I adored the account of Abishag and her tender watchcare of the elderly King David (1Kings 1-2). The scriptures say she "cherished" the king while Bathsheba came to see David to secure the kingdom for her son Solomon.
Abiah's life gives balm to every widow's heart (1 Chronicles 2:24). Abiah gave birth to Hezron's son after his death. Yet she carried on.
My heart mourned with Abihail, niece of king David, one of Rehoboam's 18 wives and 60 concubines (2Chronicles 11:18-19). Yet I found peace knowing that sexual addiction has haunted the human family for centuries.
As I have read and pondered the lives of these women in the Bible (I'm just in the B's), I have redescovered the great importance of Paul's words in his letter to the Corinthians, (my changes in italics)
God truly is faithful and will provide tender watchcare over his daughters as they grow and live and love.There hath no trial or problem taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tried above that ye are able; but will with the problem also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1Corrinthians 10:13)
This is beautiful! I love the women of the Bible! Thank you for the reminder of one more place to turn for peace and direction.
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