REL EXAM #2 CHARACTERS

Solomon

third king of Israel, renowned for his immense wisdom, vast wealth, and for building the First Temple in Jerusalem.

Jeroboam

the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, who led a rebellion against Rehoboam and established idolatrous golden calf worship.

Omri

a powerful king of Israel who founded a significant dynasty and established Samaria as the new capital city.

Ahab and Jezebel

Ahab was a wicked king of Israel, heavily influenced by his idolatrous wife Jezebel, who together promoted Baal worship and persecuted God's prophets.

Elijah and Elisha

Elijah was a powerful prophet who confronted Baal worship, and Elisha was his successor, who performed numerous miracles and continued God's prophetic work in Israel.

Jehu

a king of Israel divinely chosen to violently overthrow the wicked house of Ahab and eliminate Baal worship, though he maintained other idolatrous practices.

Rehoboam

The son of Solomon, whose harsh rule led to the division of the united kingdom of Israel into two.

Hezekiah

A righteous king of Judah who enacted religious reforms and faithfully trusted God during the Assyrian siege.

Manasseh

the most wicked king of Judah, who reintroduced widespread idolatry and child sacrifice, but later repented and was restored by God.

Josiah

A young, righteous king of Judah who initiated a major spiritual revival after the discovery of the Book of the Law.

Huldah

A prophetess who authenticated the newly found Book of the Law during King Josiah's reign, confirming its divine origin.

Ruth

A loyal Moabite woman who became an ancestor of King David through her devotion to her mother

Naomi

Ruth's mother

Boaz

A wealthy and righteous kinsman

Esther (character)

A brave Jewish queen of Persia who risked her life to save her people from a genocidal plot.

Mordecai

Esther's cousin and guardian who uncovered Haman's plot and guided Esther in saving the Jewish people.

Haman

A wicked Persian official who plotted to annihilate all the Jews throughout the Persian Empire.

Daniel (character)

A wise and faithful prophet in Babylonian and Persian captivity, known for interpreting dreams and surviving the lion's den.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Three faithful Jewish men who refused to worship Nebuchadnezzar's idol and were miraculously saved from a fiery furnace.

Gabriel

An archangel who delivers important messages from God, including prophecies to Daniel

Michael

An archangel and chief prince, identified as the guardian and protector of Israel.

Lady Wisdom

A personification of divine wisdom, often depicted as a female figure in Proverbs who calls humanity to righteousness.

Job (character)

A righteous and wealthy man who endured immense suffering, loss, and theological debate about the nature of God's justice.

The satan

In the book of Job, "the satan" acts as a divine prosecutor or adversary who tests Job's faithfulness to God.

Friends of Job

Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who came to comfort Job but ultimately accused him of sin as the cause of his suffering.