Its always fun to discover new things and one thing i love doing best is to search the scriptures... below are 10 scriptural characters that are barely known:
1. Naaman
2nd Kings Chapter 5 recounts the narrative of an effective Syrian administrator who was infected with leprosy. The story tells us that the recommendation of a young female servant of Naaman's wife, Naaman went to see the prophet Elisha to be cured of his sickness. It is an astounding story of healing, and the turning of Naaman to the Lord — and furthermore has a few turns and twists toward the end!
2. Jabez
Jabez is just said in a couple of verses of the bible and is known for his generally known > "Prayer of Jabez" sighted in 1st Chronicles chapter 4 verse 10.
Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying ‘Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!’ And God granted his request.
It is a basic supplication implored in confidence and fills in as an effective case of addressed petition and accepting gift from the Lord.
3. Josiah
Josiah, one of the best rulers to ever govern Israel, began his rule when he was just eight years of age. 2 Kings 22:2 says "he made the right decision according to the Lord."
Later on in 2 Kings 22, the story is recounted the devout minister finding the Book of the Law which had been dismissed and covered up for a considerable length of time. This made Josiah tear his garments and beg the Lord to not rebuff Israel for their rebellion to God's Word. Josiah read the Book of the Law openly and made a contract with the Lord alongside his kin (2 Kings 23:3) to comply with the Lord with the greater part of his absolute entirety. This is really a glorious story of apology, otherworldly authority, and the benevolence of God!
4. Mordecai
The account of Mordecai happens all through the book of Esther. Mordecai is the cousin and gatekeeper for Esther, an outsider who moves toward becoming ruler of Persia. Mordecai utilizes his situation in the ruler's court to go to bat for the mistreated individuals of God and thwart a plot to kill the lord.
This story assumes an urgent part in the gospel in light of the fact that if the Jewish individuals had been devastated (like Haman wanted), the narrative of God's sparing work through the Jewish individuals (and in the long run Christ) would have arrived at an end. It is astonishing all that God can do through individuals who are devoted to him!
5. The Thief on the Cross
We don't discover significantly more about the criminal on the cross other than he was:
1.A criminal
2.Killed by Jesus
3.Brought into heaven at his demise
His capable story is told in Luke 23:32-43, that depicts the discussion amongst Christ and the two culprits killed close by of him. An unassuming heart that shouts out to God for salvation will be heard.
The principal criminal specified derided Christ, "Spare yourself and us!" (23:29). The other criminal, of whom we are composing, guarded Jesus in a modest way, recognizing the equity of God and the purity of Christ. His reaction to the charlatan was,
Do you not fear God, since you are under a similar sentence of judgment? What's more, we without a doubt evenhandedly, for we are getting the due reward of our deeds; yet this man has done nothing incorrectly. (Vv. 40-41)
At that point he begged Jesus to "recollect me when you come into your kingdom." This urgent and humble weep for benevolence is all that God expected to welcome him into the group of God.
Jesus replied, "Genuinely, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (v. 43)
What a mind blowing story! A man who probably drove as long as he can remember contrary to God, by the immense kindnesses of God, could be spared in his diminishing minutes. This shows a modest heart that shouts out to God for salvation will be heard! Everybody who approaches the name of the Lord will be spared. (Romans 10:13)
6. Ehud
The tale of Ehud comes ideal out of Judges 3, however would fit in pleasantly to the plot of a James Bond motion picture. Israel was under the harsh run of Eglon the ruler of Moab and shouted out to the Lord for deliverance. The Moabites were symbol admirers who did detestable in seeing the Lord. God sent Ehud and his cubit-long (about a foot and a half) sword to kill the ruler and free God's kin from his run the show.
Ehud more likely than not been a smooth talker, since when he told the workers of the lord that he had a "mystery message" for him (Judges 3:19), they allowed Ehud all to sit unbothered with the ruler. Ehud's "mystery message" was the sword that he brought — and the "extraordinary conveyance" was a wound to the midsection of the horribly overweight ruler which murdered him!
At that point Ehud unobtrusively bolted the ways to the rooftop to keep the watchmen out and made a fast escape. At the point when Ehud came back to the general population of Israel, he drove Israel in vanquishing their foes the Moabites.
7. Korah
Dissimilar to the majority of the past darken scriptural characters, Korah's inheritance isn't a positive one. Numbers 16 depicts his story.
To make a long story short, Korah raises up a horde of Israelites to restrict Moses' initiative and scrutinized he (Moses) was God's just representative. God didn't take too compassionately to Korah and the revolutionaries and makes the earth gobble them up (Numbers 16:32). Contradicting God's blessed is offending to God.
As terrible as that circumstance may appear, this is a cheerful story since we know the end. God, in his extraordinary benevolence, utilized descendents of Korah to keep in touch with a portion of the Psalms.
8. Jethro
Jethro was the father-in-law of Moses. In Exodus 18, Moses was overpowered with his errand to lead Israel. It appeared like everybody who had an issue came to Moses to intercede!
Mass migration 18:13-27 depicts Jethro's shrewd recommendation for Moses to partition his work into tens, fifties, hundreds, and thousands to decrease his initiative weight and delegate obligation to the general population of Israel.
Jethro said if Moses took after his proposal, "God will guide you, you will have the capacity to persist, and this individuals likewise will go to their place in peace" (Exodus 18:23). Like a decent child in-law, Moses complied! This permitted Moses not to be held up with inconsequential issues but instead have a superior framework where they work themselves out. This is an initiative structure took after by most business and governments!
9. Elishama
The thing that makes Elishama fascinating isn't really in light of the fact that he is intriguing. Actually, we don't have the foggiest idea about a considerable measure about Elishama, who was a copyist/secretary specified by name quickly in sacred writing (Jeremiah 36:12).
What makes this dark Bible character intriguing is the additional scriptural proof that we have for him — and thusly, the verifiable unwavering quality of Scripture.
In 1986 outside of Jerusalem an earth seal was discovered that says "Elishama, hireling of the lord," demonstrating that he was in reality a copyist in the correct time setting and circumstance that Scripture depicts. That is genuine proof that all of sacred writing is God-inhaled, even down to the most modest detail and apparently unimportant individual!
10. Balaam
Balaam the Prophet is best known as "The Donkey Guy" for having his jackass address him (see Numbers 22). He was sent by Balak, ruler of Moab, to articulate condemnations upon Israel. God had different thoughts. He advised Balaam to articulate gifts upon Israel and not come back to Balak.
And additionally being known as "The Donkey Guy," Balaam is known for "Balaam's mistake." on the off chance that you didn't have an inkling, whenever your activities make your name another expression portraying a dumb activity is a terrible sign!
Balaam ignored the Lord by coming back to the ruler Balak, the lord who needed to revile God's kin. Balaam, riding his jackass, is gone up against by a holy messenger of the Lord.
The incongruity in this story is that the jackass can see the holy messenger of the Lord however Balaam can't, one may state Balaam is profoundly visually impaired so he can't see the blessed messenger. This is amusing on the grounds that Balaam is a prophet, and prophets were to get immediate correspondence with God!
The jackass is naturally startled to see the heavenly attendant of the Lord out and about and stops a few times out of dread. Thinking his jackass had gone frantic, Balaam begun to beat his jackass until the point when the jackass asks, "Why have you beat me these three times?" and after that Balaam's eyes are opened to the heavenly attendant of the Lord and his transgression.