I guess mine would be Elijah. He was outnumbered by so many Baal worshippers, but with God's help he acheived two great spiritual victories against Ahab--the drought, and the contest between his God and the priests of Baal. Furthermore, he was cool enough that he left this world without dying.
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Hmmm.... favourite Old Testament character.
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Hmmm.... favourite Old Testament character.
Job 7:16
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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Ingemar - Posts: 2244
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Jacob. . .hands down. He did all those things and God still turned him around and used him to do wonderful things... awesome no?
You find that you have a weapon, an instrument that
will give you power over the wind and sea.
In one word, you can stop time. It is a weapon
so powerful that even God will bow
down to you and all his angels fall at your feet.
What would you do with it?
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will give you power over the wind and sea.
In one word, you can stop time. It is a weapon
so powerful that even God will bow
down to you and all his angels fall at your feet.
What would you do with it?
Adopted: Jack Bond
Adopted: Mega
Adopted By: Black Rose Misao
Adopted By: GrubbTheFragger
then I will be all over those games like white on a paper plate with a styrofoam cup filled with milk in the north pole during a snow storm ---iscryed4u which is my AIM screen name so, I said it XD
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Jeremiah... just cause.... i like him... dunno why... actually i forget..
*goes off to read jeremiah*
oh yeah... it was cause he was all young but God was all like "don't say you are too young yadda yadda" and stuff
*goes off to read jeremiah*
oh yeah... it was cause he was all young but God was all like "don't say you are too young yadda yadda" and stuff
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Hmm, that's very tough. Maybe Moses, since he was kind of a representation of the Messiah to come, and God obviously used him for many extra incredible things.
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Ehud!
He was that awsome left handed prophet who showed fat prince Eglon the proper way to use a double edged sword.
He was that awsome left handed prophet who showed fat prince Eglon the proper way to use a double edged sword.
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It's hard, but if I have to pick one, it would be Joseph.
He was a big dreamer (lol). He refused to give in to temptation.
He was a big dreamer (lol). He refused to give in to temptation.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
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Yeah, Joseph was cool... at least after he grew up a little bit. As a kid he was a tattletale and an insufferable brat, but he grew up to be a really cool guy.
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The guy with the pretty robe...whats his name....joey. ya him...he was treated unfairly but God used it for the better. and with his faith and his patiantness, he was all "rawr, i save Egupt!"
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Job - deals with depression and all through these struggles stays true to his faith in God. A true inspiration!
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Pretty robe boy = Joseph
You simply can't pick Moses. He's too kewl, it's not fair
for me, it's a tie between Elijah and Elisha (or Elias, if you prefer). I just went through the books of the Kings and they PWNED. Makes me grateful to be a prophet. Who else can call a pair of bears to maul fourty-some-odd bratty kids?
You simply can't pick Moses. He's too kewl, it's not fair
for me, it's a tie between Elijah and Elisha (or Elias, if you prefer). I just went through the books of the Kings and they PWNED. Makes me grateful to be a prophet. Who else can call a pair of bears to maul fourty-some-odd bratty kids?
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If you read "The Case for Faith," one of the interviewees said that "youths" was a described a pretty broad age range (preteens to thirties). Furthermore, the connotations behind the "youths'" jeers were nastier than meets the eye. 1). They denied Elisha's status as a prophet and 2). they were threatening his life. When you consider that these she-bears killed some grown, violent men, it's all the more amazing.
Job 7:16
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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Yeah, thats a great part of the Bible! I love all the rarer known stories like that and the axehead that gets lost, is prayed about and then floats to the surface. Should make a thread on the more Unusual Bible stories!
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*blinks* The Authorized Translation of the Bible uses the term "little children" in 2 Kings 2:23. It's kinda doubtful that they were 30 years old.
In any event, the point of the story is this: don't mess with us prophets
In any event, the point of the story is this: don't mess with us prophets
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Age
[quote="frwl"]In any event, the point of the story is this: don't mess with us prophets ]
Agreed. Also, you were considered an adult at 13. That's why Jesus was in the temple at 12 years old.
Agreed. Also, you were considered an adult at 13. That's why Jesus was in the temple at 12 years old.
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Samson.
1)Because he was always goofing off and that's the way most of us seem to act
when it comes to faith.
2)Because David was already picked and I wanted to be original here.
3)Because he was one of the most human of all those mentioned in Hebrews 11
and still he was in his own way faithful to God.
4)Because his story gives one a good excuse NOT to get a haircut!:)
5)Because and to be totally honest,I find him one of the most interesting of all
the Old Testament Saints.
1)Because he was always goofing off and that's the way most of us seem to act
when it comes to faith.
2)Because David was already picked and I wanted to be original here.
3)Because he was one of the most human of all those mentioned in Hebrews 11
and still he was in his own way faithful to God.
4)Because his story gives one a good excuse NOT to get a haircut!:)
5)Because and to be totally honest,I find him one of the most interesting of all
the Old Testament Saints.
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Joseph and Melchizidek (which I just KNOW I misspelled)
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