:Rose: Queen Esther, from the Book of Esther. Very courageous, very faithful to the cause of her people and God's plan for them. "... If I perish I perish..."
:Rose: Ruth (The book of Ruth),
'Wherever you go, I will go, your God will be my God, your people will be my people."
These were some very powerful words that she spoke to her mother-in-law, Naomi who had lost both of her sons and their wives were left with the choice to stay or to return home.
Ruth spoke her Destiny and her Blessings, for her choice to receive Naomi's God and her people, put her in the right position to receive her husband Boaz ... praise God of Naomi's God and Naomi's people.
THAT's a powerful word right there.
Something else . It is believed that Ruth is a 'Black woman'.
:Rose: Debra from the book of Judges; Debra was a Judge, a spiritual leader whom God raised to fulfill His plan.
:Rose: Rahab in the book of Joshua (chapter 2 vs 1-24); she defied the enemy to help the children of God by hiding the two spies whom Joshua had sent out to observe the land of Canaan prior to the battle of Jericho.
:Rose: Mary Magdalene who followed Jesus with her whole heart. She anointed Him with precious oil from an Alabaster box; and beyond LHCF Hair Care... she wiped His feet with her long and beautiful hair. (John 11:1-2)
:Rose: The Shulamite Woman (Song of Solomon 6:13) whom King Solomon loved, though her skin was dark from the sun...He found no 'spot' in her.
All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you.
----(Song of Solomon 4:7)
:Rose: The Virtuous Woman in Proverbs 31.
:Rose: Hannah...who wanted a son. Because she asked...God gave her the desire of her heart, she is the mother of Samuel.
One more.... I love sharing this
:Rose: There's Rispah.
Who?
Rispah. (in the book of 2 Samuel)
This woman is a perfect example of dedication to motherhood.
She was a concubine of King Saul. Her seven sons (two were hers and five were of Saul's daughter, Merab) were killed by the Gibeonites and were left to hang instead of being buried. Rispah, stayed by these seven bodies for a period of about six months, beating off the wild animals and the birds of prey, away from their bodies. This woman was dedicated. When King David heard of this, he immediately sent to have them properly buried.
Can you imagine the strength and the love that this woman had for her sons? She guarded them beyond death. I can hear her cries to the animals,
"Get back... get back...get away from my sons...get back!"
Six months of no sleep, barely eating, perhaps no clean water.
Her name is 'Rispah'.
Shimmie, This list is nice, but I wanted positive female relationships. As in two or more women having a positive relationship between each other.
Adding…
Deborah and Jael
Judges 4 : 4 Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. 5 She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided.
6 She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor. 7 I will lead Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River and give him into your hands.’”
8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you don’t go with me, I won’t go.”
9 “Certainly I will go with you,” said Deborah. “But because of the course you are taking, the honor will not be yours, for the LORD will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman.”
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18 Jael went out to meet Sisera…
21 But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died.
22 Just then Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. “Come,” she said, “I will show you the man you’re looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead.
Judges 5 : 1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
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24 “Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. 24… She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple. 27 At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.
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31 “So may all your enemies perish, LORD! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.
I need some inspiration. Can anyone list, with Biblical chapters, positive female relationships in the Bible?
I don't believe there are any others than what's been posted, the most prominent relationship being Ruth/Naomi... I guess that's why so many people use their relationship to minister on everything from marriage to love to positive attitude, etc. Even with Mary and Elizabeth, not much is known of their true relationship other than the Divine intervention through the unborn Jesus. Theirs was more interaction.
I could stretch it and add the relationship between Moses's mother and Miriam, who obeyed and honored her mother, while risking her life to save her brother's life.
I like many of these Biblical stories, but I can't help but wonder why there aren't many positive "woman to woman" relationships in the Bible. Most relationships between women in the Bible is one of competition or strife. I dunno. I kind of wish there were more examples of mother-daughter relationships in the Bible. I wish the Bible expounded more on what is expected of a mother towards her daughters and vice versa. You would think that a Book written to all of humanity would contain this.
*Sighs*