Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
The story of Elisabeth is very reminiscent of that of Sarah in the Old Testament. Elisabeth is married to Zacharias, a priest. Zacharias and Elisabeth are “ And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” {Luke 1:6} The next verse says, “And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, […]
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The Shunammite Woman witnessed a miracle not once, but twice. Her name is not known. All we know is that she was from the land of Shunem. It is believed that the location of the Biblical Shunem, is located in the northern part of modern day Israel. Elisha is passing through Shunem, when he brought into the house of a […]
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Hannah was another mother that longed for a child. She was married to Elkanah. Hannah is her husband’s first wife and his favorite, but when she did not provide children, he married Peninnah. One can imagine how Peninnah tormented Hannah over her inability to have children. Each year they travel to the temple to worship God. We are told that […]
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We all know the story of Samson and Delilah, but there is much more to his story than we often remember. The story of his birth is a story of great trust and obedience. His father was known as Manoah and his mother’s name is not mentioned. She is described as “barren and bare not.” But, an angel of Jehovah […]
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Jacob is fleeing from his brother, after he and his mother, Rebekah, deceive his father, Isaac. Jacob is sent to his mother’s brother, Laban. So, as he arrives he probably thinks all of his troubles are over. His troubles with his brother are for the time being, but a whole new set of issues is about to be stirred up. […]
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After Sarah dies, Abraham sends a servant to his home country to find a wife for Isaac. The servant comes upon a beautiful woman named Rebekah. She brought back to Isaac and we are told “ And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted […]
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When we first meet Sarah, she is known as Sarai and her husband is known as Abram. Sarai and Abram are living in the land of Canaan, when God tells them to leave. We are told that Abram is 75, and it is believed Sarai is about ten years younger than her husband. So, they are leaving to roam around […]
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