Hebrews 11:29

We find all kinds of lessons in the Exodus. In the pilgrimage through the land we find that Israel did, from time to time, summon up faith. We find, for instance, in Hebrews 11:29 that Israel went through the Red Sea in faith. Sometimes it is hard to imagine that these people could have any faith at all, but they did from time to time. They went through the Red Sea believing. It was not merely a matter of courage that took them through there because the Egyptians were courageous as well. They went right in. But the Israelites went through by faith and the walls of water stayed there. When the Egyptians went through by means of their courage, the walls of water did not stay there. Israel went through by faith. So, from time to time they had it and they grew as they obeyed, as they went forward following Him, even though it was erratic from time to time.

Hebrews 11:23-29

In that span of verses, faith is mentioned in relation to Moses five different times—two times indirectly in association either with his parents or with Israel (his parents when he was born, and Israel as they passed through the Sea). And even in going through the Sea, I think if we would look there in Exodus, we would find that most of the faith there was on Moses' part and not the Israelites. They were all shook up. But they did walk between the walls of water in a measure of faith, and so they are included here. However, Moses was the one who really had the faith. So we might raise that to four different times.