OT Stories

[Nickybobby]

What's your favorite Old Testament story, and why? I don't necessarily mean the "most important," rather the most exciting story for you to read and imagine.

 

[Kyprian]

Bel and the Serpent. from the book of Daniel. Look it up.

 

[EGordo]

Probably Elijah vs those priests of Baal (correct me if I'm wrong). Elijah being taken up is pretty cool too.

 

[Nickybobby]

Bel and the Serpent. from the book of Daniel. Look it up.

Reading from a protestant Bible, I've never seen this story before. Interesting reading Daniel 14.

 

[Kyprian]

Reading from a protestant Bible, I've never seen this story before. Interesting reading Daniel 14.

Also contains the Prayer of the Three Youths...powerful stuff.

 

[KWCrazy]

Samson and Delilah. Many useful lessons there.

 

[Unix]

1 Mc. I haven't read it for a while (about a year) so I can't be more specific.

 

[Archie the Preacher]

I've always been partial to the episode of David and Goliath. I've always been 'smaller' in stature and I find a Government Model in .45 ACP to be an excellent 'sling'.

On a rather grim note, there is a certain dark humor in the story of Sampson in Judges 15. I keep thinking about the Philistine battalion commander explaining how he lost an entire infantry battalion to one man. Of course, that one man did have a 'secret weapon'.

 

[St_Worm2]

I always enjoy the book of Esther. While the Lord is never mentioned directly or indirectly in this book, His presence cannot be missed.

1 Samuel also comes to mind. From the story of Hannah and the birth, audible prophetic call, and ministry of her son, Samuel, to Eli and his sons, to finding out why you never want to name your child, "Ichabod", to the the loss of the Ark and all that happened there with milch cows, golden tumors, golden mice, toppled idols, and why the Philistine priests kept saying, "Daggon" ..

And all this in just the first six chapters.