Favorite book of the OT

[RileyG]

What is your favorite book from the Old Testament and why?

 

[public hermit]

The psalms. I use them for prayer.

 

[RileyG]

The psalms. I use them for prayer.

Amen! I pray the Psalms daily in my Divine Office

 

[public hermit]

Amen! I pray the Psalms daily in my Divine Office

Nice! I used a Breviary for a few years and just switched to The Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer, which is similar in that it offers psalms for prayer along with scripture readings and canticles, etc.

 

[Jonaitis]

Ecclesiastes, because its message is both profound and timeless.

It is no wonder, for my favorite composition of music is the Epitaph of Seikilos, which lyrics contains a summary of the book itself.

Some see the book as depressing, but I find it sobering for the Christian whilst they live in this world.

 

[ecumeni]

Daniel. That book has such amazing stories.

 

[godisagardener]

Job. Why? Sometimes I'm not sure myself. But I think it teaches lessons we all need to learn. It shows us that God is still with us through suffering. That faith is the victory, as the old hymn says. It's an interesting meld of personalities who make statements and ask questions that are sometimes unanswerable. Speaks to today's world, societal values, the depravity of people.

 

[Going_Nowhere]

Probably Genesis. It has a lot of the most memorable stories in the Bible. Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's ark, Tower of Babel, etc.

 

[fhansen]

Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom.

 

[Arctangent]

It is the Psalms. But it is by such a large margin that it is almost in a category of its own to me. So other than the Psalms, if we consider the 12 Minor Prophets as a single book, as has been the historical norm, then "The Twelve" would be my favorite.

 

[sirtaxedalot]

Ruth

 

[Chaleb]

What is your favorite book from the Old Testament and why?

Proverbs.

Because its Holy Wisdom from God.

 

[RileyG]

Proverbs.

Because its Holy Wisdom from God.

Thanks for your input.