The Remarkable Women of the Bible: And Their Message for Your Life Today

by Elizabeth George

In this inspiring look at the lives of women in the Bible, bestselling author Elizabeth George reveals refreshing models of faith for today. Stories about Eve, Deborah, Sarah, Ruth, Mary, and other women from Scripture offer testimonies of changed lives and reflections on the remarkable strengths God cultivates in women who love Him—Jocebed is an example of a remarkable mother, Deborah's life is an illustration of wisdom, Ruth and Naomi model pure devotion, and Hannah demonstrates sacrifice. Conveying the assurance of God's love, The Remarkable Women of the Bible provides nourishment from a woman's point of view and connects today's woman with the source of fulfillment that sustained her sisters in Bible times—a relationship with God. Adapted from Women Who Loved God .

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Womens, Spirituality, Christianity, Biography, Christian Living

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2003

About the author

Elizabeth George is bestselling author and national speaker dedicated to helping people live a life after God’s own heart. For over 30 years, the teachings and steadfast example of Elizabeth has helped countless men and women:

- Simplify life by focusing on God’s priorities.
- Appreciate God’s Word and apply it to everyday situations.
- Respond to circumstances with confidence by seeing yourself through God’s loving eyes.
- Increase closeness in marriage by serving and honoring each other.
- Powerfully shape the hearts of children and teenagers.
- Enjoy greater intimacy with God.

Women around the world are drawn to Elizabeth’s approach of daily starting with the Bible to handle life’s challenges. Her ability to weave biblical truth into everyday issues has led readers to make over 15 of her books bestsellers. Elizabeth’s distinctive work, A Woman After God’s Own Heart, has sold over 1 million copies and received the ECPA Platinum Book Award. Likewise, her delightful book, A Girl After God’s Own Heart, remains a treasured gift for moms and grandmothers and made the CBA Bestseller List for fourteen consecutive months.

Elizabeth also encourages women through her radio broadcast, “A Minute for Busy Women,” featured on Christian radio stations across America and at www.OnePlace.com. She is also a regular keynote speaker at women’s conferences and retreats.

In the midst of their busy writing schedule, Elizabeth and Jim love spending time with their two married daughters and eight grandchildren, taking daily walks along golden sands, and enjoying the beautiful Hawaiian sunsets. They divide time residing in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Washington State coast.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a huge blessing and was given to me right when I needed it most. I haven't actually returned it to the right place of the shelf because I keep rereading sections. Unlike a lot of books today, this book chose to focus on what these women did right. I get tired of the books that focus of their failures. I highly recommend this book.

[Sherri · Rating 2 out of 5]

With the Bible being heavily patriarchal, it was interesting to read a fleshed out description of the importance of 19 women who advanced Judaism in the Old Testament and Christ in the New. One of the women, Phoebe, commands only one verse, for instance, but in those few words we discover the courage of a woman who took Paul’s important letter to the Romans. This simple, brave act was instrumental in spreading the fledgling Christian religion.
Elizabeth George has written this book at about the 4th grade level and repeatedly refers to her readers as Beloved or Dear One. I find this incredibly annoying and condescending. She bullet points a lot and asks us to consider certain spiritual questions regarding a woman’s “place” (are we still in the 1950’s?). A few are worthwhile, but most bugged me.
Nevertheless, if you enrich your understanding of these women with research on the internet and perhaps a study Bible, you can learn some powerful stuff. Several of the women were rich and powerful, others were dirt poor and nobodies. All of them are inspirational, faithful and worthy of our attention and emulation.

[Amanda Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did this Bible study with a group and we really enjoyed it, as we have all of Elizabeth George studies we've done so far. It's a study in character instead of working through a book of the Bible. Some women are focused on with more chapters than others, so some of the information can get repetitive at times. The study is easy to follow along with and has great questions in the study guide to prompt deep discussion.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful introduction to the women in the Bible and what we can learn from them. It also is a great refresher for those who need to be reminded of stories from the Bible.

This is one of my favorite Gilbert books!

[Jill Odens · Rating 1 out of 5]

On the whole, it is focused on the "remarkable" women rather than making much of our remarkable God. Disappointing and rather shallow.

[Karen Shilvock-Cinefro · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good overview of some of the women of both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Someone who has read and knows the Bible will find this simplified but it is a good study for a group of varying knowledge of the Bible. For busy individuals the chapters are not long so are easily read between meeting times. I did this book with a women’s small group.
The leader used a separate study guide for discussion questions.

