Who was the most righteous OT Hero?

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“Enoch walked an talked with God and was not for God took him.”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if God walked and talked with you and just took you?

Enoch was the 7th generation from Adam. 7 is a number of perfection or completeness.

I could be wrong but I believe that one day Enoch and Elijah will be the two witnesses against the anti-christ spoken of in the apocalypse.
 
I would have to say Enoch or Noah. probably more so Enoch, but it does say that Noah was blameless in his generation.
 
Jerry-Jet said:
“Enoch walked an talked with God and was not for God took him.”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if God walked and talked with you and just took you?

Enoch was the 7th generation from Adam. 7 is a number of perfection or completeness.

I could be wrong but I believe that one day Enoch and Elijah will be the two witnesses against the anti-christ spoken of in the apocalypse.
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Enoch and Elijah are the only two Old Testament saints who were assumed into heaven.
 
Drunken_Master said:
I would have to say Enoch or Noah. probably more so Enoch, but it does say that Noah was blameless in his generation.
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That is until he drunk himself into a stupor.

But who are we considering “heroes”? The prophets of old or the leaders (Moses, Joshua, other judges, kings, etc). Interesting isn’t it that Joshua and Jesus are variations of the same name. And Joshua led the Hebrews into the promised land much like Jesus leading us into the eternal promised land (heaven). This is something only someone who is without sin could do. At least that’s my opinion.

But my favorite is David. A man after the Lord’s own heart. After all, didn’t the Lord promise him that one of his own descendants would sit on the throne forever. If not for the whole thing with Bathsheba, he would have gotten my vote.
 
MHalsey said:
Interesting isn’t it that Joshua and Jesus are variations of the same name. And Joshua led the Hebrews into the promised land much like Jesus leading us into the eternal promised land (heaven).
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It goes a lot further than this. What does Joshua say when he’s trying to convince the other 10 tribes that Israel can conquer Canaan? In Numbers 14, he says, “You need not be afraid of the people of that land; they are but food for us! Their defense has left them, but the LORD is with us.”

So what’s so incredible about that? What is Jesus’ name to be in Matthew, chapter 1? ***and they shall name him “Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.”

***Joshua is “the man”!!!
 
MHalsey said:
But my favorite is David. A man after the Lord’s own heart. After all, didn’t the Lord promise him that one of his own descendants would sit on the throne forever. If not for the whole thing with Bathsheba, he would have gotten my vote.
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Don’t forget all those pesky wives he kept acquiring. This set a bad example for his son, Solomon, who allowed his numerous wives to bring in the idols of their gods for worship. :eek:
 
Man, I blew this thread! I was reading 2 Maccabees and came across Eleazar in chapter 6. His story is very inspirational. If he’s not the most righteous, he certainly deserves “Honorable Mention”
***Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as men ought to do who have the courage to reject the food which it is unlawful to taste even for love of life. Those in charge of that unlawful ritual meal took the man aside privately, because of their long acquaintance with him, and urged him to bring meat of his own providing, such as he could legitimately eat, and to pretend to be eating some of the meat of the sacrifice prescribed by the king; in this way he would escape the death penalty, and be treated kindly because of their old friendship with him.
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But he made up his mind in a noble manner, worthy of his years, the dignity of his advanced age, the merited distinction of his gray hair, and of the admirable life he had lived from childhood; and so he declared that above all he would be loyal to the holy laws given by God. He told them to send him at once to the abode of the dead, explaining: “At our age it would be unbecoming to make such a pretense; many young men would think the ninety-year-old Eleazar had gone over to an alien religion. Should I thus dissimulate for the sake of a brief moment of life, they would be led astray by me, while I would bring shame and dishonor on my old age. Even if, for the time being, I avoid the punishment of men, I shall never, whether alive or dead, escape the hands of the Almighty. Therefore, by manfully giving up my life now, I will prove myself worthy of my old age, and I will leave to the young a noble example of how to die willingly and generously for the revered and holy laws.”
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He spoke thus, and went immediately to the instrument of torture. Those who shortly before had been kindly disposed, now became hostile toward him because what he had said seemed to them utter madness. When he was about to die under the blows, he groaned and said: “The Lord in his holy knowledge knows full well that, although I could have escaped death, I am not only enduring terrible pain in my body from this scourging, but also suffering it with joy in my soul because of my devotion to him.” This is how he died, leaving in his death a model of courage and an unforgettable example of virtue not only for the young but for the whole nation***.
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That is so beautiful, isn’t it? And then, if you go on to chapter 7, you’ll read about the woman who watched all 7 of her sons be tortured to death rather than renounce their Jewish Laws to the Greeks!
 
LilyM said:
Easy - Enoch and Elijah, since God loved them enough to assume them body and soul into heaven.
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I am not sure if they went into “Heaven”. Isn’t true that Heaven was not open to anyone before Jesus redeemed us?
 
MH84 said:
I am not sure if they went into “Heaven”. Isn’t true that Heaven was not open to anyone before Jesus redeemed us?
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You tell me:
Then Enoch walked with God, and he was no longer here, for God took him.
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Remember, all things are possible with God!!!
 
NotWorthy said:
Man, I blew this thread! I was reading 2 Maccabees and came across Eleazar in chapter 6. His story is very inspirational. If he’s not the most righteous, he certainly deserves “Honorable Mention”

That is so beautiful, isn’t it? And then, if you go on to chapter 7, you’ll read about the woman who watched all 7 of her sons be tortured to death rather than renounce their Jewish Laws to the Greeks!
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Na, I think this thread proves the Old Testament is rife with heroes (and heroines). Many have not even been mentioned. Such as the three youths, Shadrak (sp), Meeshak (sp), and Abednego (sp). There are also Judith and Esther. All the more heroic because they were women.

The story of Eleazar is new to me as well. A great story, and if not for this thread, I might never have learned about him.
 
I can’t think of anything that Joshua did wrong. Joseph is another. I don’t think Joseph was ‘messing’ with his brothers as much as he was testing them to see if they have changed their ways. He needed to know if they remorsful for selling Joseph into slavery. As another person mention, Daniel is another good example.

But I think what you notice in the OT is that God loves us despite our faults.
 
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