Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. To a Poor Girl, Such Promises!
Mary Remembers the Coming
2. Was This the Promise God Had Given Me?
Mary Remembers the Last Hours
3. Being Called by Name
A Witness to the Resurrection
4. The Dance in the Womb
Mother to One of God’s Chosen
5. My Side of the Story
Wife to One of God’s Chosen
6. Even the Dogs Eat the Crumbs
The Faith of an Outcast
7. Spending It All for the Saints
The First Convert in the Land of Alexander
8. Jealous of God’s Favor
Miriam’s Secret
9. God of Our Mothers
Ruth Gives Her Legacy to Obed
10. Will Israel Ever Learn?
Tamar Confronts Her Father, King David
11. Is He Only a God of War?
Michal Puzzles the Question
12. My Name Is Not Israel
Gomer’s Account of Her Story in Two Parts
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