[Denise Reed · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hardly any new information for me. Talked about God used women in the Bible for His purpose. Although it was emphasized throughout book being godly wife and mother it spoke to single women without kids

[Paola F. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un repaso a las mujeres de la biblia, su vida, su devoción por Dios, sus logros, las hay más celebres como Eva, Sara, Rebeca y Jocabed, hasta las no tan conocidas como Ruth, Noemí y Ana, y muchas más.

[Doreen Miner · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh! I bought years ago and now I know why I never read it. I wanted information about women in the Bible stories and I got a you are subservient to man propaganda push that’s not for me! I stopped after three women in. Nonsense.

[Marcy W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uplifting! Great overview of many great women in the Bible!

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved learning about the women in the Bible and how to apply it to my life.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great review of 19 remarkable women in the Bible whose life and actions made a difference. Recommend purchasing the study guide along with the book and doing the study in a group or alone.

[Lianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been really great. Learning from different women in the Bible, their calling, their challenges and so much more! Elizabeth is a good writer and I’ve been learning a lot from it!

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a new wife I cute my teeth, spiritually speaking, on the writing of Elizabeth George. For several years I read book after book by her and grew immensely in my understanding and application of the Bible and therefore have a high respect for this godly woman. Once again, in The Remarkable Women of the Bible, she digs into God's Word to help us better understand the many stories in Scripture. I enjoyed being challenged to pull apart the story and cross reference to learn as much from each event as possible. However, while George is excellent as pulling out facts for deeper understanding, I find her application to be too self-focused rather than Christ-focused. More times than not the lesson's application is about what we should do and how to do it rather than about God and what He both has done, and will do in our lives. I appreciate books that help me practically apply, but I believe the application in this book is frequently shown as more important than understanding how these women's lives point us to God and the work of Christ on our behalf. The focus of learning came from what these women did or did not do, rather than on our remarkable Savior and the fact that God chose to use these women despite their imperfections rather than because of their few good moments - which were only possible through God in the first place.

[Magdalene Lim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doubt see the obstacles. Faith sees the way.
Doubt sees the darkest night. Faith sees the day.
Doubt dreads to take a step. Faith soars on high.
Doubt questions, "Who believes?" Faith answers, "I."

My favourite part of the book were the poems. And I don't even like poems!! I appreciated the food for thought provided by the learning points from the different character but wish there could have been more background and insight into each character. Was deciding between this and Women of the Bible for careteam, and the latter seems more suitable & structured for small group studies.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The chapters on Hannah and Mary ended up being my favourites. The author repeats ideas a lot, and some women who had two chapters really could have been fine with just one, but over all I think this is probably a good introductory book on the importance of studying the people in the Scriptures. While not specifically aimed at married women with children there are many references to being a mother, grandmother, and wife. While many Study Guides do not enhance the book to which they belong, I think that if you choose to read this book then having the Growth and Study Guide is very helpful for introspection.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel bad giving it 3 stars but I did "like it" and not "really like it" so there you have it. It took me FOREVER to read this book because I would just read one chapter every few weeks. I enjoyed learning about women in the Bible since I knew very little about any of them. If you're wanting to learn more about women in the Bible, this is a good book to read.

[Emma Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is absolutely great for any woman to read. My favourite point was in the first chapter regarding Eve. Eve had a lot of things happen to her (her son became a murderer, her other son was murdered etc.) and she had absolutely no one to go to to talk to. She only had her husband and God. This is a great encouragement for me.

[Aimeemunson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It gave great insight to not only to the more well known women of the Bible but also the lesser known ones. It created in me the an desire to learn more about the women I don't know much about.

[Shantelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book!!!

[IrenesBookReviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the women she wrote about. She gave excellent views of their lives and ways we can learn from even some of their mistakes. Any book by Elizabeth George is worth owning!

[Natassha Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

A deep study on the marvelous lives of women which God chose to use throughout history. This book presents the lives and choices of women that were figuring out life, but also the One which is God.

[Rosanna Gonzales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great study of the lives of these marvelous not so perfect women of the bible !! Enjoyed it tremendously !!

[Tanya Roe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this commentary. It is a good introduction to stories you may not hear about often in church. It made me break out my Bible and look them up!

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, inspirational and informative.

[Fenixbird SandS · Rating 4 out of 5]

About one third way thru...used in Women's Bible study marvelously revealing of women's mystique historically

[Tina Wyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful Bible study about several woman of the Bible. This author does a great job in this book. I love all of this authors studies.

[Lori Gregoire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only reason I put it as 4 instead of 5 stars is that I wanted more.