Isaac submits to sacrifice Genesis 22:1-19
Samuel resists people's demand for a king I Samuel 8:1-22
Asa resists invaders I Kings 15:9-24, II Chronicles 14:1-7
Isaiah and Hezekiah resist invaders II Kings 18:17-37,19:1-27, II Chronicles 31:20,21,32:1-23, Isaiah 36:1-22,37:1-38
Jehoshaphat resists invaders II Chronicles 20:1-32
Esther resists persecution of her people Esther 3:1-15,4:1-17
Ezekiel's vision of an army from dry bones Ezekiel 37:1-14
Jesus teaches disciples how to bind the strong man Matthew 12:22-30, Mark 3:22-30
Jesus denounces scribes and Pharisees Matthew 23:1-39, John 8:33-59
Peter and John insist on preaching Acts 4:24-37
Paul on Spirit vs. flesh Romans 8:1-39
Paul's teaching to put off old man, put on new Colossians 3:1-17