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Priscilla, an example of co-laboring in the gospel (Rom 16:3–5; Acts 18:2–3, 18–20, 24–26) Priscilla and her husband, Aquila, played a pivotal role in the expansion of the church in Corinth, Ephesus, Rome, and beyond. We meet this couple in Acts 18, where they catch Paul’s attention as kindred spirits: fellow tentmakers and entrepreneurs.
Apr 4, 2019 · Photo Credit: unsplash/sergey-pesterev. 2. Rahab. Rahab was also one of the two women mentioned in the “Hall of Faith passage.”. Though we don’t know all of Rahab’s circumstances, we do know this: God took the brokenness and shame of this courageous woman and turned it around for great good (Joshua 2; 6:22-23).
Nov 2, 2020 · Mary was one of several women who supported Jesus in his ministry, both with their talents and money. Her lasting example teaches that the Christian church still needs the support and involvement of believers to carry on the mission of Christ. Mary Magdalene and the Holy Women at the Tomb by James Tissot.
May 4, 2022 · Anna - The Widow. Scripture: Luke 2:21-38. Anna lived in the temple Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to for purification rights after birth. Simeon recognized the baby for who he was and declared that he would bring salvation to Israel. Anna was only married seven years before her husband died and left her a widow.
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She's there in the beginning. In the earliest chapters of Genesis, we read about God creating her to be a companion for man. Together, Adam and Eve get themselves kicked out of the Garden of Eden. Then they suffer through the loss of Abel, and the exile of Cain. Eve gave birth to Abel, Cain, Seth, and other sons and daughters (Genesis 5). And we're...
Along with her father-in-law, Terah, husband, Abraham, and nephew, Lot, Sarah moved far away from home. Twice. She was also one of several women who suffered from infertility in the Bible. After suggesting Abraham go to her handmaid, Hagar, Sarah turned pretty bitter about how things turned out. That is, until she was 90, when "God did for Sarah as...
She has the honor of being the mother to Abraham's first-born son, Ishmael. Reading her story in Genesis 16, 17 and 21 will break a reader's heart. Did she have a voice in her circumstances at all? After Abraham took her and their son out into the wilderness for good, could she hear the sound of wild animals there? What must it have been like for h...
When their son was old enough to take a wife, Abraham made his servant promise he wouldn't get a wife for Isaac from the Canaanite women. He wanted a young maiden from his own kin. So, the servant back home, and he returned with Rebekah, who had shown him great kindness. However, she also turned out to be a crafty one, a trait she likely learned fr...
For the fourteen-plus years Jacob was in Haran, he took on two wives who were sisters. In all, he would father twelve sons and one daughter, with the two wives and their servants. Life in the Jacob-Leah-Rachel household was a lot. Throw in a move back to Canaan, where Rachel died giving birth to Jacob's last son, Benjamin. She was buried there, sti...
The other half of the sister combo married to Jacob. Although she gave Jacob many sons and a daughter, the Bible makes it clear she wasn't loved by Jacob in the same way he loved Rachel. How that must have devastated her. You can trace Leah's emotional journey through the names she selected for her four sons. From Reuben (See, A Son), to Simeon (He...
There are a few chapters toward the end of Genesis that focus on Judah, who is Jacob's fourth son. One verse in the ancestry of Jesus, found in Matthew 1 shed light on this time in patriarchal history: "Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram" (Matthew 1:3). We're sometimes quick t...
Two images of Miriam show her to be a woman of leadership and strength. First, when her brother, Moses, was put in the Nile River, hidden away from those who would carry out the Pharaoh's edict to kill all Hebrew baby boys, Miriam stood nearby. When the baby in a basket was discovered by the Pharaoh's daughter, Miriam showed great bravery and wisdo...
Here we have another one of the women listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. The Israelites have made it out of Egypt, and through the wilderness, and are in the Promised Land. Specifically, Jericho. Without knowing the full context of the culture of the times, the second chapter of Joshua tells us Rahab was a prostitute. Rahab assists the ...
In the midst of the chaos we read about in the book of Judges, there are two heroic women who emerge victorious over their enemies. Deborah has credentials; prophetess, wife and judge (think chieftain, not court-of-law judge). She led Barak and thousands of Israelite warriors into battle against King Jabin, a Canaanite king. They were victorious (s...
The stories of these great women of the Bible—Mary, Esther, Ruth, and Mary Magdalene—are important today, serving as enduring examples of faith, courage, and loyalty and illuminating the power of trusting in God’s plan. Dive into the stories of these remarkable women and others in a KJV wide margin Bible.
Mar 8, 2024 · There are many examples in Scripture of God inviting and equipping women to participate in His plans and purposes. Miriam, Hannah, Rahab, Esther, Deborah, Ruth, Abigail, and others played a part in God’s gospel story of the redemption of His people throughout the Old Testament. In the New Testament, we see that pattern continuing in the way ...
