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Great Heroes of the Faith |
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| The essence of faith consists in believing and receiving what God has revealed. It may be defined as that trust in the God of the Scriptures and in Jesus Christ whom He has sent, which receives Him as Lord and Savior and impels to loving obedience and good works |
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| Abel |
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| Offered the best lamb as a sacrifice to God. |
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Genesis 4:1-16 |
| Enoch |
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| He walked with God. |
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Genesis 5:21-26 |
| Noah |
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| He believed God and obeyed Him without questioning. |
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Genesis 6:1-9:17 |
| Abraham |
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| Abraham trusted God, leaving the security of his homeland to follow God’s command. |
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Genesis 12:1-9;17:1-8 |
| Sarah |
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| Sarah believed God would be faithful to His promise to make Abraham into a great nation. |
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Genesis 18:1-15;21:1-8 |
| Isaac |
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| He blessed his sons. |
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Genesis 27:1-40 |
| Jacob |
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| Blessed his sons and Ephraim and Manasseh, his grandsons. |
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Genesis 48:1-22 |
| Joseph |
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| Believed that God would someday deliver His people from Egypt and return them to their land. |
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Genesis 37-50 |
| Jochebed |
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| They hid their son to save him from being killed. |
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Exodus 2:1-3 |
| Moses |
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| He refused to be identified with the royalty of Egypt. Left the comforts of Egypt to lead God’s people. Observed the Passover and led the people through the Red Sea. |
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Exodus 1-15;19-34 |
| Rahab |
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| She helped the spies of Israel. |
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Joshua 2:1,3;6:21-25 |
| Gideon |
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| They preformed heroic tasks and their strength came from God. |
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Judges 6-9 |
| David |
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| He killed the giant Goliath and followed the Lord. |
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1Samuel 16:1;17; 1Kings 2:11 |
| Samuel |
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| He led the people of Israel in the ways of the Lord. |
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1Samuel 1:1-25:1 |
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