Legacy of Faith: From Women of the Bible to Women of Today

by Lydia Brownback

Following examples of women of faith is a great way to learn how to become women of God. And the best examples are from the true stories in the Bible. Not all the women of the Bible were faithful to Christ. But we can learn from past women's failures as well as their triumphs. Legacy of Faith highlights twenty-four of the Bible's most prominent women. Brownback offers insight and practical application for today's women. She reveals how we can claim the same promises of Christ as these women did—because God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Genres: Christian Living, Christian, Womens, Biography

226 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Lydia Brownback (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) serves as a senior editor at Crossway in Wheaton, Illinois, and an author and speaker at women’s conferences around the world. Lydia previously served as writer in residence for Alistair Begg and as producer of the Bible Study Hour radio program with James Montgomery Boice.

Reviews

[Alyssa DeLeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent book. Almost every chapter convicted me and provided great discussion with my husband. Some chapters may not apply to everyone (chapters on singleness, etc.) but the book is packed full of wisdom and Scripture that can be applied to many areas of life. I differ slightly from Brownback on a few things, but it tends to be lower triage and rarely comes up in her books. I so appreciate Lydia and her insight and passion for educating and spreading God's Word.

[Alexandria Petelski]

Such a wonderful walk through of the women throughout the Old and New Testament, what they experienced and the lessons that we can learn from their lives and their walks with the Lord. I suggest everyone read this, men and women alike. It is packed full of wisdom and guidance and just a wonderful breakdown of passages that seem insignificant in the Bible.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am currently reading this book and comparing to Viriginia Owens book Daughters of Eve. I am enjoying reading both books. However, I am finding that I prefer Owens book to this one. Owens tends to stick to the story and challenges readers to make their own analogies.

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book. It has been a blessing to me in my walk with God. It has made me stop and think and pray.

[Betsy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a slow read right for me. I hate to abandon a book, but decided it wasn't worth the struggle to read through just for the sake of finishing the book... I am struggling with the author’s presumptuous comments/perspectives that are taking me away from the message of the book. I feel that her understanding of the cultural and societal attitudes regarding women are viewed through a Western lens. We have so many freedoms compared to the women of Leah and Rachel’s time and culture. And barrenness would have been cause for someone to be a pariah, shunned and mocked by others, including women. I can’t imagine the daily shame and derision... So I think the author is off base when she says that Rachel desire for children was “much more than societal pressure; it was the lust to possess what her sister had been given.” (p.55). Envy to be normal, to not be harassed, to not be an outcast....the shame from not having children...I feel like her envy was cultivated due to societal pressure rather than being “much more than.”

[Rachelle Faught · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this book! It took me several months to read it, but that was due to my own procrastination and distraction. But I learned so much from this book. Lydia Brownback did a phenomenal job in highlighting 22 different women in the Bible and pointing out the different lessons that we can learn from them. From Eve to Hagar, Rahab to Michael, Gomer to Mary Magdalene, and the Samaritan woman to Lydia, Brownback shows us how God has used these women, both good and bad, to show us His love and plan for us!