Faith is something that is extremely important in our lives, as our faith determines our walk with God, how we live our lives, and how we govern our behaviors. There is more we have discussed about this: Here and here and here and here. 🙂
The Bible gives a large lesson on faith in Hebrews 11, it is magnificent. In that Scripture, it also states 15 heroes of faith. We tabulate them below…
| Name | What they did by faith | Hebrews Scripture | Other Scripture | Faith topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel | Offered an acceptable sacrifice | 11:4 | Genesis 4:2-10 | Devotion to God |
| Enoch | Pleased God and taken to Him bypassing death | 11:5-6 | Genesis 5:21-24 | Devotion to God |
| Noah | Built the ark to withstand the flood | 11:7 | Genesis 5:30-9:28 | Family, safety, devotion to God |
| Abraham | Followed God, believed God’s Promise of a son, and offered the son as a sacrifice | 11:8-19 | Genesis 11:26-25:11 | Devotion to God, family |
| Isaac | He blessed his sons’ futures | 11:20 | Genesis 24:4-66; 25:9-11; 25:19; 26:1-40 | Family |
| Jacob | Blessed Joseph’s sons | 11:21 | Genesis 37:2-36; 39:1-23; 40:3-50:26; Exodus 1:5-8; 13:19 | Family |
| Joseph | He spoke prophetically of the exodus from Egypt | 11:22 | Genesis 37:2-36; 39:1-23; 40:3-50:26; Exodus 1:5-8; 13:19 | Prophecy |
| Moses | Chose to be with God’s People and kept the first Passover | 11:23-28 | The books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy | Devotion to God |
| Rahab | She kept the Israelite spies safe | 11:31 | Joshua 2:1-24; 6:16-17; 6:22-25; James 2:25; Matthew 1:5 | Devotion to God |
| Gideon | Won a great battle against the enemies of Israel | 11:32-40 | Judges 6:11-8:35 | Devotion to God |
| Barak | Won a great battle against the enemies of Israel | 11:32-40 | Judges 4:1-5:15 | Devotion to God |
| Samson | Fought the Philistines | 11:32-40 | Judges 13:1-16:31 | Devotion to God |
| Jephthah | Won a great battle against the enemies of Israel | 11:32-40 | Judges 11:1-12:7 | Devotion to God |
| David | A man after God’s Own Heart | 11:32-40 | Ruth 4:17; 4:22; 1 Samuel 16:1-2 Samuel 24:25 | Devotion to God |
| Samuel | A prophet and judge of Israel | 11:32-40 | 1 Samuel 1:9-28:20; Psalm 99:6; Acts 3:24; 13:20 | Devotion to God |
| Name ^ | What they did by faith ^ | Hebrews Scripture ^ | Other Bible references ^ | Faith topic ^ |
As you can see, these great men and woman of God were fully willing to live their lives for their faith. What are you doing with your faith? Do you want to be a hero of faith?
