Many women in the Bible became unexpected heroines and were surprising instruments in God’s story. Women of the Bible: Old Testament looks at 11 women in the Bible, featuring women such as Sarah, Hagar, Miriam, Rahab, and Esther. This beautiful bestselling pamphlet presents the women through story and key life events, showing how God used them, plus real-life application for us today. Makes a great women’s Bible study or reference. 12 panels, fits inside most Bibles, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, unfolds to 33 long Women played many crucial roles in the Bible. Women of the Bible: Old Testament is a concise, easy-to-understand reference that examines key stories and insights from their lives. Teachers and students alike will enjoy discovering the ironies in their stories and the cultural impact of the times in which they lived.
Women of the Bible: Old Testament features:
Sarah & Hagar
Tamar Miriam Rahab Deborah & Jael Bathsheba Naomi & Ruth Esther
Women of the Bible: Old Testament uses a chart format to review the following information:
Bible references for each woman’s story Date and location of the story Meaning of her name Key events in the woman’s life
How God used her An overview of her story
Life application
Here is an example from the Women of the Bible: Old Testament pamphlet:
RAHAB
Bible references for her story– Joshua 2, 6; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:30; James 2:25 Date and location of the story–Jericho, around 1400 BC Meaning of name–Rahab probably means broad, extended Key events in the woman’s life
Lived in the city of Jericho Was a prostitute Gave refuge to the spies that Joshua sent to the city Believed that God had delivered the city into the hands of the Israelites Became a member of God’s people Is mentioned in Jesus'genealogy in Mathew 1:5
Women of the Bible: Old Testament makes a great women’s Bible study or reference.
Author: Benjamin Galan, MTS, ThM, PhD Candidate, Adjunct Professor of Old Testament Hebrew and Literature at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
