September 28, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, September 28.
This morning we focus on a Bible name, a name mentioned so many times in Scripture that theologians are not always completely certain which particular person it represents. Today we take a look at the name... Mary.
In the Old Testament we meet two Miriams, a Hebrew form of Mary. One was the sister of Moses, who introduced the baby in the basket to the princess of Egypt. But it’s in the New Testament that this name really comes to the forefront. There’s Mary of Bethany, the close friend of Christ, and the sister of Martha and Lazarus. There’s Mary, the mother of Mark, whose house was a gathering place of the early church, and may have been the setting for the Last Supper. Of course there’s Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus. She was just a girl when she became “highly favored” by God. And then there’s Mary Magdalene, who travelled with Christ, who stood at His cross, and was the first to find His tomb empty. She’s mentioned dozens of times in the Gospels, more than most of the disciples, and more than any other woman.
Often the Bible is characterized as a book dominated by men. The world, during Bible times, was certainly a male dominated culture. But when we consider all the Marys, when we remember Ruth and Naomi and Sarah and Esther and Rahab and Deborah and Hannah, when we think of Priscilla and Tabitha and Anna and Elizabeth and Phoebe and Rhoda and Joanna and Susanna and Lydia and Eunice and Lois - we’re reminded of all the women of the Bible who loved and trusted the Lord. And we’re reminded of God’s love for them, these women that He gave to us as eternal examples.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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