Faith of the 1st People

Imagine a child was seen in a 2nd floor window of a house that is on fire and the fire trucks weren’t yet there. Suppose a large man arrived at the scene and shouted to the child, “Drop into my arms. Don’t be afraid. I’ll catch you.” It would be necessary to faith for the child to know the man is there. It is another part of faith to believe that the man is strong and able to catch someone. But the essence of faith lies in the child dropping down into the man’s arms. Hebrews 11:4-7 has three examples of faith like that, the faith of the first people: Abel, Enoch, and Noah.