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COURAGE ;
Enjoined upon Joshua - De 31:7,8,22,23; Jos 1:1-9
The Israelites - Le 26:6-8; 2Ch 32:7,8
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 COURAGE OF
MINISTERS,- See
REPROOFINSTANCES 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 OF THE RIGHTEOUS
BOLDNESS- See
MINISTERS- See FAITHFULNESS IN
REPROOF,- See
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