Benaiah

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Benaiah

• Courageous

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2 Timothy 17 (NLT)

• For God has not given us a spirit of fear and
  timidity, but of power, love, and
  self-discipline.

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1 Samuel 221-2 (NIV)

• David left Gath and escaped to the cave of
  Adullam. When his brothers and his father's
  household heard about it, they went down to him
  there. All those who were in distress or in debt
  or discontented gathered around him, and he
  became their leader.

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2 Samuel 2320-21

• Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant fighter
  from Kabzeel, who performed great exploits. He
  struck down two of Moab's best men. He also went
  down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
  And he struck down a huge Egyptian.

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2 Samuel 2320-21 (NIV)

• Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand,
  Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched
  the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him
  with his own spear.

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2 Samuel 2323 (NIV)

• He was held in greater honor than any of the
  Thirty, but he was not included among the Three.

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2 Samuel 2323b (NIV)

• David put him in charge of his bodyguard. (NIV)

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1 Chronicles 275-6 (NIV)

• The third army commander, for the third month,
  was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was
  chief and there were 24,000 men in his division.

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1 Kings 44 (NIV)

• (Solomons army) Benaiah son of Jehoiada
  commander in chief

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Samuel 2320b (NIV)

• He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and
  killed a lion.

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In a Pit with a Lionon a Snowy DayMark
Batterson

• The greatest opportunities are the scariest
  lions. Part of us wants to play it safe, but
  Ive learned that taking no risks is the greatest
  risk of all.

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Two Tips from Lion Chasers
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Lion Chasers Know That the Bigger Their God Is
the Smaller Lions Become

• Tips from Lion Chasers

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Daniel 620-22

• When (King Darius) came near the den, he called
  to Daniel in an anguished voice, "Daniel, servant
  of the living God, has your God, whom you serve
  continually, been able to rescue you from the
  lions?"

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Daniel 620-22 (NIV)

• Daniel answered, "O king, live forever! My God
  sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the
  lions.

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Lion Chasers Understand That Playing It Safe Is
Risky

• Tips from Lion Chasers

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Hebrews 116 (NIV)

• And without faith it is impossible to please God

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2 Corinthians 57 (NIV)

• We live by faith, not by sight

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Benaiah

• Courageous