Ebook: Women of the Bible: Old Testament

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

EstherWomen 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 1:5Women 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