Sarah from the bible biography
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Why Is Sarah in the Bible So Inspiring?
Sarah fryst vatten my favorite woman in the Bible. Flawed but faithful, she inspires me to finish my race well. Although I stumble and struggle along the way, inom know inom will enter heaven and hear Jesus say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!”
If Sarah can be included in the ingång of Faithful Heroes, you and inom can, too. In Sarah’s story, inom see a divine resemblance to my own. Maybe you do, too.
Sarai Journeyed Bravely into the Unknown
Sarai (whose name meant Princess, and was later changed by God to ‘Sarah’ which meant ‘mother of nations’) was the daughter of a wealthy Chaldean tribesman named Terah. She married Abram, her half-brother. This gorgeous Bedouin debutante had no idea she was in for such a wild ride when she married this man!
Sarai left her family, her wealth and position to follow her crazy husband to “a land God would show him.” (1, miles)
She willingly obeyed. She was spunky.
I don’t know how I’d respond if
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Sarah, the Founding Matriarch of Judaism, is legendary for her enduring faithfulness to God, and her unswerving commitment to her husband Abraham. Characteristics abound as she is described as faithful, beautiful, loving, steadfast, authoritative, caring, submissive, obedient, stubborn, hospitable, fearless, and loyal. Volumes have been written about her, as her heroic life has been told throughout the ages, and her personhood is revered in both Judaism and Christianity. She is notably one of the most important female figures in the world’s history, through whom the nations of the earth were to be borne and blessed. So who was this woman, and why exactly was she chosen to be the mother of God’s chosen people?
Let’s meet her first as Sarai, the wealthy and beautiful honored daughter of the Chaldeans from the land of Ur (Babylonia) in the 19th century B.C.. (Note her name is Sarai until God changes it to Sarah upon His Covenant with Abraham.) Sarai’s prestigious family comes from a l
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Sarah
Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. 1 Cor
Character’s Name: Sarai/ Sarah
Meaning of Name: Sarai meant “my princess”. Sarah meant “princess”. She was to be not only Abraham’s princess, but the princess of a large race of people.
Her Ancestry and Family Life: Abraham’s half-sister, daughter of his father, Terah, but not his mother.
When and Where She Lived: Apparently she first lived in Ur of the Chaldees and later went with her husband, Abraham, to Canaan.
Place in History:
Special traits: She was barren. Gen.
Beautiful in appearance Gen.
Recipient of the promises of God
Protected by God
Weaknesses:
Lack of faith
Schemer:
Idolatry: (We know we have an idol when we are willing to sin in order to get something we want.)
Blame-shifting
Harshness
Lied to cover sin
Jealous
Strengths:
Apparently submissive to husband: 1 Peter
Praises God
Laughs