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WOMEN OF THE BIBLE (MICHAL “A CRAZY, COMPLICATED LIFE”)

If we could interview Michal-the daughter of Saul and first wife of David-what might she say about her crazy, complicated life?

We could have to ask about her experience of being “a royal.” the youngest of King Saul’s five children (read 1 Sam 14:49). No doubt the could regulate us with jaw-dropping stories of wealth and privilege.

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A FUNERAL PROCESSION

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This verse gives us insight into a burial custom from New Testament times. A widow’s son had died, and a coffin with his body inside was being carried outside the city for burial. The woman’s friends and neighbors were walking along with her. Continue reading A FUNERAL PROCESSION