Abraham sends Hagar and son away into desert Genesis 21:9-21
Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt Genesis 37:1-37
Moses reluctant to lead people out of Egypt Exodus 3:9-12
Israelites blocked by Red Sea Exodus 14:5-31
Moses and people wander in wilderness Exodus 16:1-36, Numbers 11:1-15,31,32
Moses cautions them to remember their trials Deuteronomy 8:1-20
David accepts Goliath's challenge I Samuel 17:17-37
Elijah's discouragement overcome I Kings 19:1-9
Elisha asks a hard thing of Elijah II Kings 2:1-11
Elisha prophesies incredible plenty II Kings 6:24,25,7:1-18
Nehemiah sees obstacles to be overcome Nehemiah 2:1-20
Job asks why the good man should suffer Job 3:1-26
David's song, "Why art thou cast down?" Psalms 42:1-11
David's song, "Be still, and know that I am God" Psalms 46:1-11
David's song, "He that dwelleth in the secret place" Psalms 91:1-16
Isaiah reassures those in difficulty Isaiah 40:1-31
Isaiah urges "Look unto the rock" Isaiah 51:1-12
Jeremiah on "nothing too hard for Thee" Jeremiah 32:2,6-27,37-44
Three Jews placed in fiery furnace Daniel 3:1-30
Daniel in lions' den Daniel 6:1-28
Jonah in great fish Jonah 2:1-10
Jesus heals woman sick twelve years Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48
Jesus feeds 5000 with a few loaves and fishes Matthew 14:15-21, Mark 6:35-44, Luke 9:12-17, John 6:5-14
Jesus heals epileptic boy after disciples had failed Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14-29, Luke 9:37-43
Jesus' parable of the lost sheep Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:1-7
Risen Jesus, victor after seeming failure Matthew 28:1-8, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12, John 20:1-10
Jesus' parable of the unwilling friend Luke 11:5-13
Jesus heals woman bowed together 18 years Luke 13:11-17
Jesus' parable of the prodigal Luke 15:11-24
Jesus' parable of the judge and widow Luke 18:1-8
Jesus' parable of the temple to be raised in three days John 2:19-22
Jesus heals man impotent for 38 years John 5:1-16
Jesus says source of his great works is the Father John 5:17-47
Jesus raises Lazarus dead four days John 11:1-46
Jesus comforts disciples against tribulation John 16:1-33
Jesus locates fish for disciples who had caught nothing all night John 21:1-11
Paul recounts his hardships to establish church II Corinthians 11:21-33
James on how to bear our cross James 1:1-27
John's vision of the difficult birth of spiritual truth Revelation 12:1-17