Motherhood may well be the most challenging job we ever have. No matter what we do, we always second guess ourselves, wondering if we’re doing the right thing, worrying that we’re going to mess up. Each of these Bible mothers faced their own mothering challenges. Some of them did a great job. Others, not so well. Each of them has lessons we can learn as we raise our own children.
Abi
We’ve looked at many wicked women who influenced their husbands away from God. Today we look at Abi, a godly…
Jehosheba
When Athalia heard that her son, King Ahaziah had been killed, she immediately took action, killing all her grandsons in…
Athalia
Athalia was the daughter of Jezebel and Ahab, the granddaughter of King Omri, wife of King Jehoram, and mother of…
The Woman Who Ate Her Son
During a time of famine in Samaria, the Syrians besieged Samaria, causing acute inflation and desperation within the city walls.…
The Shunammite Mother and Her Son
After years of barrenness, God blessed the Shunammite woman with a son. But one day while the son was out…
Prophet’s Widow
The prophet’s widow felt rejected by God. Her husband had been a godly man, studying in the prophecy school with…
Widow of Zarephath and Her Son
Though Elijah came to Sidon, and God provided for the widow of Zarephath and her son, their problems were not…
Widow of Zarephath
After Elijah told Ahab there wouldn’t be rain until he proclaimed it, God led him to Brook Cherith to hide…
Mary and Joseph
Mary visited with Elizabeth and Zacharias for three months, then returned home. In the meantime, Joseph found out about Mary’s…
Mary and Elizabeth
Elizabeth was a daughter of a priest, married to Zacharias, a priest. Luke tells us “…they were both righteous before…
Mary and Gabriel
The angel Gabriel came to the virgin Mary at her home in Nazareth, greeting her with, “Rejoice, highly favored one,…
The Virgin Mary
Over 600 years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Isaiah, told us that Mary, a virgin, would bear a…
Maacah
King Rehoboam married eighteen wives and sixty concubines, but of all his wives and concubines, he loved Maacah the most.…
Naamah
King Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and Naamah. Naamah was one of Solomon’s many wives who drew him away…
Jeroboam’s Wife
King Jeroboam was an evil man. He brought idol worship to a new level. He made priests out of every…
Two Harlot Mothers
In 1 Kings chapter 3 God appeared to King Solomon and asked him what he wanted from God. Solomon asked…
Bathsheba and Solomon
David’s days were numbered, and his son Adonijah determined to take over his father’s throne. He gathered together Joab, David’s…
Rizpah
During the reign of David, the land experienced a famine that lasted for three years. David inquired of God, asking…
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