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
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
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