COURAGE

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Enjoined upon Joshua
De 31:7,8,22,23; Jos 1:1-9
The Israelites
Le 26:6-8; 2Ch 32:7,8
Solomon
1Ch 22:13; 28:20
Asa
2Ch 15:1-7
Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive officers be appointed
2Ch 19:11

SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Pr 28:1; Eze 2:6; 3:9; 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27,28; 2Ti 1:7

INSTANCES OF THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION

Abraham, in leaving his fatherland
Ge 12:1-9
In offering Isaac
Ge 22:1-14
Gideon, in destroying the altar of Baal
Jud 6:25-31
Ezra, in undertaking the perilous journey from Babylon to Palestine without a guard
Ezr 8:22,23
The Jews, in returning answer to Tatnai
Ezr 5:11
The three Hebrews, who refused to bow down to the image of Nebuchadnezzar
Da 3:16-18
Daniel, in persisting in prayer regardless of the edict against praying
Da 6:10
Peter and John, in refusing to obey men, rather than God
Ac 4:19; 5:29
See MINISTERS, COURAGE OF
See REPROOF

INSTANCES OF PERSONAL BRAVERY

Joshua and Caleb, in advising that Israel go at once and possess the land
Nu 13:30; 14:6-12
Othniel, in striking Kirjath-sepher
Jos 15:16,17
Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the Midianites and Amalekites with three hundred men
Jud 7:7-23
Deborah, in leading Israel's armies
Jud 4
Jael, in killing Sisera
Jud 4:18-22
Agag, in the indifference with which he faced death
1Sa 15:32,33
David, in killing Goliath
1Sa 17:32-50
In entering into the tent of Saul, and carrying away Saul's spear
1Sa 26:7-12
David's captains
2Sa 23
Joab, in reproving King David
2Sa 19:5-7
Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Ne 6:10-13
Esther, in going to the king to save her people
Es 4:8,16; 5; 6; 7
Joseph of Arimathaea, in caring for the body of Jesus
Mr 15:43
Thomas, in being willing to die with Jesus
Joh 11:16
Peter and other disciples
Ac 3:12-26; 4:9-13,19,20,31
The apostles, under persecution
Ac 5:21,29-32
Paul, in going to Jerusalem, despite his impressions that bonds and imprisonments awaited him
Ac 20:22-24; 24:14,25
See BOLDNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS
See MINISTERS
See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN
See COWARDICE