Reviewed by Charli G. on
Jumoke Akinniranye paints a fuller picture of some of the most prominent women of the Bible, giving insight as to how they might have felt, what the culture of the time was like and how they fit into that culture, and showing what we can learn from them. She even includes women who set bad examples, such as Queen Jezebel - so we can learn from their mistakes.
One of my favorite sections was on Martha and Mary from the New Testament. We all know the story of how Martha got fed up with Mary not helping her with the work that needed to be done while Jesus was visiting and basically asked Him to tell Mary to get up and help her. Then after Lazarus died, when Jesus arrived, she argued with him about various things. In all honesty, I see a lot of Martha in me. I can guarantee you that I wouldn't shut up and listen, I'd be arguing because I overthink everything.
I must say there was one spot that I was a bit flustered with - the story of Sarah/Sarai. In this section, the author states that nothing is known of Sarah's lineage, but that's not actually true. In Genesis 20:12, when Abraham is answering to Abimelek as to why they lied about Sarah being his sister instead of his wife, Abraham answers that she really is his sister - the daughter of his father though not of his mother, who happened to become his wife. So we know that Abraham and Sarah share a father. But this is just something minor in comparison to the lessons this book as for women of faith.
I definitely recommend this book to any woman looking to grow her faith and see how God could use her to serve Him.
**I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.**
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 19 August, 2017: Finished reading
- 19 August, 2017: Reviewed