Bible Characters - Vol. 6: Our Lord's Characters

Alexander Whyte's well researched collection of Bible biographies has been of indispensible use to pastors, study group leaders and students of the scriptures for over 100 years. It is the most comprehensive and most well respected source of material for understanding the characters involved in the events of the Bible ever published.


This is indeed the best exposition on Biblical characters ever written! Alexander Whyte reveals insights into the lives of the people of the Bible that casual readers might never find. Then he powerfully applies truths revealed in such a way that the reader is left spiritually convicted and seeking God's mercy.


Volume six includes character studies on the following people/topics:

I. THE SOWER WHO WENT FORTH TO SOW

II. THE MAN WHICH SOWED GOOD SEED IN HIS FIELD, BUT HIS ENEMY CAME AND SOWED TARES AMONG THE WHEAT

III. THE MAN WHO TOOK A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, AND SOWED IT IN HIS FIELD

IV. THE MAN WHO CAST SEED INTO THE GROUND AND IT GREW UP HE KNEW NOT HOW

V. THE WOMAN WHO TOOK LEAVEN AND HID IT IN THREE MEASURES OF MEAL

VI. THE MAN WHO FOUND TREASURE HID IN A FIELD

VII. THE MERCHANT MAN WHO SOLD ALL THAT HE HAD AND BOUGHT THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

VIII. THE MAN WHO WENT OUT TO BORROW THREE LOAVES AT MIDNIGHT

IX. THE IMPORTUNATE WIDOW

X. THE PRODIGAL SON

XI. THE MUCH FORGIVEN DEBTOR AND HIS MUCH LOVE

XII. THE TEN VIRGINS

XIII. THE WEDDING GUEST WHO SAT DOWN IN THE LOWEST ROOM

XIV. THE BIDDEN TO THE GREAT MARRIAGE SUPPER, AND SOME OF THEIR EXCUSES

XV. THE MAN WHO HAD NOT ON A WEDDING GARMENT

XVI. THE PHARISEE

XVII. THE PUBLICAN

XVIII. THE BLIND LEADERS OF THE BLIND

XIX. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS

XX. THE SLOTHFUL SERVANT WHO HID HIS LORD’S MONEY

XXI. THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT

XXII. THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANT

XXIII. THE LABOURER WITH THE EVIL EYE

XXIV. THE CHILDREN OF CAPERNAUM PLAYING AT MARRIAGES AND FUNERALS IN THE MARKETPLACE

XXV. THE SAMARITAN WHO SHEWED MERCY

XXVI. MOSES ON THE NEW TESTAMENT MOUNT

XXVII. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS

XXVIII. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA

XXIX. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PERGAMOS

XXX. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA

XXXI. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN SARDIS

XXXII. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA

XXXIII. THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS


Through the scriptures you meet the people of the Bible. But through Alexander Whyte you will come to know them better. Next to the Bible, you will find Bible Characters the greatest help in understanding the men and women in God's Word. Whyte writes brief biographies faithful to the Biblical text. Without stretching the truth, he stretches our minds to embrace the character of the individuals revealed there. He is never superficial. He writes like a modern newspaperman in terms of human interest and deep insight. It's just as though he had interviewed an individual and returned to the newspaper office to write up the feature! The reader of these works will not be disappointed as they will walk away with a deeper and greater understanding of those men and women God used in his Word as examples for us all.