Top 10 Heroes of Faith From the Bible

Before us have come men and women who fully relied on God. These are the TOP 10 heroes of faith from the Bible!

Old Testament Hero #4: Daniel

Carried away from the land of Israel while still a boy, Daniel lived as a Jew in exile under the Babylonian empire. Groomed to be an advisor in King Nebuchadnezzar’s court, even as a boy, Daniel and his friends rejected the food of the king to keep the Law of Moses, a commitment he would keep into adulthood, eventually landing him in a pit of lions for refusing to call the king a god. Interpreting dreams and visions, Daniel would be a service to all kingdoms, and beheld the promise of God’s coming rule. The prophet Ezekiel describes him as a “pattern of righteousness.”

Bible story: Daniel 1-12

Old Testament Hero #5: Esther

The book named for her is the only one in all of Scripture that never mentions the name of God, yet in Esther’s life the Lord’s will and hand are ever-visible. Born in exile, the orphaned Esther was raised by her cousin Mordecai. Chosen by the king for her beauty to be a faithful queen, Esther was raised out of the low position of the Jews in Persia to one of prominence. In this position, Esther remained a faithful woman of God, fasting and praying while still maintaining devotion and submission to her king husband. It was her courage and dignity that saved the Jews of Persia from genocide, a deliverance still celebrated among Jewish communities to this day as Purim.

Bible story: Esther 1-10
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