Eugene Merrill speaks of how the history of the Old Testament is biographical. He notes that although it is related from God's viewpoint, not humanity's, ironically it is relatively absent of any story about God. That God is the principle actor - the protagonist - but that God always tells the story about himself through the lives and lips of his people. So one learns about God primarily as one observes God in events and persons. Merrill puts it like this: "The theocentricity of the Bible is ultimately observable in His anthropocentricity". We see, hear and learn about God as we observe Him working in and through the lives of His people.
I see this portrayed so beautifully in the account of Esther and Mordecai in the Bible. The main character is never named, and His speech is not recorded per se, but He is obviously present and very active. Esther is an important and pivotal figure in this book. As is Mordecai, but the way I see it, God is the principal protagonist.
