# The Pursuit of God — Character guide

> Key figures in The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): He speaks as a soul in motion, praying in the first person and addressing God as 'Thou,' a pilgrim who has grown suspicious of a faith that leaves the heart neither hungry nor thirsty. His tension is the paradox of preve
- [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/jesus_christ.md): He stands as the beginning, middle, and end of everything for the seeking soul, the joy of heaven who enters sorrowful hearts and cannot be exhausted by eternity's praise. The tension he exposes is that Christ may be 're
- [Abraham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/abraham.md): He is the patriarch whose long-awaited son became the delight and idol of his heart, the living bundle of every promise, covenant, and messianic hope. His agony on the slopes near Beersheba is the book's dramatic picture
- [Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/moses.md): He is the man who met God in fiery manifestation, the one whose shining face proves that divine self-revelation is not a distant visit but a transforming nearness. His story anchors the tabernacle imagery that structures
- [David](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/david.md): He is the poet of longing who wrote 'my soul followeth hard after thee,' and who traced God's seeing hand back to the mystery of his own unfolding life before birth. His tension is Jacob's problem in psalm form: God is p
- [Nicholas of Cusa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/nicholas_of_cusa.md): Medieval theologian quoted on the nature of God's presence.
- [Paul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/paul.md): He is the epistle-writer whose words keep surfacing as the book's doctrinal spine, insisting that God can be known in personal experience rather than merely inferred from evidence. His tension is with a Christianity that
- [Frederick Faber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/frederick_faber.md): Hymn writer and theologian quoted on divine love and the soul's rest.
- [Israel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/israel.md): The chosen people of God, referenced as a collective historical figure.
- [Isaac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/isaac.md): Son of Abraham, mentioned in the context of patriarchal faith.
- [Jacob](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/jacob.md): Patriarch who wrestled with God and received a new name.
- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/adam.md): First man, referenced in discussing the fall and original sin.
- [Christians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/christians.md): Collective body of believers, often addressed as the audience.
- [The Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/the_christian.md): Generic individual believer used as a type for spiritual instruction.
- [Levi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/levi.md): Priestly tribe of Israel, mentioned in passing regarding worship.
- [Elijah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/elijah.md): Prophet who encountered God in a still small voice.
- [The Godhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/the_godhead.md): The triune nature of God, discussed in theological context.
- [Solomon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/solomon.md): King of Israel, cited for his wisdom and temple dedication.
- [The Holy Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/the_holy_spirit.md): The Holy Spirit works not through crowds but within the individual conscience, coming into the field of awareness where a person can know God as directly as any fact of experience. That inward quickening awakens a kinshi
- [Self](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/self.md): The ego or carnal nature that must be surrendered to God.

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