Women in the Bible

Hidden Women of the Gospels by Kathy Coffey
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This book begins with understanding of bible study. How a person may question what she or he is reading in the Bible. Likewise there are different settings were people learn in church, madrasas, home, over the phone in a prayer chain and so on. The bible study question are full and very informative when used as study materials. The guide is in the previous chapter reading.


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Jacob

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Maurice Denis

Genesis 32:22-31

Jacob received the Word of God by way of a Blessing. He struggled all night wrestling with the Spirit. This happened in Penuel, east of the Jordan River and south of the river Jabbok. Jacob claimed Peniel to be the place where he saw the Face of God, yet not destroyed! He also received a new name Israel, because of association with man and God.

The Hunger March in Copenhagen

                                     Looks like something out of Africa doesn't it.

                                               Scripture Lesson Luke 14: 15 - 24 

                                      "God's Promise of Abundance"

                                                              Churches Week of Action on Food 13 - 20 October,  2019

The Invitation is Offered: All is ready

vs 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, "Come for everything is now ready.'

In Times Like These

Action: Bread for the World

Urge Congress to support a global initiative to accelerate progress on nutrition; write to congress via online link

Urge Congress to Advance Global Nutrition

Nehemiah 2: 7-8

'If it pleases the king, may I have letters to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, to that they will provide my safe-conduct until I arrive in Judah? ... And because the gracious hand of God was on me, the king granted my requests.

GO IN PEACE
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Let Tomorrow take Care of Itself

When I was younger I always asked my parents how to meet a deadline!They answered me from two points of reference, the Holy Bible andthe remains of cultural traditions. I find no better story in the
Bible than the section in Matthew chapter 6 verses 25 through 34.Likewise I have located an Ashanti proverb from reasons told to them by both their Mothers. Every thing I needed my parents provided. Along the way I had lessons on being independent and taking care of myself. I felt life was beautiful and pleasant. My allowance could even be extended for special purposes, just by asking. Today, our society would be more civil and tolerant if people took the time to ask along with being courteous to others.

Scripture:
MT verse 26... Fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns... yet your heavenly father feeds them.
Verse 28... Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin:
Verse 29... Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Verse 30... if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith...
Verse 31... take no thought what shall we eat? what shall we drink? or shall we be clothed...
Verse 32... your heavenly Father knows that ye have needs of all things...
Verse 33... seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness...
Verse 34... Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself better than they. Sufficient unto the day

Reading daily bible study has shown me yesterday and given me a guide for today. I can make a purple skirt now on my own. I didn't realize that in the beginning.

Ashanti Proverb
No one ties up a wisdom-bag, and takes it and puts it away in a box and comes and stands in the courtyard and says, 'Explain the matter to me.'
What wisdom tells us it that God is responsible for Creation!

Resources:
King James Bible Authorized version on Noom
Ashanti Proverbs

Wisdom

¹ Listen! Wisdom is calling out. Reason is making herself heard. ² On the hilltops near the road and at the crossroads she stands. ³ At the entrance to the city, beside the gates, she calls: ⁴ “I appeal to all of you; I call to everyone on earth. ⁵ Are you immature? Learn to be mature. Are you foolish? Learn to have sense. ⁶ Listen to my excellent words; all I tell you is right. ⁷ What I say is the truth; lies are hateful to me. ⁸ Everything I say is true; nothing is false or misleading. ⁹ To those with insight, it is all clear; to the well-informed, it is all plain. ¹⁰ Choose my instruction instead of silver; choose knowledge rather than the finest gold. ¹¹ I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels; nothing you want can compare with me. ¹² I am Wisdom, and I have insight I have knowledge and sound judgment. ¹³ To honor the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and false words. ¹⁴ I make plans and carry them out. I have understanding, and I am strong. ¹⁵ I help kings to govern and rulers to make good laws. ¹⁶ Every ruler on earth governs with my help, officials and nobles alike. ¹⁷ I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me. ¹⁸ I have riches and honor to give, prosperity and success. ¹⁹ What you get from me is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver. ²⁰ I walk the way of righteousness; I follow the paths of justice, ²¹ giving wealth to those who love me, filling their houses with treasures. ²² The LORD created me first of all, the first of his works, long ago. ²³ I was made in the very beginning, at the first, before the world began. ²⁴ I was born before the mountains, before the hills were set in place, ²⁶ before God made the earth and its fields or even the first handful of soil. ²⁷ I was there when he set the sky in place, when he stretched the horizon across the ocean, ²⁸ when he placed the clouds in the sky, when he opened the springs of the ocean ²⁹ and ordered the waters of the sea to rise no further than he said. I was there when he laid the earth's foundations. ³⁰ I was beside him like an architect, I was his daily source of joy, always happy in his presence— ³¹ happy with the world and pleased with the human race. ³² Now, young people, listen to me. Do as I say, and you will be happy. ³³ Listen to what you are taught. Be wise; do not neglect it. ³⁴ Those who listen to me will be happy— those who stay at my door every day, waiting at the entrance to my home. ³⁵ Those who find me find life, and the LORD will be pleased with them. ³⁶ Those who do not find me hurt themselves; anyone who hates me loves death. ” 

Reflect

Wisdom is personified as a woman (verses 1-3) and as being present with God at the

                                                                                                                                                                                                      beginning of creation (verses 22-31). What was her role? Reread verses 11-31. How does Wisdom describe herself? What does she do? According to verses 32-36, what is the value of following Wisdom’s advice?

The LORD  created Wisdom first of all in the very beginning. From within His ways and through Him all things came to be possessed of Him. The LORD blessed the oceans where the water trickled down to springs. The LORD created Wisdom before the mountains stretched out and made room for hills to fly above the earth. The LORD set up speech through His activity and poured out the Spirit. Later it was said that Spirit was gifted to all flesh, that the sons and daughter of humanity will prophesy, young men will have visions and old men shall dream dreams. From whence come the sacred circle of life, the root and source.
 Beloved be Happy!