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Vignettes on Women of the Bible
Darlene Austin is graciously allowing us to print a series of vignettes that
she is doing on women of the Bible. This is a work in progress, hopefully
someday it will be a book. She has taken cultural information and combined it
with deductions that can be inferred from the scripture to bring the characters
to life. It is her hope that these studies will inspire you to get into the
Word and seek a deeper understanding of the living examples God has provided for
us. Remember, these are stories, not scripture study.
The first vignette is on Abigail, the second on Vashti and the third on Eve. We
hope that you enjoy them as much as we have. A short
bio on Darlene is found below.
The story of Hagar is by Mary Dunham Faulkner and is a
more recent addition to our vignettes. Then we added Anna, by Helen
Gwilliam.
Abigail by Darlene
Austin
Vashti by Darlene
Austin
Eve by Darlene Austin
Hagar by Mary
Dunham-Faulkner
Anna by Helen Gwilliam
For a scripture study article on Eve,
click here
For more on Vashti,
read the Vashti-Esther story by Katharine Bushnell
My family was large, seven children, of which I was the
oldest; and I had to learn many skills to help. Although we were not
poverty-stricken, we didn't have the means to acquire some of the necessities;
and I learned to do a lot with only little which included how to cook and bake
on a wood-burning stove, and make my own clothes, including sweaters and coats.
Quilting and other needlework arts were practiced as a matter of course.
Gardening was not a hobby; it was a necessity. Cleaning was done with the most
basic of items which were chosen for cost, safety and efficiency. Organization
was a gift, which the Lord has developed to a high degree. Without these
skills, we would have had very few of the basics of life.
I was saved at the age of ten; but having grown up in an
unbelieving home, I had no spiritual training. I taught Sunday School on a
military base when I was sixteen and felt the calling and drawing of the Holy
Spirit from that time forward. I finally surrendered fully when I was
thirty-five and became Spirit-filled. At that time, I was given a deep hunger
and thirst for the Word which I fed at every available opportunity. Through the
mentoring of a dear friend, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes and ears, taught me,
freed me and developed other giftings within me.
As a daughter, and then the wife, of enlisted military
men, I learned many of the things which became the basis of my book, The
Beauty of a Godly Woman. The biblical teachings that added to my
understanding of the Word were incorporated into the book to bring a Godly
balance to what I had already learned and used.
I'm the grandmother of seven. I have two sons and two
beautiful daughters--my sons' wives. My husband and I have been members of the
ministry teams of the churches that we have attended, including worship,
prayer/intercession, healing and deliverance, and teaching. It's my desire that
women become everything that God desires for them, to become free and walk in
the giftings that He has given them, and to see that all of their gifts are
recognized and developed to their fullest potential
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