Nahum prophet whose oracle against Nineveh announced judgment and the downfall of oppressive power.
Nahum 1
“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power”
Category Archives: OldTestament
Shiphrah and Puah
Shiphrah and Puah Hebrew midwives who defied Pharaohs order to kill Hebrew male infants and preserved life by fearing God. Their courageous civil disobedience highlights moral courage and the protection of vulnerable life in the face of state violence.
Exodus 1:15 to 21
“The midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded”
Jochebed and Amram
Jochebed and Amram parents of Moses Aaron and Miriam whose household preserved the infant Moses and whose faithfulness shaped the deliverer of Israel.
Exodus 2; Exodus 6
“Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and Amram fathered the leaders of Israel”
Enoch Son of Jared
Enoch son of Jared patriarch in the line to Noah who is distinct from the earlier Enoch and whose genealogy situates the flood narrative in a long human history.
Genesis 5
“Enoch was the father of Methuselah in the genealogy”
Jochebed
Jochebed mother of Moses who placed her infant in a basket on the Nile to save his life and whose faith and resourcefulness set the stage for the deliverer of Israel. Her maternal courage and trust in God are central to the Exodus narrative.
Exodus 2:1 to 10
“Jochebed placed the child in a basket among the reeds by the river bank”
Haggai
Haggai prophet who encouraged rebuilding of the temple after exile emphasizing priority of worship and covenant restoration.
Haggai 1 to 2
“Consider your ways and rebuild the house”
Obed
Obed son of Ruth and Boaz grandfather of David whose birth symbolizes restoration and the inclusion of a foreigner into the line of Israelic promise and kingship.
Ruth 4:13 to 22
“Obed became the father of Jesse the father of David”
Othniel
Othniel first judge of Israel who delivered the people from oppression and whose leadership inaugurated the cycle of deliverance in the book of Judges.
Judges 3:7 to 11
“Othniel son of Kenaz delivered Israel and judged the land”
Shiphrah and Puah Midwives
the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah who defied Pharaohs order to kill male infants and preserved life through courage and fear of God illustrating civil disobedience and moral courage.
Exodus 1:15 to 21
“The midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded”
Elisha
Elisha successor to Elijah who performed many miracles served as prophetic counselor and continued the prophetic ministry in Israel demonstrating continuity of prophetic power.
2 Kings 2 to 13
“Elisha received a double portion of Elijah spirit”