Courage: Enjoined Upon

Joshua,

Deu 31:7, 8, 22, 23; Jos 1:1-9;

the Israelites,

Lev 26:6-8; 2Ch 32:7, 8;

Solomon,

1Ch 22:13; 28:20;

Asa,

2Ch 15:1-7.

Courage: Enjoined by Jehoshaphat

Upon the judicial and executive officers be appointed,

2Ch 19:11.

Courage: Scriptures Relating To

Pro 28:1; Eze 2:6; 3:9; 1Cr 16:13; Phl 1:27, 28; 2Ti 1:7

Courage: Instances of the Courage of Conviction

Abraham, in leaving his fatherland,

Gen 12:1-9;

in offering Isaac,

Gen 22:1-14.

Gideon, in destroying the altar of Baal,

Jdg 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,

Dan 3:16-18.

Daniel, in persisting in prayer regardless of the edict against praying,

Dan 6:10.

Peter and John, in refusing to obey men, rather than God,

Act 4:19; 5:29.

See MINISTERS, COURAGE OF; REPROOF.

Courage: Instances of Personal Bravery

Joshua and Caleb, in advising that Israel go at once and possess the land,

Num 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,

Jdg 7:7-23.

Deborah, in leading Israel's armies,

Jdg 4.

Jael, in killing Sisera,

Jdg 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,

Neh 6:10-13.

Esther, in going to the king to save her people,

Est 4:8, 16; 5; 6; 7.

Joseph of Arimathaea, in caring for the body of Jesus,

Mar 15:43.

Thomas, in being willing to die with Jesus,

Jhn 11:16.

Peter and other disciples,

Act 3:12-26; 4:9-13, 19, 20, 31.

The apostles, under persecution,

Act 5:21, 29-32.

Paul, in going to Jerusalem, despite his impressions that bonds and imprisonments awaited him,

Act 20:22-24; 24:14, 25.

See BOLDNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS; MINISTERS; REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN; COWARDICE.