Rahab is often thought of as the woman who saved the spies, not as a mom. But she was both. Her act of loyal love towards the spies not only helped the Israelite people enter the promised land, but paved the way for her descendants to enter into the loyal love of God through his son Jesus Christ.
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Moms in the Bible–Jochebed part 2
This post is from Moms Take Ten episode 100, “Moms in the Bible–Jochebed part 2”, which you can listen to wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://sites.libsyn.com/403493/100th-episode-moms-in-the-bible-jochebed-part-2 Jesus, motherhood, foster care and adoption. When I set out 100 episodes ago, those are the words I used to describe what Moms Take Ten is allContinue reading “Moms in the Bible–Jochebed part 2”
Moms in the Bible–Leah and Rachel part 2
When God gave the Israelites the ten commandments, he declared, “I am the Lord your God.” (Gen. 20:3) Then he instructed that they should have no other gods before him. This includes our husbands and our children.
Moms in the Bible–Rebekah, part 2
An ordinary day, an unexpected visitor, a decision to be made. Both Rebekah and Mary experienced those things, hundreds of years apart. Their choices teach all of us how to respond when God calls us.
Moms in the Bible, Sarah part 2
Though she doubted, he used her. Though she was faithless at times, he was faithful all the time. Though she messed up, he defined her by her successes, or rather, his successes in her.
Moms in the Bible–Hagar, part 2
Have you ever felt that way? Hearing the voice of your child and seeing their anguish, yet feeling so completely unable to help?
Moms in the Bible–Eve, part 2
Woman was created for relationship with God first and foremost. Yes, we get to be in relationship with man. Yes, God designed marriage with men and women in mind, but also for so much more than that.
Moms in the Bible–The Syrophoenician Woman
What faith she had. To believe he was the Messiah and to believe that he would care about her and her situation. She recognized his power and also his goodness.
Moms in the Bible–Herodias
All of the other moms that we have studied so far had redeeming qualities about them. Not Herodias. Her story is different from all the others in that she did not acknowledge or believe in God and her life showed it. Hers is a cautionary tale that we would be wise to heed.
Moms in the Bible–Mary, part 2
In the weeks leading up to Good Friday and Easter, it is right that we begin to prepare our hearts in remembrance of the incredible acts of love, mercy and power that Jesus did in those three days. In this episode, as part of our Moms in the Bible series, we are going to look at those three days through the eyes of Mary, Jesus’ mother.
Lyssa Stoyko 