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Displaced Women
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 26, 2022 (message contributor)
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1. The Exile
Contributed on Nov 26, 2022
Imagining Eve's story after tha fall
Good morning. My name is Eve. Thank you for letting me come talk to you. I'm sorry it's just me. Adam wanted to come, really he did, but he has to work. He works very hard. Ever since we left the garden he doesn't seem to do anything but work. I never see him during the day unless I go ...read more
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2. The Traveler
Contributed on Nov 26, 2022
Sarah tells her story, from Ur to Isaac.
Good evening. My name is Sarah, and I'm Noah's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter [8 greats] and I'm married to Abraham. I came to talk to you because there's no better story than mine to show what a terrific adventure following God can be. Mind you, when ...read more
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3. The Outcast
Contributed on Nov 26, 2022
Hagar tells her story
They call me “the old woman” now, behind my back. To my face it’s still a respectful “grandmother.” And the little ones still come to hear the stories of the old days, the days of struggle and doubt. But there’s no one left who’s ever been to Egypt, or lived in a town. Sometimes even I forget that ...read more
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4. The Refugee
Contributed on Nov 26, 2022
Naomi tells the story of her sojourn in Moab and her return with Ruth.
Good evening. My name is Naomi. You've probably already heard of my daughter-in-law Ruth, who has become very famous. But the story really began long before Ruth came on the scene. Before everything started to go wrong, my husband Elimelech and I lived in the city of Bethlehem in Judah. It had ...read more
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5. The Foreigner
Contributed on Nov 27, 2022
Imagining Jezebel's story - a woman who clung to her power and her gods in the face of enormous pressure. Are the two connected?
My name is Jezebel. I am a Phoenician princess, the daughter of Eshbaal, King of Sidon and the Queen of Israel, the strongest nation in the world from Assyria to Egypt. My father Eshbaal gave me in marriage to Ahab of Israel to strengthen the alliance between our two countries, because although we ...read more