Women in the Bible
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Bathsheba
Originally posted 12/17/24 Bathsheba is a tragic story. She was a victim of David’s sinful nature. David is proof that it hurts to look. David saw her, he wanted her, and he took her. We find their story in 2 Samuel 11. 2 Samuel 11:2-5 says, “It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from
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Tamar
Originally posted 12/10/24 Gen 38:11-26 We find Tamar’s story in the middle of Joseph’s story. Judah is one of Jacob’s sons. As a refresher, Jacob tricked his brother, Essau, out of his birthright. If you have ever heard the phrase, “the apple didn’t fall far from the tree’, this is definitely a time where that
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Michal
Originally posted 10/8/24 We find Michal in 1 Samuel. 1Sa 14:49 says, “Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn was Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.” Many will recognize her as the wife of King David.
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Gomer
Originally posted 10/1/24 The ladies at Ridgeview Baptist are currently studying Hosea. Last summer we studied Nehemiah. Our summer studies are taken from www.studyandobey.com. They are excellent studies of books of the Bible if you are looking for a good Bible study. Gomer is an unfaithful wife. The entire book of Hosea is an allegory
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Abigail
Originally posted 9/24/24 Abigail comes onto the scene in the book of Samuel. When our story begins, she is married to a man named Nabal. Nabal owned a great deal of sheep and goats. 1 Samuel 25 refered to him as a very rich man. He is married to Abigail and her description differs greatly.
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Hannah
Originally posted 9/10/24 Our story of Hannah begins in 1 Samuel. 1Sa 1:1-2, “There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. He had two wives. The name of the one was
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Delilah
Originally posted 6/25/24 Delilah is a woman from the Bible that we all know as a “bad girl”. The full story is written in Judges 16. The story begins in verse 1, “Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.” Whenever the term “went into her”, it signifies
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Lot’s Wife
Originally posted 5/21 Have you ever thought about how you will be remembered? Will people remember your name? What will people remember about your character? Lot’s wife is not named in Scripture, but she is well remembered. She is the famous woman who was turned into a pillar of salt. It’s probably not the best
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Leah
Originally posted 5/14/24 My sister is 8 ½ years older than me. She got married when I was 14. We were never in competition for anything. We were loved equally by our parents and neither one of us overshadowed the other. But then again, I am the youngest child and you know what they say