have stayed in Pharaoh's palace and enjoyed a privileged life. But he embraced a life full of sufferings in order to lead God's people to freedom. He had a heavenly value system, seeing God's reward as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt. So God was pleased to use Moses to keep the Passover, teaching the gospel of salvation through Jesus' blood.