![]() She recognized God’s greatness just from the stories she had heard and chose whose side she wanted to be on. Her Strengths : Rahab showed herself to be brave, bold, strong, and loyal to God in spite of great danger from the king of her own city, Jericho. So Rahab, the foreigner and sinner became part of the line of Jesus Christ Himself, because of her great trust in God and faithfulness to His people. Rahab became the mother of Boaz, and the great-great-grandmother of King David. When Israel took over Jericho, they spared Rahab and her whole family just as they had promised. She asked them to spare her family because she had protected them, then she let them down by a rope through a window. She had heard all that God had done for them at the Red Sea and all of the battles He had won for them. She told the spies that she knew the Lord had given them the land of Canaan. When the king’s messengers came to ask about the spies, Rahab misguided them, sending them on a wild goose chase down the road that led to the Jordan River. When the spies came to Jericho, she hid them on the roof of her house which was built into the city wall. Rahab was a Canaanite, but she trusted in Israel’s God. Her Story : Rahab was a woman with a bad reputation in the ancient city of Jericho, where two spies from Israel had gone to check out the land and see if they could conquer it. You can read about Shiphrah and Puah in Exodus 1 or about how Moses also escaped being killed as a baby because of two other strong women, his sister and his mother, in The Laugh and Learn Bible for Kids on page 60. I want to please God.” Galatians 1:10 CEV God blessed them for their loyalty and obedience. They chose to trust and follow God rather than fear the human king. ![]() Their Strengths : The Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah showed themselves to be brave and strong in the face of grave danger from the most powerful king in the world. When Pharaoh confronted them, God protected them and He established strong households for them. But Shiphrah and Puah feared God and didn’t do what Pharaoh asked. ![]() Pharaoh also went to the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah and commanded them to kill all of the male children born to the women of Israel. He became afraid that the people of Israel would become stronger than his people and try to take over, so he made them slaves. A new Pharaoh arose in Egypt who didn’t know Joseph or care about his history as a leader in Egypt. But now, 400 years later, the tribe had grown exponentially in numbers and in strength. When they came, there were only 70 of them. When Joseph was second-in-command to Pharoah, the people of Israel-Joseph’s family-had come to Egypt to escape the famine in their land. Their Story : Shiphrah and Puah were Hebrew midwives when the people were living in slavery in Egypt, before Moses led them out in the Exodus. If you really want to inspire your daughters (and sons!) with stories of strong, brave women who changed the world, all you have to do is open the pages of your Bible.ĥ Amazing Women from the Bible to Inspire Girls Shiphrah and Puah ![]() Some of those role models are good, some are not so good. We’re raising Christian kids in a world that points to all kinds of strong secular role models for our girls. Women who did the right thing no matter what everyone else was doing, and changed the course of history forever. Loyal women who stayed faithful to God even when their situations seemed perilous. Wise women who made difficult decisions and led the people back to God. Prophetesses who heard and obeyed the voice of God. Strong and brave women who led armies and challenged kings. But the Bible has lots of stories of incredible women too. It can be easy to read the Bible and only see the stories of the amazing men-Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 5 Amazing Women from the Bible to Inspire Girls
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