Bible Blitz III Women of the Bible

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Bible Blitz IIIWomen of the Bible

• Presented by
• Msgr Ed Thompson
• With loving memory of
• Deacon Norm Kazyk
• Technical Assistance
• Ray Hosler

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Old Testament Women

• Eve Sarah Lots wife
• Rachel Leah Tamar
• Jochabed Zepporah Miriam
• Rahab Deborah Delilah
• Ruth Hannah Bathsheba
• Jezebel Esther
• et al

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Zipporah

• Exodus 2, 4, 18
• Wife of Moses
• Daughter of the priest, Jethro
• Six sisters
• Met Moses at Jethros well in Midian

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Zipporah contd

• Two sons Gershom ans Eliezer
• Spoke 7 words

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• Moses and Zipporah not a congenial couple.
• She had a temper and was somewhat indifferent to
  Moses.
• Went home to Jethro after the Exodus.
• Argument over the non-circumcision of Gershom and
  Eliezer.
• After Zipporahs death maybe Moses married again.

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Miriam

• Exodus 15
• Numbers 12, 20, 26
• Sister of Moses
• (7 years older)

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Miriam contd

• Rescued baby, basket Moses
• Got Jacobed
• Exodus leader Song of Deliverance War cry of
  Moses
• A bitter woman
• Against the second marriage of Moses to an
  Ethiopian

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• Leporsy cured by Moses.
• Died outside the Promised Land.
• (Moses and Aaron)

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Rahab

• Harlot of Jericho
• Ancestor of Jesus
• Josh 2, 6
• Heb 13
• James 2

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• Beautiful woman,
• ancestor of Jeremiah,
• Married to Salmon whose son, Boaz married Ruth
  who was the father of Obed, the grandfather of
  Jesse, father of David

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Rahab contd

• Home on the wall
• Spies
• Red cord
• Safe

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Delilah

• Judg 16 4-18
• The Giant Killer

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Delilah contd

• Samsons Philistine lover
• Betrayed Samson for 1100 silver pieces
• Secret of strength shared
• Captured and blinded
• 3000 Philistines killed

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Deborah

• Judges 4, 5
• The Judge

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• Only woman judge a prophetess
• The Palm Tree of Deborah
• Barak and Deborah against Sisera
• Joel and Deborah
• Song of Deborah

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• Mother of Obed
• Great grandmother of David

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• Ruth and Naomi
• Ruth meets Boaz
• They marry
• Your people shall be my people and your God my
  God.

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Hannah

• 1 Sam 1, 2
• The prayful Mother

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• Wife of Elkanah, a priest
• No children
• Ridiculed by husbands second wife
• Prayed, vowed child Samuel to God
• Had 3 more sons and 2 daughters
• Song of Thanksgiving, Psalm 21-10
• Preview of Elizabeth and Mary

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Bathsheba

• II Sam 11, 12
• I Kings 1, 2
• Mother of Solomon

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• Wife of Uriah and of King David
• Adultery then murder
• Solomon plus 3 other sons
• Kingmaker
• Ancestor of Jesus (Matt 16)

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Queen of Sheba

• I Kings 10, II Chron 9, Matt 12, Luke 11
• I Want Proof
• Traveled to test Solomons wisdom
• Cited by Jesus in Matthew and Luke

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Widow of Zarephath

• I Kings 17, Luke 4
• See your son lives
• The man who came to dinner
• Drought and famine
• Elijah Gimme!

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Esther

• Book of Esther
• The cream of the harem

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• Jewish queen of a Persian king
• Cousin of Mordecai
• Queen Vashti
• Haman, the Jew hater
• Feast of Purim

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Jezebel

• I Kings 16, 18, 19, 21
• II Kings 9
• The Wicked Politician

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• Wife of Ahab
• Promoted pagan worship Baal
• Massacred Jewish prophets
• Hated Elijah
• Thrown from palace window
• Eaten by dogs

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Judith

• Judith 8, 16
• Dan 13
• A holy widow of courage

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• Woman of prayer, a prophetess, a wit, a beauty,
  strong handed
• Holofernes the headless one