Category Archives: Maternal Lines

Book Review: Ten Women Of The Bible

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Ten Women Of The Bible:  One By One They Changed The World, by Max Lucado with Jenna Lucado Bishop This book, plain and simple, is a cash grab.  Perhaps at some point Max Lucado was a good writer, but at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Miriam’s Well

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Miriam’s Well:  Stories About Women In The Bible, by Alice Bach and J. Cheryl Exum In reading a book like this, I wonder why it it exists.  This is not to say that the book is bad, exactly.  It is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Twelve Extraordinary Women

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Twelve Extraordinary Women:  How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants To Do With You, by John MacArthur Having read books by the author before [1], I was prepared to like this book.  But I must confess … Continue reading →

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Meeting In The Middle

Posted on March 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

One of my favorite country songs of all time–and admittedly there are many that I enjoy, especially from the late 1980s and early 1990s and even beyond–is the Diamond Rio song “Meet In The Middle.”  For those of us who … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To Maternity Denied In Scripture

Posted on March 21, 2017 by nathanalbright

Although we have spent a great deal of time in this study looking at women whose children were famous and notable in the Bible, it is worthwhile as well to look at women who, for one reason or another, were … Continue reading →

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1 Samuel 25: A Case Study Of David Being A Man After God’s Own Heart

Posted on March 18, 2017 by nathanalbright

Acts 13:22 gives a familiar picture David as a man after God’s own heart:  “And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the … Continue reading →

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Maternal Lines: The Patriarchs (Part Two)

Posted on March 17, 2017 by nathanalbright

Having looked at the importance of endogamous marriages to the patriarchs [1], let us turn our attention to three of the most amusing stories in the Scriptures that deal with the patriarchs pretending that their wives are their sisters.  Let … Continue reading →

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On General Restrictions Of Marriage

Posted on March 16, 2017 by nathanalbright

So far in our examination of relevant biblical law to maternal lines [1], we have seen restrictions that only applied to certain groups of people, specifically priests, kings, and female heirs.  There were, however, some restrictions to marriage that were … Continue reading →

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Maternal Lines: The Patriarchs (Part One)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

When we look at the importance of the maternal line to the patriarchs [1], it is worthwhile to begin by discussing the men and women within the line and to see how they were related to each other.  The importance … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To Maternal Lines In Scripture

Posted on March 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

Having already dealt with the laws relating to marriage and family that are relevant to the study of maternal ancestry [1], it is worthwhile to give some idea of the scope of what the Bible has to say about maternal … Continue reading →

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