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Bible Blitz III Women of the Bible. Presented by Msgr Ed Thompson With loving memory of Deacon Norm Kazyk Technical Assistance Ray Hosler. Old Testament Women. Eve – Sarah – Lot’s wife Rachel & Leah – Tamar Jochabed – Zepporah – Miriam Rahab – Deborah – Delilah - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bible Blitz IIIWomen of the Bible
Presented byMsgr Ed ThompsonWith loving memory ofDeacon Norm KazykTechnical Assistance
Ray Hosler
Old Testament Women
Eve – Sarah – Lot’s wifeRachel & Leah – Tamar
Jochabed – Zepporah – MiriamRahab – Deborah – Delilah
Ruth – Hannah – BathshebaJezebel – Esther
et al
Zipporah
Exodus: 2, 4, 18
Wife of Moses
Daughter of the priest, Jethro;Six sistersMet Moses at Jethro’s well in Midian
Zipporah – cont’d
Two sons: Gershom ans Eliezer
Spoke 7 words
• Moses and Zipporah not a congenial couple.
• She had a temper and was somewhat indifferent to Moses.
• Went home to Jethro after the Exodus.
• Argument over the non-circumcision of Gershom and Eliezer.
• After Zipporah’s death maybe Moses married again.
Miriam
Exodus 15
Numbers 12, 20, 26
Sister of Moses
(7 years older)
Miriam – cont’d
• Rescued baby, basket Moses;
• Got Jacobed
• Exodus leader: Song of Deliverance; War cry of Moses
• A bitter woman;
• Against the second marriage of Moses to an Ethiopian
• Leporsy – cured by Moses.
• Died outside the Promised Land.
• (Moses and Aaron)
Rahab
Harlot of Jericho
Ancestor of Jesus
Josh: 2, 6
Heb: 13
James: 2
• Beautiful woman,
• ancestor of Jeremiah,
• Married to Salmon whose son, Boaz married Ruth who was the father of Obed, the grandfather of Jesse, father of David
Rahab – cont’d
• Home on the wall;
• Spies
• Red cord
• Safe
Delilah
Judg: 16; 4-18
The Giant Killer
Delilah – cont’d
• Samson’s Philistine lover
• Betrayed Samson for 1100 silver pieces
• Secret of strength – shared
• Captured and blinded
• 3000 Philistines killed
Deborah
Judges: 4, 5
The Judge
• Only woman judge; a prophetess
• The “Palm Tree of Deborah”
• Barak and Deborah against Sisera
• Joel and Deborah
• “Song of Deborah”
• Mother of Obed
• Great grandmother of David
• Ruth and Naomi
• Ruth meets Boaz
• They marry
• “Your people shall be my people and your God my God.”
Hannah
1 Sam 1, 2
The prayful Mother
• Wife of Elkanah, a priest
• No children
• Ridiculed by husband’s second wife
• Prayed, vowed child Samuel to God
• Had 3 more sons and 2 daughters
• Song of Thanksgiving, Psalm 2:1-10
• Preview of Elizabeth and Mary
Bathsheba
II Sam 11, 12
I Kings 1, 2
Mother of Solomon
• Wife of Uriah and of King David
• Adultery then murder
• Solomon plus 3 other sons
• Kingmaker
• Ancestor of Jesus (Matt 1:6)
Queen of Sheba
I Kings 10, II Chron 9, Matt 12, Luke 11
I Want Proof
• Traveled to test Solomon’s wisdom
• Cited by Jesus in Matthew and Luke
Widow of Zarephath
I Kings 17, Luke 4
“See your son lives”
The man who came to dinner
• Drought and famine
• Elijah – “Gimme!”
Esther
Book of Esther
The “cream” of the harem
• Jewish queen of a Persian king
• Cousin of Mordecai
• Queen Vashti
• Haman, the Jew hater
• Feast of Purim
Jezebel
I Kings 16, 18, 19, 21
II Kings 9
The Wicked Politician
• Wife of Ahab
• Promoted pagan worship – Baal
• Massacred Jewish prophets
• Hated Elijah
• Thrown from palace window
• Eaten by dogs
Judith
Judith 8, 16
Dan 13
A holy widow of courage
• Woman of prayer, a prophetess, a wit, a beauty, strong handed
• Holofernes – the headless one
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