a. Eve: Genesis 2:7-8,
15-25; 3:1-21; 1 Timothy 2:14-15 |
h. Deborah: Judges 4 |
b. Sarah: Genesis 12:10-20;
16; 21:1-20; 1 Peter 2:21-3:6 |
i. Ruth: Ruth 1-4 |
c. Rebecca: Genesis
25:19-23; 27 |
j. Hannah: 1 Samuel 1 |
d. Rachel & Leah:
Genesis 29:14 - 30:24 |
k. Abigail: 1 Samuel 25 |
e. Tamar: Genesis 38 |
l. Esther: Esther 4:1 - 5:8 |
f. Zelophehad daughters:
Numbers 27:1-12; 36 |
m. Samaritan woman: John 4 |
g. Rahab: Joshua 2; 6:24-25 |
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Biblical Reflection
Take
paper and write down the names of the women as you read each passage, and
answer the following questions about each one, if applicable. a. What is the woman remembered for in
Scripture? b. What struggle or life issue did the woman
face? c. What need or interest was she concerned
about? d. How did she respond to her circumstances? e. Did the Lord help her in any special
way? Explain. f. Was the woman assertive or vocal? Submissive or silent? How was this demonstrated? g. What example does she provide for your life? Self-Evaluation
a. How would I react if I were in similar
circumstances? b. What needs and interests do I have? Which of these do I expect someone else
to fulfill? Which of these am I looking to God to
fulfill? Which of these am I going to handle
myself? c. How have I tended to respond to life's
disappointments? Have these responses helped or hurt my
situation or well-being? d. What criteria should I consider in
determining when to be vocal and when to be silent? e. How do I view myself: passive
accommodating compromising assertive ___ aggressive ___ other. Would my spouse or others agree with that
perception? f. Is God satisfied with the way I am? What changes do I need to make? CAUTION. Many women in unequally-yoked marriages
experience stress from trying to be active in the church and please their
husbands who may not support their participation. Some wives may even bear resentment against
their husbands. The purpose of this
study is not to give wives in difficult marriages a place to vent anger and
frustration against their husbands.
This is a class and not therapy, although learning about godly women
in the Bible can be therapeutic. A godly woman is always responsible to God
for her conduct regardless of her circumstances. Copyright © 2007 Blaine Robison. All rights reserved.
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