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Women of the Word: Rahab

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Rahab’s story is one of my favorite Old Testament Bible stories. The Book of Joshua chapters 2 and 6 tell of how a Gentile woman found favor in the sight of God and His people. Rahab is even highlighted in the ‘Hall of Faith’ of Hebrews 11. She is also mentioned in James 2:24-26. We’ve […]

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Women of the Word: Reuel’s Seven Daughters

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In Exodus chapter 2, we read of seven sisters who are at a desert well trying to get water. These sisters were the daughters of Reuel, priest of Midian. Unfortunately for them, some mean shepherds were also at the well hindering the seven sisters from getting what they had come for. Luckily for them, Moses […]

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Women of the Word: Rebekah

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Rebekah’s story begins in Genesis 24 when she is chosen as a bride for Abraham’s son, Isaac. Theirs is one of the most well-known love stories in the Bible. It is an example of how all relationships should be – brought about and blessed by the hands of God. However, even though Rebekah was a […]

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Women of the Word: Rhoda

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Rhoda is only briefly mentioned once in the Bible. Her story is told in Acts 12:12-17. Rhoda was a servant girl in the house of Mary, who was the mother of John Mark. A group of people had gathered at Mary’s house to pray for the apostle Peter, who had been arrested and put in […]

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Women of the Word: Ruth

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Along with Esther, Ruth is the only other woman in the Bible to have her own book. Her story is short (only four chapters) and sweet. It is one of the most beautiful love stories in the history of love stories. Ruth’s life is a stark contrast to that of her sister-in-law’s life. Remember Orpah? […]

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Women of the Word: Salome

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Salome was a part of the blessed group of women (Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, etc.) who followed Jesus the Christ while He was on earth and ministered to Him. They were present throughout Christ’s years of ministry. These women were also present at His brutal crucifixion, His burial, and right after His […]

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Women of the Word: Samson’s First Wife

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The story of Samson is told in the books of Judges. Most of us know about his infamous Philistine lover, Delilah; but before Delilah Samson had fallen in love with and married another Philistine woman. The Bible does not give her name, but some of the details of this failed relationship are given in Judges […]

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Women of the Word: Sapphira

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Sapphira’s story is a sudden and a sad one. She can be found, along with her husband and partner-in-crime, Ananias, in Acts chapter 5. They lived during early A. D. days when the Christian church was getting started in Jerusalem. The resurrection of Jesus the Christ had just taken place, the apostles had been filled […]

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Women of the Word: Sarah

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We often hear of the fathers of the faith, the “patriarchs” of Judaism, but we don’t hear so much about the “matriarchs” – the mothers of the faith. Sarah, first called Sarai, was the faithful wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. This makes her the mother of the Jewish people and a s(hero) […]

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Women of the Word (Recap 6)

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When God created woman, He made a very special creation. He made us beautiful and unique. He made us strong and resilient, gutsy and spirited, sassy and sweet. And He loves us. God really, really loves His girls. And the Bible is filled with many women – some good, some bad – all of who […]

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Women of the Word: the Shunammite Woman

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In 2 Kings 4 we read of a woman whose name is not given – she is only called the Shunammite woman. She lived in a place called Shunem and the Bible calls her ‘notable.’ The word notable is defined as worthy of attention or notice; remarkable. This Shunammite woman was not a judge like […]

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Women of the Word: Possessed Slave Girl

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Chapter 16 of Acts tells of an interesting event that took place during one of the apostles’ many mission trips. In verses 16-19, Paul and his companions were going merrily on their way to prayer when a young girl interrupted them. The Bible reads: “A certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met […]

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Women of the Word: Solomon’s Wives and Concubines

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Solomon is known as the wisest man who ever lived which is what makes his downfall so shocking and sad. Nehemiah 13:26 tells us that “among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to […]

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Women of the Word: The Syro-Phoenician Woman and Her Daughter

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During His ministry here on earth, Jesus healed many people. Some He healed by touch; others He healed by words. Some were not even physically present when they were healed. The daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman in Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 is one such person. One of the things that all of the in-need-of-healing […]

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Women of the Word: Talitha or Jarius’ Daughter

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The miraculous healing of this little girl is similar to that of the Syro-Phoenician woman’s daughter. Someone (in this case, the girl’s father) had faith for her that she would be healed by Jesus the Christ. This story is recorded in both Matthew 9:18-19, Matthew 9:23-26 and Mark 5:22-24, Mark 5:35-43. Also, the girl’s name […]

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Women of the Word: Tamar, Daughter of David

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Similar to Dinah‘s story, Tamar’s story is another unfortunate and hard-to-read part in the Bible. As horrible as it is to be sexually assaulted by a stranger, Tamar’s situation is made a hundred times worse because she was violated by a family member. Her brother Amnon, who was supposed to protect her, ended up hurting […]

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Women of the Word: Vashti

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We meet Vashti at the beginning of the book of Esther 1:8-20. She was the former Queen of Persia and the first wife of King Ahasuerus. Now it came to pass that King Ahasuerus threw a mega feast for all the men in his kingdom while Vashti threw another feast for the women. On the […]

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Women of the Word: Many Christian Women

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After the brutal death of Stephen recorded in Acts 7, Luke wrote in Acts 8:3, “As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.” Female followers of Jesus were among the last to leave the cross, the first to discover the empty […]

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Women of the Word: the Widow of Zarephath

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This widow does not have a name. Her story is given in 1 Kings 17:8-24 and she is mentioned by Jesus the Christ in Luke 4:24-26. The widow of Zarephath had nothing spectacular going on. Her husband had died, she was raising a son alone, and she was very poor, but this widow has much […]

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Women of the Word: the Widow With the Oil

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In 2 Kings 4:1-7, we read another story of a widow who exemplifies faith in God. The Bible tells us that she had been the wife of one of the sons of the prophets. Her husband had died, and now the widow was in debt. She had no money to pay her debt, and the […]

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