The only two books in the Bible with female names are about two Brides – Esther (a Jew in a Gentile land) and Ruth (a Gentile who returns to Judah). Surely in their two stories we have a prefiguring of these constituent parts of the Bride-body.
Ultimately the Bride, the Lamb’s wife, will be termed spiritual (or true) Israel, comprising individuals that follow after the example of their forefather Abraham (see John 8:39).John 8:39XWaiting for response
The book of Esther is the only book that doesn’t contain God’s name Yahweh. However it does appear in various secret ways.
The only two books in the Bible with female names are about two Brides – Esther (a Jew in a Gentile land) and Ruth (a Gentile who returns to Judah). Surely in their two stories we have a prefiguring of these constituent parts of the Bride-body.
Ultimately the Bride, the Lamb’s wife, will be termed spiritual (or true) Israel, comprising individuals that follow after the example of their forefather Abraham (see John 8:39).John 8:39XWaiting for response