Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel: Wives of the Patriarchs
As I began reading this chapter I found myself stopping and chuckling to myself. I knew exactly the direction this one would go. And I chuckled because it is exactly what someone like me needs to be reminded of.
It has been so long since I’ve read of these women. The humanness!…..the femininity!!!……oh how we can all relate! We see in each a call to holiness…..a side of insecurity and jealousy…..a “need” to please….a longing for motherhood….all ending with peace in His Will. Not always an easy route, often confusing, many many mistakes along the way with consequences…..
THAT is what I can relate to. THAT is what jumped out at me. The humanness of these women. The innate femininity of these women: the trust and respect for their husbands, their service and strength, their humility and silence, their faith and hope in God, their motherhood and sacrifice. And their love stories! How beautiful!
I can honestly say that this is the first time EVER that I’ve seen these women as the role models they ought to been seen as. They’ve always just been stories…people in the Bible…..not much else for me. Perhaps it is just reading with different eyes, seeking with a different heart. Life circumstance removes blinders sometimes.
I am grateful for that.
This chapter as a whole was wonderful!!! Absolutely beautiful.
What stood out for you? Was there one in particular that you can relate to? Is there are specific point or insight that jumped out at you?
That is beautiful~
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Reading these women's stories is a wake up call for me. I tend to think certain lessons - aka torture methods :-) are being taught only to me and when I read about these women I am reminded my assumptions are selfish and wrong. These women speak to me of patience and trust; both virtues I struggle with deeply, especially the trust aspect. Talk about being vulnerable and still trusting God will take care and not abandon you! I am learning slowly that trusting in God should be my only concern for the moment and without trust how can I fully enter into my own faith. Even though I struggle with trust God sends me many opportunities to fully abandon myself and place my self in Him and to this I am grateful He has not given up on me and still desires me to be His.
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