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    Women of Faith

    The women whose courage shaped redemption history

    Six stories of women God used to turn the tide of history — from a Canaanite innkeeper to a Jewish queen to a Samaritan evangelist.

    6 stories
    ~23 min total
    1. 1

      Rahab and the Battle of Jericho

      A Canaanite woman named Rahab hides Israelite spies and is spared when God collapses the walls of Jericho — an outsider whose faith earned her a place in the lineage of Jesus Christ.

      Joshua 2; 6:1-25
      Conquest & Judges
      4 min
      In-depth
    2. 2

      Ruth and Boaz

      A Moabite widow chooses to follow her Israelite mother-in-law back to Bethlehem, where she meets Boaz — her kinsman-redeemer — and enters the lineage of King David and Jesus Christ.

      Ruth 1–4
      redemption
      5 min
      In-depth
    3. 3

      Deborah the Judge

      Deborah, the only female judge of Israel, leads the nation out of Canaanite oppression by rallying the reluctant commander Barak and trusting God for a miraculous military victory.

      Judges 4-5
      Judges & Heroes
      3 min
      In-depth
    4. 4

      Hannah's Prayer

      Unable to have children and taunted by her rival, Hannah pours out her soul to God at the tabernacle in Shiloh. God answers her desperate prayer with a son — Samuel — who becomes one of Israel's greatest prophets.

      1 Samuel 1:1-2:11
      Kings & Prophets
      4 min
      In-depth
    5. 5

      Queen Esther Saves Her People

      A young Jewish woman becomes queen of Persia and risks her life to expose a plot to annihilate her people, trusting that God placed her in the palace for this very moment.

      Esther 1-10
      Kings & Prophets
      3 min
      In-depth
    6. 6

      The Woman at the Well

      Jesus breaks every social convention to speak with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, offering her 'living water' that satisfies forever. Their conversation transforms her — and through her testimony, an entire village believes.

      John 4:1-42
      Jesus' Life
      4 min
      In-depth

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