

Not Just Another Servant Girl
How can one sentence give a man his life back? That’s what we find happening in the story of Captain Naaman and his wife’s servant girl. She is nameless but not unknown. We meet her as the servant of Mrs. Naaman in 2 Kings 5. Her husband is the commander-in-chief for the king of Aram (present-day Syria). But he has a problem. He has contracted leprosy. Was it really the disfiguring, life-threatening, flesh-eating disease we connect with leprosy? Does it matter if that’s
Debbie Salter Goodwin
17 hours ago3 min read


Eliezer: How Servanthood Took Him to God
Abraham was nearing the end of his life. Sarah had already died. Miracle son Isaac was 37 years old at her death and still unmarried. Abraham needed to arrange a marriage for Isaac, but he was unable to travel. He didn’t want Isaac to marry a local Canaanite woman because the marriage must protect the family bloodline. Eliezer was Abraham’s oldest and most trusted servant. The only other background detail we know is that he was from Damascus. (see Genesis 15:2) Many specul
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jul 73 min read

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