14 Bible Verses About Adventure



  • Genesis 12:1 tells Abram what to leave, his country, people and father’s household, but names the destination only as “the land I will show you.”
  • Hebrews 11:8 says Abraham obeyed “even though he did not know where he was going,” and Hebrews 11:13 says he died without receiving what was promised.
  • Isaiah answers “Here am I. Send me!” before he hears that his message will not be understood (Isaiah 6:9-10).
  • Acts 1:8 gives the apostles a route, from Jerusalem through Judea and Samaria to the ends of the earth, in answer to a question about when the kingdom would be restored.
  • Genesis 28:15 promises God’s company to Jacob on the road to Harran, and Deuteronomy 31:8 and Joshua 1:9 promise it to Joshua before the crossing of the Jordan.

In the Bible, God sends people away from home to places they have not seen. Abram is sent “to the land I will show you” (Genesis 12:1), and the apostles “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Between them come Isaiah’s “Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8) and the fishermen who left their nets (Matthew 4:19). Alongside the calls run promises of God’s company: to Jacob, sleeping on a stone on his way to Harran (Genesis 28:15), and to Joshua before…

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