Lessons from 30 amazing Women of the Bible

This week (October 3rd to be exact) was my birthday and- it wasn't just any birthday- it was my 30th! Also, although I didn't actually make it public until late November, this month will mark a year since I started this blog with a view to:

Raise the profile of the contributions of the women of the Bible and how the lessons contained in these can be practically applied in our modern spiritual walks
Empower Christian women to fully embrace their unique identities and purpose in Christ, free of the stereotypes and traditions that can "so easily best" us

To celebrate, I am going to share my top 30 women of the Bible along with what they taught me either about Christian womanhood/femininity or life in general. So, in alphabetical order, here goes!

Lessons from Bathsheba on Persevering in Purpose

Bathsheba makes her debut in the Bible in 2nd Samuel 11. To summarise the chapter, for those who don’t know the story, she is the lady that beguiled King David with her beauty as he spied on her while she bathed. This led him to summon her and sleep with her despite the fact that he knew she was married to Uriah, who actually also happened to be one of his loyal soldiers. As a result of this Bathsheba became pregnant, causing David to panic. At first he tried to pass the baby off as Uriah’s but when that plan failed, he arranged for him to be killed in battle. Given this whole scandalous affair, Bathsheba- like Potiphar’s wife, Lot’s wife and Achsah- is typically perceived as one of the women of ill repute featured in the Bible. However, be that as it may, she played an extremely important role in history and has much to teach us on the concept of “persevering in purpose”.

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