La Salette Retreat &
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SOME WOMEN OF THE OLD TESTAMENT... - SESSION 4
HEARTBROKEN WOMEN:
HAGAR - LEAH - TAMAR
Session 4
WHAT WE WILL STUDY
ISAIAH 61:1-3 AND LUKE 4:16-21
HAGAR'S STORY
Who is she? What’s happened to her? (Gen 16:1-16, Gen. 21: 8-21)
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God sees her (Gen. 16)
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God hears her (Gen. 21)
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God cares for her and her child.
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LEAH'S STORY
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Who is she? Where does she come into the story? (Jacob – Gen. 29:1-15)
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Gen. 29: 16-30 – she is foisted upon Jacob.
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Feeling unloved, trying to “get blood from a stone” (Gen. 29:31-35).
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“Tension in the tents” (Gen. 30-1-21).
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Mother of 6 of the 12 tribes of Israel.
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God affirms her worth!
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TAMAR'S STORY
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Who is she? (Gen. 38:1-6 – Judah, one of Leah’s sons). Probably a Canaanite woman. Twice a widow (Gen. 38:7-10).
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The promise given - The promise not kept (Gen. 38:11)
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Her sinful solution to the problem (Gen. 38:12-16).
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Her offspring (Gen. 38:27-30, and Mt. 1:3).
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CONCLUSION AND APPLICATIONS TO OUR STORIES
What shall we do when we are recipients of the injustice of rejection?
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Pray and ask for the grace to know that God sees us and hears our plea (Hagar).
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Ask God for grace to believe in a settled way that we are loved so that our fears lessen and we can lessen our dependence on the approval of others (Leah).
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Pray that we will not react sinfully to injustice, and instead will listen to the Holy Spirit for direction about what we are to do instead (Tamar).
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Christine Rubinstein's Blog can be found here
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UPCOMING SESSION
ON ZOOM
SESSION # 5
Women Who Model Great Trust in God:
RUTH & HANNAH
SESSION # 6
Strong and Valiant Women:
DEBORAH - ABIGAIL - ESTHER
SESSION # 7
Women with a Bad Beginning but a Good Ending:
RAHAB & BATHSHEBA
CHRISTINE'S BLOG
lessonsfromloveschool.com
