Tamar: Revenge and family feud
Our study on Tamar, David’s daughter, is not over. Amnon’s amorous desire and subsequent rape of Tamar didn’t go down well with his...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Mar 9, 20234 min read
Tamar: Raped and Hated
Imagine if there was a television station in 1000 BCE about the time of the reign of king David. With all the hullabaloo of the royal...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Tamar: The beautiful sister of Absalom son of David
The household of king David had different women and this resulted in the birth of different children. As the children of the king, they...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Bethsheba: Widow of Uriah and wife of David
Whenever people use their position of influence to get things done their way even if it hurts others, we equate such people as evil,...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Bethsheba: When plans go wrong
There are times that our bad actions trigger the ripple effects of other things. My father always says that if you tell one lie, you will...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Mar 1, 20234 min read
Bethsheba: Uriah’s wife but pregnant for the king
Imagine watching a movie with a plot twist and knowing that the actions of the protagonist would ultimately lead to trouble. Even if you...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Michal: Given to another
Marriage is beautiful but it is not a bed of roses. You will not always have butterflies in your stomach. You would have to be...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Jan 13, 20235 min read
The concubine from Bethlehem: Abused, butchered and divided into pieces
One of the inhumane stories in the Bible is recorded in Judges 19. Before we delve into the story, let’s look at some background...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Micah’s mother: When a good intention is evil
During the time the judges ruled Israel, law and order was left in the hands of people and as scripture records, in those days Israel had...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Jan 10, 20234 min read
Samson’s wife: To have and to perish
In ancient times, God forbade the Israelites from marrying gentiles so that their hearts are not drawn to strange gods. In fact, this law...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Jan 5, 20234 min read
The unnamed woman who destroyed Abimelek: Silent warriors
One of the people who set their minds to do evil and brutally accomplished it in the Bible is Abimelek. He was cruel, heartless, evil,...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Dec 22, 20223 min read
Shiphrah and Puah: The Hebrew midwives
The descendants of Jacob migrated to Egypt to avoid the consequences of the famine (Genesis 48). While in Egypt, their numbers increased...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Nov 23, 20224 min read
The daughters of Lot: Dangers of living in a community where sin is normalized
We live in strange times and some of the things that we see each day are just unpredictable. Sin has become so normalized that any...
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Michael & Mary Agronah
Nov 22, 20224 min read
Lot’s wife: The dangers of looking back
Have you ever wanted something so badly that even though you knew that it is not good for you, you still went ahead to have it? Desires...
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