Bible Characters
Reeds hid what courts would later fear
Moses
This was the land flowing with milk and honey, promised but not easily taken
Canaan
Short sayings that teach wisdom.
proverbs
He ran from a call, slept through a storm, and saw a city saved.
Jonah's mission to Nineveh
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth
John 1:14
Back to his home with wanting, traded status for health
Esau
Joy here looked undignified to someone watching from a window.
Jerusalem
Its lovers speak through gardens, fragrance, and longing.
Song of Solomon
A borrowed vessel filled with a sorrowful end.
Belshazzar’s feast and the writing on the wall?
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me
Psalm 51:10
She judged under a tree before a general listened to her.
Deborah
This mountain saw faces shine, clouds speak, and fear fall.
Mount Transfiguration
Silence, abandonment, and a torn barrier meet near its ending.
Mark
Wet wood did not stop the answer.
Elijah at mount Carmel
I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
John 6:35
A child first spoke the judgment; old age finished it
Eli
This archipelago warmed a prisoner with fire before testing him with a viper.
Malta
A shepherd from Tekoa thundered justice against comfortable worship.
Amos
The ark stood still until the soles were wet.
crossing the Jordan River under Joshua
Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him
Job 13:15
She crushed a commander without lifting a sword
Jael
Sticks gathered for one last time here before flour started overflowing
Zarephath
The temple lies in ruins, but this prophet calls the people to pick up their tools
haggai
One hand caught a robe while losing power from another.
Samuel robe being torned by Saul; signalling that Lord tore Israel from him. (1 Samuel 15:27-28)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief
Isaiah 53:3