Core Christianity 10 Overlooked Bible Characters Who Shaped Redemptive History
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Sep 23, 2026 Arianna Quiroz, a Christian media producer focused on biblical interpretation, and Aaron Simon, a theology and church history contributor, join Adriel Sanchez to spotlight Scripture’s overlooked figures. Meet Onesimus, courageous midwives Shiphrah and Puah, Melchizedek, Huldah, Jael, and others. Their stories span courageous obedience, spiritual darkness, unexpected deliverance, and the people God used to advance redemptive history.
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Onesimus Rose From Slave To Martyr
- Onesimus moved from runaway slave to Christian brother, bishop, and—according to tradition—martyr.
- Paul’s letter to Philemon asks for freedom and brotherly acceptance, while Ignatius later identifies an Onesimus as Ephesus’s bishop.
Midwives Defied Pharaoh To Save Moses
- Shiphrah and Puah defied Pharaoh’s order to kill Hebrew boys, protecting Moses and many other children.
- Their fear of God outweighed fear of royal punishment, and God gave them families.
Melchizedek Foreshadowed Christ’s Eternal Priesthood
- Melchizedek’s lack of genealogy makes him a literary picture of Christ’s eternal priesthood.
- Genesis presents him as both king and priest, anticipating Jesus’s unique, everlasting office.