Prophetess and Judge Judges Chapter 4 In the days before kings ruled in Israel, God appointed judges to sit at the gate of a city and hear peoples problems and complaints. The judge would then listen and make a judgment call on the situation. Judging: refers to functioning in a recognized office, including rendering decisions… [Read More]
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Motherhood: Ruth – Part One
The story begins with a bad decision A certain man of Bethlehem, Elimilech, his wife Naomi, and their two sons Mahlon and Chilion left Bethlehem, “the house of bread,” and moved to Moab because of a severe famine. God did NOT tell Elimilech to go – he got scared and went. While in Moab, his… [Read More]
Motherhood – Bathsheba
Bath – sheba There are two women in the Bible, who in my opinion, get a bad rap for things that happened TO them rather than things or behaviors they actually performed. One is Bathsheba. One is Mary Magdalene. Today, we are talking about Bath-sheba. You see, her problem began with an innocent bath. In… [Read More]
Womanhood – Esther Part Two
Back to cousin Mordecai Read Part One here. Cousin Mordecai “sat at the gate” of the king’s palace – this was a place of importance. Legal matters and business transactions were handled at the gate. Whoever sat at the gate was privy to plans and plots and one day two of the king’s eunuchs were… [Read More]
Womanhood – Esther Part One
Esther, also known as Hadassah This past weekend we heard an extraordinary message at church. I think the title of it was, “The Pressure to Perform.” And, as I pondered which woman would be my next focus in this series, Queen Esther came to mind. Esther shows up in Biblical history approximately 465-475 B.C…. [Read More]
Motherhood – Shiphrah and Puah
Partial Birth Abortion Can you imagine living in a country and a time when the ruler of said place made a law that all male babies had to be killed immediately upon their birth? When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is… [Read More]