Favorite book in the Old Testament

[GaussLaw]

This would be an interesting one for people.  For most Christians, I'd assume their favorite book would be one in the New Testament; for me it's John because of John 3:16, my personal favorite verse. 

In the old testament, I like Ecclestasies for an interesting philosophical take on life and Amos for its message against evil that almost transcends religion.  Exodus is definitely up there too.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Job for its poetic beauty and presentation of a stupefying and sometimes horrific but ultimately worthwhile universe--in some ways my reading of Job is almost Ecclesiastes only dramatized--and Amos for the same reason as you. Exodus, Ruth, Esther, and Daniel I think contain the most interesting and engaging stories.

[TJ in Oregon]

2 Maccabees (I know it's not in the Protestant Bible but you should read it sometime, just as a historical book if nothing else)

As one of the few books in the Old Testament that expresses a belief in an afterlife, it contains some beautiful stories of martyrdom for the faith under the oppressive reign of Antiochus Epiphanes. This is in contrast to most of the Old Testament that focuses on the idea that faithfully observing God's laws will lead to blessings in this life and instead shows the faithful forfeiting this life in the hopes of a resurrection beyond it. It begins to make an answer to the wail of Ecclesiastes, though that answer is not really made until the New Testament.

[CatoMinor]

I really like Job and 1st Samuel.

Edit: I meant 1st Samuel not 2nd. Particularly Chapter 8.

[The Mikado]

1st Samuel, no question.  The story of Saul is incredibly gripping.

[Never]

I've always liked Job. It really explains to me what suffering is all about. Tied for my favorite book in the Old Testament is Daniel, because the prophecy there is quite interesting.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Probably Ruth, Esther, or Ecclesiastes.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

At the moment, Song of Songs, but usually it's Ecclesiastes for me.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Genesis

[anvi]

Job and Ecclesiastes.  I'm not down with God's response in Job, but the powerful and beautiful voice given to Job's protests is quite moving.  The inclusion of Job and many of the Psalms in the Torah is a credit to its compilers; they allowed lament against God to have a place in the spirituality of the tradition, and even if the books weren't beautiful, which they are, that in itself is incredible.  Ecclesiastes is just magnificent.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Isaiah though I identify with Jeremiah and Daniel in some ways.

[TJ in Oregon]

I can understand why the story in Job is incredibly intriguing and an important point to be made in the context of the Old Testament, but does anyone really enjoy reading it? That was one book that really surprised me when I read it since the part I'd heard of all happened in the first two pages and the rest was long lamentations.

I do like Ecclesiastes and it serves as a reminder of just how huge a belief in an afterlife is in Christianity as opposed to most of the Old Testament.

[Meursault]

Jonah.