Who's Your Favorite

[Xan]

Deborah. Imagine, the greatest, most faithful, and wisest of the judges was a woman. Going strictly on memory, I think there were 40 years of peace under her rule.

[glorywatch]

Boaz, the kinsmen redeemer (Ruth 2-4). I am such a romantic and to me the story of Ruth and Boaz is wonderful.

[IslandRose]

Boaz, the kinsmen redeemer (Ruth 2-4). I am such a romantic and to me the story of Ruth and Boaz is wonderful.

I was going to say Ruth. Her willingness to follow her mother-in-law to a strange land, to follow a God she had never known before and to submit herself to her MIL's sugestions following customs she did not understand. But God honored her and she became an ancestor of Christ. It is a beautiful love story with a happy ending for us all.

[nebula]

Well, he ought not be a minor-leaguer, but it does seem that he gets overlooked for the other characters surrounding him -

Samuel

What an example of staying true to the Lord amidst loneliness, peer pressure, fallen leaders, rejection, and some other things.

First he was separated from his mother and father at a very young age.

Then he was raised by a less-than-godly spiritual leader . . . who eventually perished for his sin.

As Israel's judge, he was rejected.

Saul, whom he anointed to be king, turned on him (we see later that Samuel, as well as David, had to hide from Saul).

There's probably some more things people can dig up.

But through it all, his heart remained true to the Lord, and as I heard in a song back in my college days - "he held the standard high until the day he died."

[EricH]

OK - the title is a misnomer.

Through the years there have been threads about "Who's your favorite OT bible character?" Well - the following are most always named. You know - the major-league players:

OT

Moses, David, Joseph, Noah, Abraham, Esther, Ruth, Elijah, etc.

NT

Jesus, Apostles

What about all those other folk that are in there? God must have really wanted us to know them if He mentioned them by name! wow - imagine! A page of good guys and a page of bad guys - all named.

What about your favorite minor-league character? There's so many to choose from, lets see if we can find little gems buried in the books. Tell me about someone that caught your eye - and why.

Mine are the Hebrew midwives in Exodus who spared the children (Shiphrah and Puah). The Pharaoh is not named but they are because of their courage and faithfulness

[sheya joie]

OK - the title is a misnomer.

Through the years there have been threads about "Who's your favorite OT bible character?" Well - the following are most always named. You know - the major-league players:

OT

Moses, David, Joseph, Noah, Abraham, Esther, Ruth, Elijah, etc.

NT

Jesus, Apostles

What about all those other folk that are in there? God must have really wanted us to know them if He mentioned them by name! wow - imagine! A page of good guys and a page of bad guys - all named.

What about your favorite minor-league character? There's so many to choose from, lets see if we can find little gems buried in the books. Tell me about someone that caught your eye - and why.

Mine are the Hebrew midwives in Exodus who spared the children (Shiphrah and Puah). The Pharaoh is not named but they are because of their courage and faithfulness

Aw! You stole mine!

[stacey c]

Caleb-oh, very definitely Caleb! With a testimony like his, what's not to like? Oh that it might be said of all of us, that we 'followed the Lord fully'!

Honeybee, Caleb is my favorite too.....the Bible says Caleb had a different spirit. He believed what God had promised was true! Caleb didn't pay attention to the "giants" in the land or all the obsticals in his way, he just knew God had promised them the land and victory if they would fight. What a lesson for us! If we know that we know God's promises are true for us and keep our eyes on the promise of the Lord and not the situation God will give us the land. Lord may I be of a different spirit!!!!!

[WayneB]

...a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on.

That could be me. I could have been the one to fall asleep while the preacher is preaching on and on and on and fall out a window.

[RebekahDavid]

...a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on.

That could be me. I could have been the one to fall asleep while the preacher is preaching on and on and on and fall out a window.

[RebekahDavid]

OK - the title is a misnomer.

Through the years there have been threads about "Who's your favorite OT bible character?" Well - the following are most always named. You know - the major-league players:

OT

Moses, David, Joseph, Noah, Abraham, Esther, Ruth, Elijah, etc.

NT

Jesus, Apostles

What about all those other folk that are in there? God must have really wanted us to know them if He mentioned them by name! wow - imagine! A page of good guys and a page of bad guys - all named.

What about your favorite minor-league character? There's so many to choose from, lets see if we can find little gems buried in the books. Tell me about someone that caught your eye - and why.

Mine are the Hebrew midwives in Exodus who spared the children (Shiphrah and Puah). The Pharaoh is not named but they are because of their courage and faithfulness

you know i have always considered Caleb and Samuel and Ruth and Boaz "major" Bible characters lol so never thought to include them but did not remember that the midwives were named thanks Erich. anyone know what their names mean?

love your sister in Christ,

Rebekah David