Saturday Nov 23, 2024

Author: joanneholstein

Joanne Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and Author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a graduate of Psychology/Christian and Bible Counseling with Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on historical development of Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.

Eve The First Mother

Children This Hurting World
Eve was the first earthly woman and was created by the LORD God. There was no instructional manual for Eve to follow. There was no role model or life coach to mentor Eve in the care or instruction on pregnancy or child rearing.“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.” 

Queen Esther

Old Testament Women of Christ
Esther, whose name was Hadassah, was a beautiful Jewish maiden who was an orphan and raised by his cousin Mordecai. She had been taken captivity from Jerusalem. Esther father and mother were dead and Mordecai took for his own daughter. Esther was the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai. The story of Esther begins the origin of the major Jewish feast day the feast of Purim. 

What Samson teaches Christian Men and Women About the Delilah’s of This World

Marriage This Hurting World
The whole story of Samson and Delilah has more to teach us than just the characteristic of Delilah. It is not a story about love and romance it is a warning about getting involved with the enemy and thinking it is okay to embrace their life style. The story of Samson and Delilah is more about deception, greed, lust and then destruction. This lesson is for both the men and woman belonging to Christ.

Who was Delilah?

Old Testament Women of Christ
Delilah has always been portrayed as an evil woman who was the down fall of Samson, the hero of the Israelite people. Delilah was believed to be a Philistine woman who uncovered the secret of the strength of Samson and went to the Philistine lords to reveal the secret. The story of Samson and Delilah is more about deception, greed, lust and then destruction.

Daughters of Lot

Old Testament Women of Christ
There is much we can take away from the daughters of Lot. They are excellent example of what we should not do. The dysfunction of the whole family provides us with better choices that we can make for our own life. The desire of the daughters of Lot to have children is understandable it does not justify incest. The daughters of Lot placed too high a priority of having children. It was their desire, their priority and their sin that…

Guilt by Association:

Nature This Hurting World
Bathsheba has many times been found guilty by association. Some say she was a little too willing to obey the order of the King. I would like to ask when anyone in history, let alone a woman, has ever had the choice to obey or disobey the King. We must always be aware that we can be blamed for those around us and can be found guilty by association.
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