Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Salome is a daughter who struggled to please her mother, regardless of the sacrifice or what it cost others. Let’s set the scene. John the Baptist has been arrested. Herod is reluctant to kill him though. Herod has a birthday and with it came a great banquet and celebration. So, he called for the daughter of his wife, who was […]
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Esther was a faithful cousin and adopted daughter to Mordecai. Their relationship is important, because with his guidance, he helped her to save the Jewish people. Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had […]
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The daughter of Jephthah is a heartbreaking story, but is also a testament to true faith and true love. Let’s set the background. Jephthah is described as a “mighty warrior”. He is the son of Gilead and a prostitute and his half-brothers drives him away. Later the elders of Gilead ask him to lead them in the battle of Ammonites. […]
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Tamar was the daughter of King David and Maacah and the sister of Absalom. She had a half-brother, who is prominent in what happens to her named, Amnon, who was David’s first born and the son of Ahinoam the Jezerite. In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. […]
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King Saul reveled in his power and enjoyed wielding it over others. He used his daughters as bargaining chips. The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal. {1 Samuel 14:49} Saul had two daughters {and several sons} Merab was the oldest and then Michal was his younger daughter. Saul used his daughters to […]
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Last year in our mother’s series, we took a look at Naomi and her heartache, which eventually turned to joy because of her daughter-in-law, Ruth. When we read the book of Ruth, we often focus on the story of Ruth and Boaz, which is a beautiful love story. However, today we’re going to explore a different relationship, that of Naomi […]
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“Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.” {1 Chronicles 2:49} At first glance, it is easy to move past her story and not understand her story or the importance. Some Bible translations spell her name Aksah. Caleb is growing older and eager for a son-in-law. If you remember, Caleb and Joshua were the only two Israelites that lived to see the promised land. […]
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The name Zelophehad means dark shadow. He lived during the time of Moses. The names of the daughters were Mahlah {weak or sick}, Noah {comfort, long lived, repose}, Hoglah {dancing}, Milkah {queen or ruler} and Tirzah {she is my delight}. They came forward and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of […]
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We all know Moses and the Ten Commandments, but we would not know his story without the assistance of his sister, Miriam. Some historians estimate that she was about six years old when her brother, Moses, was born. The name Miriam means rebellious. Other definitions of the name I found include bitter, water and elevation. Exodus 2 begins with the […]
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Last week, we discussed Leah and Rachel and their father Laban and husband Jacob. This week we discuss Jacob and Leah’s only daughter. While Jacob had twelve sons, only one daughter is mentioned in scripture. And then [Leah] had a daughter and she named her Dinah. (Genesis 30:21) Jacob and Leah named their daughter Dinah. The name Dinah means avenged. […]
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Last year, we took a look at the lives of Leah and Rachel as mother’s and the wife of Jacob. However, before marrying and having children, they were the daughters of Laban. Even throughout the first part of their marriage with Jacob, their father continued as a prominent member in their life. We do not know a lot about their […]
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Last year, I did a series on Mother’s in the Bible. This year, let’s take a lot at some daughters and sisters in the Bible. We will be spending time with these women for the next few months. As we begin, we will join two daughter’s whose name we do not even know. Yet, we can learn much about their […]
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Elkanah is an Ephrathite and has two wives. The first is Hannah, who is childless, and the second is Peninnah, who has children. {1 Samuel 1:1-2} Each year they go to Shiloh to offer their sacrifice. To Peninnah and her children, Elkanah gave a portion but to Hannah he gave a double portion “because he loved her”. However, Peninnah enjoys […]
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When Jacob arrives at his Uncle Laban’s, the first person he meets is his cousin, Rachel. {Genesis 29} Rachel is the younger of Laban’s two daughters. Rachel is described as “beautiful in form and appearance.” {Genesis 29:17} Jacob loved Rachel and agreed to work seven years for her. “But they seemed to him but a few days because of the […]
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The Lord God is the ultimate Father. He is the Alpha and Omega and creator of the world. Time and time again he refers to himself as our father, our loving and heavenly father. Jesus Christ refers to God as his father and he {Jesus} is God’s son. When referring to the trinity, we are told we have the Father […]
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Today, we are going to visit with two kings no one would want to be the child of. Ahaz means one that takes or has held. He was the son of Jotham and father of Hezekiah. He was the 12th king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. “Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned […]
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Job was a man who greatly loved God and his family. The name Job means persecuted or hated. “In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job.” {Job 1:1} “The country he lived in was the land of Uz, in the eastern part of Arabia, which lay towards Chaldea, near Euphrates, probably not far from Ur of […]
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Have you ever longed for something the ache was unbearable? Hannah did. She longed to be a mother. Matters were only made worse when her husband’s other wife kept having children and taunting her for it. {1 Samuel 1:1-8} When they went to the temple for House of the Lord, Hannah had been provoked so much she wept. {! Samuel […]
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Jacob is the son of Isaac and Rebekah and has a twin brother, Esau. “Jacob is an outstanding illustration of the presence and conflict of the two natures within a believer. Similar to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Robert Louis Stevenson’s story, Jacob is good and bad; he rises and falls, yet in spite of his failures was a […]
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Isaac was the favored and long promised son of Abraham and his wife, Sarah. The name Isaac means laughter. “Isaac is one of the few cases in the Bible in which God selected a name for a child and announced it before he was born.” {All the Men of the Bible} He marries Rebekah, but like his parents they wait […]
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