Celebrated for their courage, vision, hospitality, and spiritual giftedness, it's no wonder women were so important to God's plan revealed in the Old and New Testaments. It wasn't their natural qualities that made these women extraordinary but the power of the one true God whom they worshipped and served.
Celebrated for their courage, vision, hospitality, and spiritual giftedness, it's no wonder women were so important to God's plan revealed in the Old and New Testaments. It wasn't their natural qualities that made these women extraordinary but the power of the one true God whom they worshipped and served.In Twelve Extraordinary Women, you'll learn more than fascinating information about these women, you'll discover-perhaps for the first time-the unmistakable chronology of God's redemptive work in history through their lives. These women were not ancillary to His plan, they were at the very heart of it.
Acknowledgments iv Preface vii Introduction xi1 Eve: Mother of All Living 12 Sarah: Hoping Against Hope 273 Rahab: A Horrible Life Redeemed 514 Ruth: Loyalty and Love 695 Hannah: A Portrait of Feminine Grace 876 Mary: Blessed Among Women 1077 Anna: The Faithful Witness 1298 The Samaritan Woman: Finding the Water of Life 1419 Martha and Mary: Working and Worshiping 15510 Mary Magdalene: Delivered from Darkness 17111 Lydia: A Hospitable Heart Opened 187 Epilogue 199 Study Guide 203 About the Author 217 Notes 219