Women in the Bible-What Can We Learn From Them?

 Sarah

Who was Sarah?    She was Abraham's wife and the mother of Isaac.  

What did she do?  Sarah left with a comfortable life in the proserperous city of Ur because she had faith in God's promises to her husband, Abraham.  God told Abraham to leave Ur and go the land of Canaan.  God promised to bless him and make him into a nation.  (Genesis 12:1-5)  Sarah may have been in her 6o's at the time.  From then on, Sarah and her husband lived a nomadic life in tents.

Although nomadic life exposed Sarah to danger, she supported Abraham as he followed God's direction.  (Genesis 12:10, 15)  For many years, Sarah was childless, which grieved her considerably.  Yet, God had promised to bless Abraham's offspring.  (Genesis 12"&, 13, 15; 15:18;  16:1, , 15)  In time, God affirmed that Sarah wold abraham's child.  She did give birth when she was well past the age of childbearing.  She was 90 years old,  and her husband was 100 years old.  (Genesis 17:17; 21:2-5.)  They named the child Isaac. 

What can we learn from Sarah?  Sarah's example teaches us that we can always trust God  to fulfill his promises, even seemingly impossible ones!  (Hebrews 11:11)  And her example as a wife highlights the importance of respect in marriage. - 1 PETER 3:5, 6.

For a further discussion about Sarah, see the articles "What a Beautiful Woman You Are" and "God called her princess." 

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