It may seen strange to read another book written by a man about women in the Bible. There is a big difference in this book because the author clearly has a heart for women and desires to see them reach their full potential/ full destiny in Christ. Clearly not intimidated by strong women, nor seeking to put them down but to demonstrate the heart of God; to show the love that God has towards His daughters. To help tear down the misconceptions that "religion" has given us and to delve deeper into the stories that we just glide over.
I've read a book or two about Women in the Bible and while they have been good; oh my, this one includes a few that I've never really looked at that close. Most of them have Hannah and Esther and Ruth but this one includes The 5 daughters Zelophehad (which years ago I just happened to run across). The first one that made me run to my Bible to look it up was Achsah, the daughter of Caleb. Please don't get the wrong idea; I really do read my Bible. How many of us have thought that the story of Esther was partially such a romantic story; you might want to re-think that a bit as you read what the author brings out about that. Included are stories of real life women as well. Just so many good insights; so I'm planning on making sure this book is available for some of the women in my church to take a look at. But to the honest, it's not just for women alone. I have been blessed enough to have a Pastor who saw through the eyes of Jesus and because of this encouraged women to be all they could be. To co-labor with men and the Spirit of the Lord.
I received a free copy of this book from Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, as part of their book review program, and I am under no obligation to write a positive review.
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