When we think about heroes and the main ‘characters’ in the Bible Jesus is justifiably number one. Trailing right behind him, though, are Moses, David, Abraham, Noah, Paul, and Peter.
Notice anything about that list? They’re all men, aren’t they? Each of these men has a significant role in helping us understand how, why, and what it means to be obedient to God, but they aren’t the only ones. God’s Word also inspires and teaches us through the stories of several women whose lives are just as relevant as those of their male counterparts; women like Mrs. Noah, Hannah, Esther, Naomi, Rahab, Elizabeth, Lydia, and Mary, the mother of our Savior.
Bible Study Lessons Women of The Bible looks at the lives of the women in the Bible from the perspective of what they have to offer women today in relation to living faithfully and obediently in the midst of a chaotic society, the pressures of family and work, and of trying to discover who it is God created you to be.
Bible Study Lessons Women of The Bible …women God hand-picked to encourage and mentor us through his Word.
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We don’t know her first name. We only know her as Job’s wife, aka, Mrs. Job. There is also very little reference made to her (Job 2: 9-10), but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a lot from this strong, yet humble lady.
Mrs. Job’s Story
The Old Testament book of Job relays the account of how God allowed Satan to purposely and vengefully attack Job—a faithful man of God. This attack was physical, spiritual, and emotional in nature. But think about it…when Job lost his wealth, his health, his children, and his grandchildren, so did Mrs. Job!
Mrs. Job gets a lot of bad publicity for getting upset with God and with Job, but who among us wouldn’t do the same? She was grieving a terrible loss, fearful of the future, and distraught at seeing her husband’s condition deteriorate overnight for no apparent reason. Mrs. Job was hurt, angry, scared, and full of questions that couldn’t be answered.
What we don’t ever talk about, however, is that Mrs. Job was obviously a submissive and loving wife. I say this because:
She didn’t argue with Job when he set her straight about getting mad at God for what was happening to him/them.
She and Job had other children together once the whole ordeal was over with.
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French
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Already translated.
Translated by Joseph Habamahirwe
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by Lilian Madsen Canova
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Spanish
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Translation in progress.
Translated by Gledys Chavez
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