God uses human instruments to communicate his grace, will, and his divine plan for salvation. You’ve certainly had an experience where God has sent just the right person to you at just the right time. The same is true in Scripture. Each character throughout the Old and New Testaments plays a very specific role, leading humanity through salvation history. One extremely important biblical figure through whom God communicates deep theological insight is Jesus’ earthly father, St. Joseph. St. Joseph is particularly interesting because he is hardly mentioned in Scripture.