Hebrews 11:34

Examples Of Faith In Action

³³ who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, ³⁴ quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength after being weak, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. ³⁵ Women received their dead—they were raised to life again. Some men were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection,

By the Sword

Edge of the Sword

Raised to Life

Judges 15:8

He tore them limb from limb with a great slaughter, and he went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

1 Kings 19:3

Then Elijah became afraid and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,

2 Kings 6:16-18

Elisha said, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us outnumber those who are with them.”

2 Kings 6:32

Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger got to him, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”

Psalm 144:10

the One who gives victory to kings,
who frees His servant David
from the deadly sword.

Judges 7:19-25

Gideon and the 100 men who were with him went to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch after the sentries had been stationed. They blew their trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.

Judges 8:4-10

Gideon and the 300 men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.

Judges 15:14-20

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came to meet him shouting. The Spirit of the Lord took control of him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like burnt flax and his bonds fell off his wrists.

Judges 16:19-30

Then she let him fall asleep on her lap and called a man to shave off the seven braids on his head. In this way, she made him helpless, and his strength left him.

1 Samuel 14:13-15

Jonathan climbed up using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. Jonathan cut them down, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.

1 Samuel 17:51-52

David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword, pulled it from its sheath, and used it to kill him. Then he cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran.

1 Samuel 20:1

David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What did I do wrong? How have I sinned against your father so that he wants to take my life?”

2 Samuel 8:1-18

After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.

2 Samuel 10:15-19

When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.

2 Samuel 21:16-17

Then Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giant, whose bronze spear weighed about eight pounds and who wore new armor, intended to kill David.

2 Kings 20:7-11

Then Isaiah said, “Bring a lump of pressed figs.” So they brought it and applied it to his infected skin, and he recovered.

2 Chronicles 14:11-14

Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one besides You to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, Lord our God, for we depend on You, and in Your name we have come against this large army. Yahweh, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder You.”

2 Chronicles 16:1-9

In the thirty-sixth year of Asa, Israel’s King Baasha went to war against Judah. He built Ramah in order to deny access to anyone—going or coming—to Judah’s King Asa.

2 Chronicles 20:6-25

He said:

Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

2 Chronicles 32:20-22

King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven,

Job 5:20

In famine He will redeem you from death,
and in battle, from the power of the sword.

Job 42:10

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.

Psalm 6:8

Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.

Psalm 66:12

You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but You brought us out to abundance.

Isaiah 43:2

I will be with you
when you pass through the waters,
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not overwhelm you.
You will not be scorched
when you walk through the fire,
and the flame will not burn you.

Jeremiah 26:24

But Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

Daniel 3:19-28

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.