Ringing in the new year means making resolutions, one of which is often to read more. I’m aspiring to read a book every two weeks and this one – She Walked Before Us by Jill Eileen Smith – was a perfect inspiration read for the beginning of 2021.
She Walked Before Us: Grace, Courage, and Strength from 12 Women of the Old Testament focuses on specific women from the Old Testament, learning from their wisdom and strength.
We learn about these women and their trials and what they did right and what they did wrong. Who are they? The women who walked before us that we focus on are Miriam, Rahab, Deborah, Ruth, Naomi, Hannah, Peninnah, Michal, Abigail, Ahinoam, Maacah, and Bathsheba.
The book addresses such topics as waiting on God, trusting what you can’t see, never giving up on God, dealing with heartache, handling life when it feels out of control, learning to forgive, and much more.
This book is an encouraging page-turner and a must-read. The author, Jill Eileen Smith, is the bestselling and award-winning author of the biblical fiction series The Wives of King David, Wives of the Patriarchs, and Daughters of the Promised Land as well as The Heart of a King and Star of Persia: Esther’s Story. She is also the author of the nonfiction book When Life Doesn’t Match Your Dreams. Her research into the lives of biblical women has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan and you can find out more about her at her site.
I’d love to gift one of you a copy of She Walked Before Us! To enter, please comment on this post and tell me what your favorite comfort food is. That will be your entry. Comment more than once and get an entry for each comment. Best of luck to you all!
