EVE: THE FIRST WOMAN CREATED BY
GOD
Eve was the first woman, created by
God to be a companion and helper for
Adam, the first man. – 1 Timothy 2: 13-14;
Genesis 2: 21-23
SARAH: MOTHER OF THE JEWISH
NATION
At the unbelievable age of 90, Sarah
gave birth to Isaac, through a miracle of
God. Sarah loved and nurtured Isaac,
helping him become a great leader. From
Sarah, an incredible woman of faith, we
learn that God's promises always come true,
and his timing is always best. – Genesis
21:1; Genesis 17:19; Hebrews 11:11
tribe produced the apostle Paul, greatest
missionary of ancient times. – Number
26:59; Genesis 30:24; Genesis 37:3; Genesis
39:2 – 6; Genesis 47:15
JOCHEBED: MOTHER OF MOSES
Let’s not forget that Jochebed, the
mother of Moses, influenced history by
surrendering what she treasured most to
the will of God. Despite the fact that Moses
was raised as an Egyptian, God chose him
to lead his people to freedom. The faith of
Jochebed saved Moses to become Israel’s
great prophet and lawgiver. – Exodus 2;
Exodus 6:20
RAHAB: A PROSTITUTE WAS AN
ANCESTOR OF JESUS
REBEKAH: THE INTERVENING WIFE OF
Rahab was a prostitute in the city
ISAAC
of Jericho. When the Hebrews began to
Rebekah intervened in a family matter
conquer Canaan, Rahab harbored their
that led to division within a household.
spies in her house in exchange for her fami-
Although Rebekah was a loyal wife and
ly’s safety. Rahab recognized the True God
loving mother, she showed favoritism to one and decided to believe in Jesus. Rahab actu-
son and it created problems for the family
ally became the ancestress of King David,
of God. Thankfully, we learn from Rebekah and from David’s line came Jesus Christ, the
that God can take our mistakes and make
Messiah. God used Rahab to play a major
good come from them. After all, He is the
role in God’s plan of salvation for the world.
Almighty God! – Genesis 27:5-6; Genesis 27; -Hebrews 11:31; Joshua 2: 1-24; James 2:25
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HANNAH: THE MOTHER OF SAMUEL
RACHEL: THE WIFE OF JACOB AND
Hannah represents excellence for
THE MOTHER OF JOSEPH
perseverance in prayer. For many years, she
Remember that Rachel’s son Joseph
was unable to bear children. However, she
had the most influence among all of Jacob’s prayed unceasingly for God to bless her
sons. He saved Israel during a famine.
with a child. Hannah eventually gave birth
Rachel’s younger son Benjamin’s
to a son and named him Samuel. Hannah
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