The Women in Jesus's Line

Three of the five women in Jesus's line were not born among the Chosen. This is a clear indication that The LORD God chooses without prejudice relative to family origin.

Tamar was of use to her father only for his own security and well–being. She suffered abuse at the hands of three of the Chosen, but The Almighty saw in her the tenacity to be numbered among His own. God granted her two sons and entrance into the line of The Messiah.

Rahab had a cursed origin and lifestyle. Never–the–less, her courage in giving the Hebrew spies refuge worked to save herself and her family when Israel took Jericho. People still refer to her as a harlot, though she was one of King David's grandmothers.

Ruth was grateful that her husband's family went to Moab to escape a famine in Israel. Left a widow, Ruth chose to accompany her mother–in–law home. Yahweh blessed her decisions with a new life, a loving, godly husband, a son, and adoption into the line of The King of Kings.

Bathsheba was taken from her husband, a loyal convert to Judaism, by the chosen Israelite king who was neglectful of his commitment to The LORD God. But she submitted to The Almighty and bore David four sons, including King Solomon. When Solomon took the throne, he honored his mother.

Though Mary was young and knew the consequences of being with child outside of marriage, she accepted Gabriel's message with courage. She didn't understand the messages she received, but she kept them in her heart. She saw her son resurrected from the dead, in power and great glory.

-- Cheryl Rhodes