Don’t you wish you could go back in time and interview “Abner, son of Ner,” King Saul’s cousin, or “Joab, son of Zeruiah,” King David’s nephew ... those epic warlords? I firmly believe they were real people, which means they were even more interesting than they appear in the rather limited Biblical texts.
It’s all very well to confirm, with an ancient inscription, that “Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard” really existed, but I want to know *all about him*!
Your post took me back 40 years to a conversation I had with a great friend, who became a missionary in the Yukon.
He encouraged me to read the whole Bible by saying “What if you’re in Heaven someday and Obadiah comes along and says “Hi, I’m Obadiah. Have you read my book?”