The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak

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God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect...."Have faith" is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God's plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh in one of many powerful Old Testament stories. Could Jochebed have imagined that God's actual design for her son involved flight into exile and danger? And yet this was all part of the master plan to deliver Israel from slavery. Another biblical mother, Rebekah, made terrible choices in an attempt to ensure her son's place in history. And a daughter, Michal, struggled to keep her faithless father, Saul, from sin, while battling pride in herself.Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and family--and how God's unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. While some heard God's voice, others chose their own paths. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. He's still doing the same work in our lives today.The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak shows that faith is more often a twisting road than a straight line. Yet, as these inspirational stories of biblical families attest, at the end of these journeys lies greater peace and joy than we could ever imagine.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.In this moving exploration of the women of the Bible, Bream asks: how does their ancient faith speak to our modern lives? Faith and Family: Discover the intimate, and often complicated, connection between family dynamics and faith, and see how God's unexpected agenda can redefine everything we think we know. Spiritual Growth: Learn from the struggles and triumphs of these biblical families to find greater peace and joy in your own spiritual journey, no matter how twisting the road. Relatable Women of the Bible: Explore the lives of mothers and daughters like Jochebed, Rebekah, and Michal, who were not paragons of virtue but imperfect people used in God's divine plan. God's Unfailing Promises: Witness how God always keeps His promises, even when His methods involve risk, exile, and danger that these women could never have imagined.