Reading between the Lines: Jael, Deborah, & Huldah

This week on Reading between the Lines, we are learning more about the stories of Jael, Deborah, and Huldah.

 

Each of these women show up in the story of God’s people in surprising ways: Deborah as the only female judge recorded in scripture, Jael as an unexpected warrior and hero, Huldah as a female prophet within the temple. All of their stories, when added together, only make up a very small portion of the story of God’s people. And yet, their stories are included; without them the story of how God acted in the world and was present with God’s people would look different. They are reminders that even if their stories take up less space on the printed page than their male contemporaries, God will call and work through anyone, regardless of their gender and entirely because God has given them the gifts needed to lead in that particular moment.

 

CW: war, murder