Little Lights: Mothers in the Bible

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. – Proverbs 31:28 In the United States, we celebrate Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate mothers and grandmothers. As Christians, we especially celebrate our Godly mothers and grandmothers. The Bible tells the story of many faithful covenant mothers: Eve, the mother of all humanity. Sarah, the wife of Abraham, who believed God’s promises and gave birth to Isaac when she was old. Jochebed, Moses’s mother, who hid her...