Which Bible Character?

[Martin]

Which one Bible character do you like, relate to or admire, and why?

I like John

Simply because when I read his gospel I'd like to think that I have a similar heart to him.

 

[RevKidd]

I like Joseph.  What a great story!!

When you consider the impact that this man's life had, when you sit down and really get into study of his life, you learn about character of both the believer and the God we serve.  To read the history of Joseph is something that everyone should do, from begining to end.  When you study the life of Joseph and Parallel it with Jesus's life, it is astounding the simularities of the two.

Second would be Paul, Do I have to explain.

 

[TankGirl]

Only ONE!!! Yikes!

I love John, also, but I'd probably have to say King David - for his passion, the strength of his love for God, his openness, and for the fact that he could get it so wildly wrong, and yet still be loved so much by God. That's a big encouragement to me!

 

[stillsmallvoice]

Hi all!

I don't know that I relate to or admire him, but the Biblical character who most fascinates me is Saul. I find him to be incredibly complex and multi-layered from a psychological, emotional & spiritual point-of-view. Nothing that Shakespeare wrote can come even close to the sheer tragedy of Saul's life & carreer. I think it was Shakespeare who said that, "Some are born great, others achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them." Saul definitely had greatness thrust upon him & the crown sat very uncomfortably on his head (so to speak). Every year, on the Sabbath immediately before our holyday of Purim (March 18-19 this year), we read I Samuel 15:2-34. The raw emotion and pathos of Samuel's fateful confrontation with Saul at Gilgal (verse 17-31) is incredible; it never fails to make me all teary-eyed, every year. (Nobody should ever have to get bawled out the way Samuel tears into Saul.) I think that it says something about Saul that despite all the bad blood between him and Samuel, Samuel still, "cried unto the Lord all night," for Saul and, "mourned for Saul," and that David, despite having been hunted and hounded by Saul, still, "wailed, and wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan," and left us the moving elegy for him in II Samuel 1:19-27.

Be well!

ssv

 

[jayebrownlee]

I eould say Noah, anyone who had faith enough to build a boat that far from water deserves admiration!!

Your sister in Christ

Jay

 

[stillsmallvoice]

Hi all!

Jay, didja know that Noah was the greatest businessman in the Bible?

'Cause...wait for it...he was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation!

Be well!

ssv (ducking...fast)

 

[jayebrownlee]

Ha ha ha

/me rolls on floor in laughter

Hmmm

Jay

 

[Zipporah]

Esther, because of her wisdom and bravery.

 

[DeputyDan]

Noah. It took over 100 years to build the Ark. Think of the trash talking he had to put up with.

 

[Lbiagm]

I would have to say Daniel because he faced the Lion in the Lion's Den and prayed and won.

 

[Quiet Storm]

Usually, my pick is David. Same name, similar passion, etc. Just based on my mood now, I'd say Job. I'm finding we might have a few things in common, too. Although I doubt that I'll go through anything like he did (and hope not!) , but his story has given me a lot of inspiration in tough times.

 

[two feathers]

john the baptist.

the food he ate, the clothing upon his back, and his simple lifestyle were strong visual protests against self-indulgence.

i greatly admire this man and the path he walked.

 

[seebs]

Ooh, a very tough question. Probably Thomas, the only skeptic ever treated well by the Bible.

 

[MsAnne]

How can you not relate to Peter - at least sometimes. He was so incredibly passionate, right or wrong, about everything he did. He often spoke first and thought later. When he blew it, he blew it big. When he did it right, he did it big.

And you know what - the Master loved him, through everything. I even think personally he held a special place in Jesus' heart.

I have to respect that.

 

[seebs]

Oh, now you've made me wonder if I picked the right one. I'm actually named Peter, and I always did feel a bit of affinity for the guy.

 

[george]

I am In no way no paul, However I admire him because of his faith in God, despite what he went through defending the gosple, anyone that went through what he went through and can continue to have faith and trust in God through it all, has a faith that everyone can admire.

you have to admire moses also, he had a chance to live a very comfortable life, and keep his personal life a secert,but he turn it down and chose to be treated as others.

 

[GraftMeIn]

As far as relating to Characters, I have a hard time relating to just one, and if it was just one it wouldn't be a character but the Nation of Israel itself.

The one Character I Love, and Admire most is Jesus.

 

[hugoguttman]

Joseph the dreamer.
God was with him every day of his life. He suffered the unfair of his brothers and even though he forgive them. His story is very emotional.
Pax.
Hugo.