Table of Contents
A Letter From the Governing Body 2
INTRODUCTION: You Can Grow in Courage! 4
SECTION 1
From the Days of the Patriarchs to the Time of the Judges
CHAPTER | PERSON PAGE
From the Days of the Patriarchs to the Time of the Judges 12
1 He Walked With God | Enoch 16
2 He Condemned the World | Noah 20
3 She Refused to Look Back | Sarah 24
4 The First Man to Wage a Righteous War | Abraham 28
5 He Faced His Hardest Challenge | Abraham 32
6 She Ventured Into the Unknown | Rebekah 36
7 He Faced Danger to Protect His Family | Jacob 40
8 He Resisted Temptation | Joseph 44
9 “By Faith Moses Was Hid” | Shiphrah, Puah, Amram, Jochebed, Miriam 48
10 He Made His Choice | Moses 52
11 “Go In to Pharaoh” | Moses 58
12 He Fought Loyally for His God | Caleb 62
13 He Followed Unusual Instructions | Joshua 66
14 She Chose Jehovah Over Her Own People | Rahab 70
15 They Faced Tragedy Together | Naomi and Ruth 74
16 “I Will Certainly Go With You” | Barak and Deborah 78
17 “Most Blessed of Women” | Jael 82
18 Courageous and Cautious | Gideon 86
19 They Fulfilled a Difficult Vow | Jephthah and His Daughter 90
20 He Found Courage in a Time of Weakness | Samson 94
21 A Boy Who Spoke Up for Jehovah | Samuel 98
SECTION 2
From the Days of the Kings to the Rebuilding of Jerusalem
From the Days of the Kings to the Rebuilding of Jerusalem 102
22 His Loyalty Called for Courage | Jonathan 106
23 He Stood Up to a Giant | David 110
24 She Faced Two Angry Men | Abigail 114
25 Courage Guided by Conscience | David 118
26 He Corrected the King | Nathan 122
27 He Refused to Become Bitter | Mephibosheth 126
28 Completely Devoted to Jehovah “All His Life” | Asa 130
29 “My God Is Jehovah” | Elijah 134
30 She Found Courage in the Face of Despair | The Widow of Zarephath 138
31 A Captive Child Speaks Up | The Little Israelite Girl 142
32 “O Jehovah, Open His Eyes” | Elisha 146
33 He Defended the Kingship | Jehoiada 150
34 “He Held Fast to Jehovah” | Hezekiah 154
35 The Courage to Repent | Manasseh 158
36 He Led the People Back to Jehovah | Josiah 162
37 “He Would Not Defile Himself” | Daniel 166
38 They “Quenched the Force of Fire” | The Three Hebrews 170
39 “If I Am to Perish, I Will Perish” | Esther 176
40 He Rebuilt the Wall | Nehemiah 180
SECTION 3
The Days of the Messiah and His Followers
The Days of the Messiah and His Followers 184
41 “Righteous Before God” | Zechariah and Elizabeth 188
42 The Courage to Say Yes | Mary 192
43 He Shouldered the Load | Joseph 196
44 “There Is No One Greater” | John the Baptist 200
45 “I Am a Sinful Man” | Peter 204
46 “I Have Seen the Lord!” | Mary Magdalene 208
47 “She Did What She Could” | Mary, Sister of Lazarus 212
48 “Full of Faith and Holy Spirit” | Stephen 216
49 He Became a Rock | Peter 220
50 He Made His Mind Over | Saul of Tarsus 224
51 “Son of Comfort” | Barnabas 228
52 “He Is Helpful to Me” | Mark 232
53 “I Now Urge You to Take Courage” | Paul 236