Ruth and Esther are the only two women for whom books of the Hebrew Bible are named. This distinction in itself sets the books apart from other biblical texts that bear male names, address the community through its male members, recall the workings of God and human history through a predominately male perspective, and look to the future through male heirs. These books are particularly stories of survival. The story of Ruth focuses on the survival of a family; Esther focuses on the survival of a people.

As biblical characters, Ruth and Esther are women of their time—and are likewise women for all time. Each conforms to the cultural norms of their story’s setting while pressing against boundaries of domination and privilege that limit female and outsider participation.

As female characters, Ruth and Esther stand in a long line of biblical women who emerge as heroes in their stories. Each is a part of ancient Israel’s larger story of what it means to be and live as people of God.

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Kids love Bible stories. This Illustrated Children s Bible for youth and children has all the great Bible stories. The Bible stories have been paraphrased for easy understanding and learning. More than 5 million of this Bible has been sold in more than 80 languages - one of the best selling Bibles in the world!! With good reasons, almost 300 of your favorite Bible Stories !! The Children's Bible will give your child the best possible introduction to the world of the Bible. The nearly 300 action-packed stories make

This isn't the Ruth, the Naomi, or the Boaz we thought we knew. Carolyn James has unearthed startling new insights from this well-worn story ... insights that have life-changing implications for you. Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining woman, but as a courageous overcomer. A Female Job. Ruth (typically admired for her devotion to Naomi and her deference to Boaz) turns out to be a gutsy risk-taker and a powerful agent for change among God's people. She lives outside the box, and her love for Yahweh and Naomi compels her to break the rules of social and religious convention at nearly every turn. Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, is repeatedly caught off-guard by Ruth's initiatives. His partnership with her models the kind of male/female relationships that the gospel intends for all who follow Jesus. Carolyn James drills down deeper into the story where she uncovers in the Old Testament the same passionate, counter-cultural, rule-breaking gospel that Jesus modeled and taught his followers to pursue. Within this age-old story is a map to radical levels of love and sacrifice, combined with the message that God is counting on his daughters to build his kingdom.The Gospel of Ruth vests every woman's life with kingdom purposes and frees us to embrace wholeheartedly God's calling, regardless of our circumstances or season of life. This story of two women who have lost everything contains a profound message: God created women not to live in the shadowy margins of men or of the past, but to emerge as courageous activists for his kingdom.

New International Version
Publisher : The Bible Society of Singapore
Published Date : 2011
Language : English
No of Pages : 1174

Who were the last kings of Judah? Were they the same as the kings of Israel? From Alfred Yeo’s previous work, The First Three Kings of Israel, we fast-forward 200 years to King Hezekiah of Judah. It’s now 715 BC and the king is walking in the ways of the Lord.

Though God had miraculously extended Hezekiah’s life by 15 years and wiped out an 185,000 strong Assyrian army in one night, the outlook for Judah and its capital, Jerusalem, was perilous. More so, Hezekiah’s son, Manasseh, rejected his father’s God and turned to foreign idols, even offering his sons in a sacrifice by fire. He also shut the Temple of the Lord and ordered that the prophet Isaiah be sawn in two. Such was Judah’s decline.

Captured by the Assyrians and forced to walk to Babylon in chains, Manasseh’s unexpected return to Jerusalem caused him to repent, but it was too little too late. His son, Amon, refused to accept his father’s changed life and restored the worship of idols. After only two years, he was murdered – leaving behind his 8 year old son, Josiah, to become king of Judah.

Surrounded by powerful, hostile forces with a child as king, how could Judah survive? Through the guidance of faithful spiritual mentors and the discovery, reading and conviction of the Word of God, Josiah offered some hope in restoring Judah’s favour in the eyes of the Lord God. However, what does The Last Kings of Judah (Vol I) ultimately reveal about him, his legacy and the people of Judah (to be taken up in Vol. 2)? Read on, for there is much that God can teach us through the lives of these kings.

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