Apart from Jesus Christ, who is your favorite male and female Biblical character and why?

David is my favorite Biblical male because he was always truthful and repentant whenever he messed up. He had faults just like us all but he always went before the throne of God to confess his sins and ask for forgiveness. (And he did some pretty bad stuff) He shows us how even though we mess up and no matter what we do, God is waiting for our repenting heart and He will forgive us of our sins.

Esther is my favorite Biblical female because she did'nt use her beauty to go before the king on behalf of her people. I consider her to have been brave because in that time you only went before the king when he sent for you. God provided favor for her, and by that she saved not only herself, but her uncle Mordecai and her people. (Being they were not the same nationality of the king)

Tough one - lot of good, strongly written characters in the Bible. Ruth was cool, but I have a soft spot for Delilah - the whole tragic element of her and Samson's story makes the human condition come to life off the page.

Among the guys, you might well think this is flippant, but apart from JC, my favourite 'male' character would be Lucifer - again becasue he makes the tragedy of existence come into sharp focus. In particular his talks with God, and his temptation of Christ in the desert; it's like he's the ultimate 'rationalist' beset with characters full of faith, like he's trying to achieve something, and he constantly gets so far, and then comes crashing down. I find him a very human character, which might well be perverse or blasphemous, I don't know, but his ordinariness, his failure, always to match up to the high ideals of faith, make him seem like 'one of us' to me.

Favorite male is David--he was still able to receive forgiveness from God even after committing adultery and murder. If God will forgive him, he will forgive me.

Favorite female is Esther--she put her life on the line to save her people, and she did it by following the rules and using her feminity.

David - king, man after God's own heart

Mary - virgin mother of Jesus

Samson - strong man, best sense of humor of anyone in the bible

Joseph son of Jacob - Got sold into slavery by his brothers, after a few years his brothers bowed to him.

Rehoboam and Mary

adam and eve because without them we would not exist

esther for she is brave and true

I have a favorite from the Book of Mormon - Another testament of Jesus Christ. He loves the Lord very much. He is obedient and humble and has lots of faith in following the Savior and great example for me.

His wrote:

And upon these I write the things of my soul, and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass. For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.

16 Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard.

17 Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord, in showing me his great and marvelous works, my heart exclaimeth: O wretched man that I am! Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh; my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.

18 I am encompassed about, because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily beset me.

19 And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.

20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

21 He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh.

22 He hath confounded mine enemies, unto the causing of them to quake before me.

23 Behold, he hath heard my cry by day, and he hath given me knowledge by visions in the night-time.

24 And by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent up on high; and angels came down and ministered unto me.

25 And upon the wings of his Spirit hath my body been carried away upon exceedingly high mountains. And mine eyes have beheld great things, yea, even too great for man; therefore I was bidden that I should not write them.

26 O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy, why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?

27 And why should I yield to sin, because of my flesh? Yea, why should I give way to temptations, that the evil one have place in my heart to destroy my peace and afflict my soul? Why am I angry because of mine enemy?

28 Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

29 Do not anger again because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions.

30 Rejoice, O my heart, and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

31 O Lord, wilt thou redeem my soul? Wilt thou deliver me out of the hands of mine enemies? Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?

32 May the gates of hell be shut continually before me, because that my heart is broken and my spirit is contrite! O Lord, wilt thou not shut the gates of thy righteousness before me, that I may walk in the path of the low valley, that I may be strict in the plain road!

33 O Lord, wilt thou encircle me around in the robe of thy righteousness! O Lord, wilt thou make a way for mine escape before mine enemies! Wilt thou make my path straight before me! Wilt thou not place a stumbling block in my way—but that thou wouldst clear my way before me, and hedge not up my way, but the ways of mine enemy.

34 O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.

35 Yea, I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh. Yea, my God will give me, if I ask not amiss; therefore I will lift up my voice unto thee; yea, I will cry unto thee, my God, the rock of my righteousness. Behold, my voice shall forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine everlasting God. Amen