-INSTANCES PERSONAL BRAVERY .Joshua and Caleb, in advising that Israel go at once and

possess the land Numbers 13:30; 14:6-12 .Othniel, in striking Kirjath-sepher Joshua 15:16, 17 .Gideon, in

attacking the confederate armies of the Midianites and Amalekites with three hundred men Judges 7:7-23

.Deborah, in leading Israel\’s armies Judges 4 Jael, in killing Sisera Judges 4:18-22 Agag, in the

indifference with which he faced death 1 Samuel 15:32, 33 .David, in killing Goliath 1 Samuel 17:32-50 .In

entering into the tent of Saul, and carrying away Saul\’s spear 1 Samuel 26:7-12 .David\’s captains 2 Samuel

23 Joab, in reproving King David 2 Samuel 19:5-7 Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple

Nehemiah 6:10-13 .Esther, in going to the king to save her people Esther 4:8, 16; 5; 6; 7 Joseph of

Arimathaea, in caring for the body of Jesus Mark 15:43 .Thomas, in being willing to die with Jesus John

11:16 .Peter and other disciples 4:9-13, 19, Acts 3:12-26; 20, 31 .The apostles, under persecution Acts 5:21,

29-32 .Paul, in going to Jerusalem, despite his impressions that bonds and imprisonments awaited him Acts

20:22-24; 24:14, 25

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-Enjoined upon Joshua Deuteronomy 3 1 :7, 8, 22, 23; Joshua 1:1-9

-The Israelites Leviticus 26:6-8; 2 Chronicles 32:7, 8

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-Solomon 1 Chronicles 22:13; 28:20

-Asa 2 Chronicles 15:1-7

-Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive officers be appointed 2 Chronicles 19:1 1

-SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Proverbs 28:1; Ezekiel 2:6; 3:9; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Philippians 1:27, 28;

2 Timothy 1 :7

-INSTANCES OF THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION Abraham, in leaving his fatherland Genesis 12:1-

9 .In offering Isaac Genesis 22:1-14 .Gideon, in destroying the altar of Baal Judges 6:25-31 Ezra, in

undertaking the perilous journey from Babylon to Palestine without a guard Ezra 8:22, 23 .The Jews, in

returning answer to Tatnai Ezra 5:11 .The three Hebrews, who refused to bow down to the image of

Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 3:16-18 .Daniel, in persisting in prayer regardless of the edict against praying

Daniel 6: 10 .Peter and John, in refusing to obey men, rather than God Acts 4:19; 5:29

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– Judges 5: 1-31; 2 Samuel 10:12; Nehemiah 1:1-11; 2:1-20; 5:1-18; Psalm 137:1-6 .The Jews

held religion and country as one (a theocracy), therefore

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-Angry Proverbs 25:23

-Cheerful Job 29:24; Psalm 4:6; 21:6; 44:3; Proverbs 15:13; 27:17

-Fierce Deuteronomy 28:50; Daniel 8:23

-Guilty Genesis 4:5; Isaiah 3:9

-Health indicated in Psalm 42:11; 43:5

-Pride in 2 Kings 5:1; Psalm 10:4

-Reading of Genesis 31:2, 5

-Sad 1 Samuel 1:18; Nehemiah 2:2, 3; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Ezekiel 27:35; Daniel 1:15; 5:6

-Transfigured Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:7, 13; Luke 9:29

-A wise man, versed in law and diplomacy 1 Chronicles 27:32, 33

-Ahithophel was .To David 1 Chronicles 27:33; 2 Samuel 16:23 .To Absalom 2 Samuel 16:23

-Was member of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50, 51

-A title of Christ Isaiah 9:6

-General scriptures concerning Proverbs 1:5; 9:9; 11:14; 12:15; 15:22; 19:20; 20:18; 24:6; 27:9

-REJECTED Proverbs 1:24-33

-INSTANCES OF .By Rehoboam 1 Kings 12:8-16 .By the rich young ruler Matthew 19:22

-Apostolic Acts 15:1-29

-Of War 2 Samuel 16:20; 17:1-4, 5-15

-(R. V. margin) Exodus 25:4

-General scriptures concerning 2 Kings 9:30; Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 23:40