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Judges 5:25 He asked for
water, she gave milk; She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.
Rebecca 2000 BC
– Daughter of Bethuel; Wife to Isaac; Mother to Jacob.
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A
hard worker willing to get her hands dirty to help strangers.
Genesis 24: 19 And when she had finished
giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also,
until they have finished drinking.”
Jael 1300 BC
– Wife to Heber the Kenite; Great granddaughter to Jethro.
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She
had a plan and seized her opportunity to destroy her enemies.
Judges 5:25 He asked for
water, she gave milk; She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.
Abigail 1000 BC
– Former wife of Nabal; Wife to David the King.
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Made
a bold decision to stand in the gap for her family and friends.
1 Samuel 25
24 So she fell at his feet
and said: “On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be! And
please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your
maidservant.”
28 “Please forgive the
trespass of your maidservant. For the LORD will certainly make for my lord an
enduring house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD, and evil is not
found in you throughout your days.”
Queen
Esther 475 BC – Orphaned girl raised by her cousin Mordechai.
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Counted
the costs and embraced her destiny. Only she could do it …
Esther 4:16 “Go, gather all
the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for
three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go
to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”
Mary 6 BC –
A young girl from the town of Nazareth; Mother of Jesus.
Luke 1:38 Then Mary said,
“Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”
And the angel departed from her.
