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It has been evident from the beginning of time that Satan has hated women. When God said to the serpent, "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel" (Gen. 3: 15), it became evident that war was on between woman and Satan. Nevertheless, God has always raised up women who knew how to fight the enemy.

Women in the Bible were strong women. They were nurses, midwives, gleaners (Ruth), shepherds (Jethro's daughters), designers and supervisors of the building of cities (Sherah, I Ch. 7:24), workers on the wall in Nehemiah's day, diplomats (Queen of Sheba), tentmakers (Priscilla), prophetesses and preachers (Huldah), national leaders (Miriam, Deborah, and Esther) and served in many other positions of leadership.

There are so many women warriors in the Bible that we will not be able to cover them all in detail in this book. However, we do need to mention a few who will not be covered later. There was Anna, a praying warrior "who departed not from the temple." She warred and believed, waiting for the redeemer. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, is another praying warrior who also inspired Mary in the Magnificant and her husband Zacharias to write the Benedictus.

In this chapter we will review some of the Bible female warriors in battle. The remainder of the book will deal with how you are to become a warrior in every area of your life.