Bible Characters by Hugo Bouter

Bible Characters

Lessons from the lives of 25 Old Testament characters

The various subjects brought up in this anthology are like loose ears of grain, gleaned here and there from among the sheaves that were tied together by the inspired writers as complete Bible books. Yet, these meditations gleaned from various places in the Word of God can be valuable for any 'hungry reader', for all these Bible characters are important for our Christian life. So I trust the Lord of the harvest will use these short Bible studies to bless the reader.

Contents

Preface

Enosh, the son of Seth, and his worship

Adam and the serious consequence of the Fall

Abraham and Isaac in the Mount of the Lord

Moses' calling

Moses, the mediator

Moses finds a place by God

Moses and Miriam

The twelve spies and their mission

Moses and Joshua

Manoah and his wife

Samuel's arrival in Shiloh

Samuel's work as a judge

David and his mighty men

Elijah and his forty days' journey to Mount Horeb

Hezekiah and his going up to the house of the Lord

Jabez and his prayer to the God of Israel

The linen workers and the potters

The temple singers and their service

Ezra at the Water Gate

Job's question

David's new song of praise

David and Doeg

Asaph, or 'divine guidance

Daniel's life of prayer

Epilogue: All flesh is grass