Hebrews 11 serves as a powerful testament to the faith of Israel, showcasing how God's purpose unfolds through steadfast belief, even in the face of impossible odds. By faith, Moses kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, ensuring the destroyer of the firstborn did not touch them, and by faith, the Israelites passed through the Red Sea as on dry land, while the pursuing Egyptians were drowned. Similarly, by faith, the walls of Jericho fell after being encircled for seven days, marking a significant restoration of Israel's relationship with God. Israel's history, however, reveals a struggle with faith. In Numbers 14, God's judgment fell upon them for refusing to enter the Promised Land, their unbelief evident after testing Him ten times. God declared that generation would not enter the land, sentencing them to forty years in the wilderness to bear their guilt and know His rejection. Despite this, through Moses' intercession, God showed mercy, allowing the next generation to inherit the land, though the nation still faced the consequences of estrangement, reminded daily of their rejection of Him. The restoration began in Joshua 5 and 6, exactly forty years after their initial deliverance, as God renewed the covenant through circumcision, a sign neglected during the wilderness years. This act, tied to the Passover and Unleavened Bread, reaffirmed God's promises to Abraham's descendants of deliverance from Egypt and possession of Canaan. The fall of Jericho, likely on the Last Day of Unleavened Bread, symbolized God's satisfaction and the fulfillment of His covenant, as the Israelites, with minimal effort compared to His mighty work, saw Him deliver the fortified city into their hands through the sounding of jubilee trumpets proclaiming liberty and return to their ancestral land. This pattern of divine intervention mirrors the healing of a lame man by Jesus Christ on a Sabbath, possibly the Last Day of Unleavened Bread, as recorded in John 5. The man's thirty-eight years of infirmity parallel Israel's years of rejection in the wilderness, unable to progress until the Son of God restored him. Likewise, Israel's restoration at Jericho was no ordinary labor but a divine work of liberty and reconciliation, fitting for a day set apart by God. Through His grace, God granted Israel the faith to rise and move forward, and as Judges 2:7 notes, they served Him during Joshua's time and beyond, a rare period of belief amidst their broader history of faithlessness.