Steve Sammons
  • Characters
  • Songs
  • Maps
  • Podcast
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Characters
  • Songs
  • Maps
  • Podcast
  • About
  • Subscribe
0
0
0
0
0
Steve Sammons
  • Characters
  • Songs
  • Maps
  • Podcast
  • About
  • Subscribe

Old Testament

41 posts

Leadership lessons from the people of the Old Testament.

  • Old Testament

When No One Else Will Move

Deborah the judge and prophet raises an arm against an open sky, her resolute face capturing the decision to go first.

The general had 10,000 soldiers. He still refused to move without her.

View Post
Jonathan, the prince who yielded to David, stands cloaked before soldiers and banners, his alert gaze free of royal display.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Stepping Back Is Stepping Up

He was born to be king—and gave it all away to someone else. What did he see that we keep missing?

View Post
Isaiah the prophet clasps his hands across his mouth, his deeply furrowed brow recalling the confession of unclean lips.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

The Disqualification You Need

He was already respected, already doing good work—then the room started shaking and everything he believed about himself fell apart.

View Post
Elisha the aging prophet grips a staff beneath a rough hood, his steady gaze accompanying a story of influence beyond death.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Dead Men Still Deliver

A dead body touched some old bones and stood up alive—what does that tell us about the work that outlasts our own departure?

View Post
Elijah the exhausted prophet holds a clay jar in a barren landscape, his tired face recalling the collapse after Carmel.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Miracles Aren’t Enough

He called fire from the sky, then forty-eight hours later begged to die—and what happened next changes everything we think about success.

View Post
Isaac, Abraham's promised son, carries wood uphill with an anxious gaze, continuing toward an offering he cannot explain.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Trust Requires Everything

He carried the wood for his own sacrifice up the mountain—and he kept walking anyway.

View Post
Aaron, Israel's first high priest, grips a staff with a troubled look, a portrait of the leader who yielded to the crowd.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Pressure Makes You Improvise

He had all the information he needed—but information doesn't create courage when the crowd gets loud.

View Post
Jonah the reluctant prophet shades his eyes beside a leafless plant on a dry hillside, evoking his resentment of mercy.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Running Makes It Worse

He got exactly what he wanted—and it made him want to die. What happens when success reveals something about ourselves we weren't ready to see?

View Post
Adam the first man grips a fruit-laden branch close to his face, his uneasy gaze holding the moment before a lasting choice.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

The Decision That Outlives You

Adam faced one boundary and one choice. This reflection asks what the garden in Genesis 3 teaches leaders making decisions that shape generations.

View Post
Jeremiah the rejected prophet raises bound wrists in a courtyard, his sorrowful face showing the cost of speaking truth.
View Post
  • 2 min
  • Old Testament

When Nobody Wants to Hear It

He was told upfront that nobody would listen—and he signed up anyway for forty years of it.

View Post

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Recent Posts
  • Make Room for Someone Else’s Joy
  • When Faith Becomes a Bargain
  • Listen Before You Add to the Load
  • An Apology Needs a Next Step
Steve Sammons

Helping leaders build the character worth following.

Weekly leadership lessons from the people of the Bible, with a profile and an interactive map for every story.

Explore the Bible characters →
Characters Worth Following
  • Characters
  • Songs
  • Maps
  • Podcast
  • Old Testament
  • New Testament
More writing
  • Leadership
  • Faith
  • Marketing & Branding
  • Publishing
  • About Steve
The weekly reflection

One Bible character, one leadership lesson, every week, plus the gospel quartet song and the podcast. Free, and easy to unsubscribe.

Subscribe free
Steve Sammons
  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
© 2026 Steve Sammons · Privacy Policy · About · Subscribe

Input your search keywords and press Enter.