Hebrews 11:32

Examples Of Faith In Action

³¹ By faith Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies with a greeting of peace. ³² And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. ³³ Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, received promises, shut the mouths of lions,

By Faith

Barak

David

Gedeon

Gideon

Jephthah

Samson

Samuel

1 Samuel 1:20

By the time of the next year's sacrifice, Hannah had become pregnant and had borne a son. She named him Samuel because she said, "I asked the LORD for him."

1 Samuel 16:1

The LORD told Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I've chosen for myself one of his sons as king."

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came on David from that day forward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.

Judges 11:1-12

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant soldier, but he was also the son of a prostitute and Jephthah's father Gilead.

Judges 13:1-16

Some time later, the Israelis again practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, so the LORD handed them over into the domination of the Philistines for 40 years.

Judges 4:1-8

After Ehud died, while the LORD was watching, the Israelis made the evil they had been practicing even worse,

Judges 6:11

After this, the angel of the LORD arrived and sat down in the shade of the oak tree in Ophrah that belonged to Joash, a descendant of Abiezer, while his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a wine press in order to safeguard it from the Midianites.

Judges 13:24

Later on, the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew strong and the LORD blessed him.

1 Samuel 2:11

Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah, while the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 2:18

Now Samuel was ministering in the LORD's presence, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:1-12

Meanwhile the boy Samuel was serving the LORD before Eli. A word from the LORD was rare in those days, and visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 12:11

Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel and he delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, so that you lived securely.

1 Samuel 17:1-18

The Philistines assembled their army for battle. They were assembled at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

1 Samuel 28:3-25

Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also was among those who invoked his name. When they called on the LORD, he answered them.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the LORD told me, "Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me, I wouldn't be favorably disposed toward this people. Send them out of my presence! Let them go!

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you."

Luke 13:28

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

Luke 16:31

"Then Abraham told him, "If your brothers do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded, even if someone were to rise from the dead.'"

John 21:25

Of course, Jesus also did many other things, and I suppose that if every one of them were written down, the world couldn't contain the books that would be written.

Acts 2:29-31

"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.

Acts 3:24

"Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who followed him, also announced these days.

Acts 10:43

All the prophets testify to this: everyone who believes in Jesus receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

Acts 13:20

for about 450 years.

Acts 13:22-36

Then God removed Saul and made David their king, about whom he testified, "I have found that David, the son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my wishes.'

Romans 3:5

But if our unrighteousness serves to confirm God's righteousness, what can we say? God is not unrighteous when he vents his wrath on us, is he? (I am talking in human terms.)

Romans 4:1

What, then, are we to say about Abraham, our human ancestor?

Romans 6:1

What should we say, then? Should we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

Romans 7:7

What should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn't have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn't have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

James 5:10

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord.

1 Peter 1:10-12

Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation.

2 Peter 1:21

because no prophecy ever originated through a human decision. Instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 3:2

to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the commandment of our Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles.