Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur (Book Review)
Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur
John MacArthur did it once again. This best-selling author, distinguished Bible teacher, and humble servant of God releases another resource that will certainly inspire and transform lives– believers or otherwise. Twelve Extraordinary Women is the second volume of John MacArthur’s best-selling book, Twelve Ordinary Men which became a huge success and gained a strong following. Twelve Extraordinary Women is a biblical character study of the twelve (12) historic, faithful, hospitable and important women of the Old and New Testaments who were ordinary women like us but became extraordinary not by what they did but what God has accomplished in and through their lives. Reading Twelve Extraordinary Women will draw you into the conclusion that these women are instrumental for God’s redemptive work in history for mankind.
Each chapter is a brief yet enlightening character sketch of the featured biblical woman like Eve, Sarah, Rahab, Ruth, Hannah, Mary, Anna, The Samaritan Woman, Martha and Mary, Mary Magdalene and Lydia. John MacArthur’s Twelve Extraordinary Women is recommended and suitable for personal and small group bible study. Its accompanying workbook features Insightful Questions for In-Depth Study, Places to Journal, and Guided Prayers.
John MacArthur’s purpose for writing this book is to revolutionize one’s faith by emulating the examples of these extraordinary women and to point readers back to the love for our Savior. Long-time Christians will be spiritually revived with the deftness and profundity of John’s character studies. New Christians and even non-Christians will also be influenced and drawn to pursue more of God in their lives.
Twelve Extraordinary Women is life-changing for women like me. God has an original design for women. We are called to exude not only beauty in all respects but also biblical women’s love, intimacy, and industry. And, also their inspiring, nurturing, comforting and faithful attributes. This Christian book made me feel so special as a woman—taken from the rib of a man, very significant to fulfill God’s destiny, and put in a place of privilege and honor to partner with equally extraordinary men to bring about God’s perfect will for the church and the world beyond.
This Christian book is for men as well. It will cause men to value their wives, mothers, sisters, friends and co-workers in ministry with importance, dignity and respect. Twelve Extraordinary Women will surely cause men to thank God that there are women in their lives to fill in the void deep within their hearts that only women can fulfill per God’s design.
The Twelve Extraordinary Women and other Christian books are available in our Christian book store or wherever books are sold.
About the author: Haydee
I have a passion to love God above all else. It is my desire to worship Him and to serve Him for the rest of my life. He is my first love. In Him, I live and move and have my being. I am His child, His treasured possession and His ambassador to reach souls for His kingdom. I am currently the Book Reviewer for CBB and in-charge of CBB book marketing here. God called me to be a Prayer Minister in Healing Rooms and IAHR Online Healing Rooms and connected with Wholeness Ministries and Elijah House.