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One of the common images is God as a mother bird sheltering her children under her wings. We see this in Ruth 2:12 – “May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” (All references are from Today’s New International Version.) The Psalms used this imagery a number of times:
The Bible offers a picture of God who mothers through the work of birthing, preserving, and nurturing God’s children. But such imagery is not without some tension. God’s mothering work begins in childbirth, as most mothering work does. The sea leaps out of God’s womb ( Job 38:8 ), and the ice is brought forth from God’s womb ( Job 38:28 ...
May 12, 2023 · Here are twelve beautiful verses to honor your mother or grandmother. Proverbs 17:6: “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”. Proverbs 31: ...
Apr 6, 2013 · The word ‘idol’ ( pesel in Hebrew) refers to a carved object which is used to represent a god. Both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and later Jewish people have tried to keep this commandment strictly. It allows not only no statues of Yahweh, but also no drawings or other pictures. The archaeological record is striking.
May 6, 2022 · Our scriptural narrative discloses the inclusion of mothers in God’s divine purposes from creation to new creation. God’s original plan is that humans would fill the earth and steward it (Gen ...
Jun 28, 2022 · The words we use to describe God can shape our thinking and inform our beliefs. In the first reading from Isaiah, we encounter God as Mother, an image that can help us to broaden our ideas and ...
Sep 13, 2013 · Through faith in God and by honoring His Word, godly mothers have great influence as they train their children. 1. Godly mothers are women of sincere faith (1:5). As Paul thought fondly of Timothy and his sincere faith, he was reminded that such faith also dwelt first in Timothy’s grandmother, Lois, and in his mother, Eunice.
