Abigail; the Wise Wife of a Fool…

Abigail is a Hebrew name meaning “father’s joy”. In 1 Samuel 25, we read the story of Abigail, the wife of Nabal, whose name translated means “fool”. She was a very beautiful, intelligent and wise woman. Unfortunately, her husband, Nabal, was a hostile and stingy man, despite his immense wealth. During the festive season, David, [...]

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MARY; Mother of Jesus…

Thank God for how far we’ve come in our Great Women of the Bible Series…this post is the 5th in the series, and today, we’ll be taking our lessons from the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. I think it was a tremendous responsibility placed on the shoulders of that young maiden, Mary, and [...]

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The Proverbs 31 Woman…

Ref; Prov 31: 10-end We continue in our “Great Women of the Bible” series, with the Proverbs 31 Woman..The Wife of Noble Character…A virtuous woman… “A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies”..Pro 31:10 Unlike Deborah, Ruth, and Queen Esther, the Proverbs 31 woman does not refer to just one [...]

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Queen Esther…

We have got to no. 3 in our “great women of the Bible” series…and today, it is Esther’s turn…If you didn’t start the series with us, please take time out to read the first two posts on Deborah and Ruth…I would love to read your comments afterwards… Reference; the book of Esther… In the opening [...]

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The Woman Called Ruth…

Reference: Ruth 1 – 4 This is the 2nd in our Great-Women-of-the-Bible series… Ruth was a young Moabite woman, the daughter-in-law of Naomi, and great-grandmother of King David…obviously; a woman with the last two “qualifications” would indeed be great…Plus, she was the ONLY woman in the Bible to be referred to as a virtuous woman. [...]

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Deborah…

Reference…Judges 4 and 5… Today’s post is about one of the great women of the Bible…Deborah….the first in (hopefully) a series… Deborah was; A Prophetess A Wife (of Lapidoth) A Judge/Leader (in Israel) Before I continue in my discuss of this great woman, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that her [...]

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