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WOMEN OF THE BIBLE By: Ann Burton
The Bible is filled with women of faith, bravery, and cunning. Here is one woman's tale?as it might have happened....
Deborah's Story
Signet
August 2006
288 pages ISBN: 0451219139 Paperback
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Inspirational Historical
Though Deborahβs master has abused her for as long as she can remember, there is one thing he cannot take from herβ her nightly dream of a stranger destined to bring her joy. Then, by a twist of fate and with an act of courage, Deborah manages to save the life of Lappidoth, the man she soon realizes is her dream lover, by warning him that her master is plotting against him. But he flees without herβ and Deborah leaves their fates in Godβs hands.... Furious, Deborahβs master sentences her to death. But Lappidoth returns to save her life. Now, as she recovers in his house, Deborahβs dreams all come to passβso she puts her gift to use. For she has dreamed: βThe Lord will use a woman to defeat Sisera.β (Judges 4:9) And so will Deborah be known as a heroine in Israelβs fight against the Canaanites, a prophetess for Godβs chosen people, and one of the greatest judges of all time....
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