1. (Luke 1:39-43) – Who was God's chosen woman to become the mother of His beloved Son?

2. (Genesis 4:1) – Who was called "The Mother of Mankind"?

3. (I Samuel 1:20) What woman cried to the Lord for a child, and God heard her?

b. What child was born to her, and what did he become?

4. (II Timothy 1:5) What was the name of Timothy's mother?

5. (II Timothy 1:5) Who was Timothy's grandmother?

6. (Luke 1:57) __________ was the mother of ____________, Christ's forerunner. She was the cousin of ________, the mother of __________?

7. (Genesis 17:15)
_________ was Abraham's wife. God told Abraham to change her name from _______ to ___________, meaning "Princess."
__________became the mother of God's chosen nation.

8. (Ruth 4:13) _________was the daughter-in-law of __________. She was the mother of ________, the forefather of Jesus.

ANSWERS:

1. (Luke 1:39-43)
..........Mary was God's chosen virgin to become Jesus's mother. Luke 1:28, God's angel appeared to her and said, "Thou are highly favored. Blessed art thou among woman."

2. (Genesis 4:1)
..........Eve was the woman God formed from Adam's rib, Genesis 2:21-23. He made her for a helpmeet for him—a companion, a partner. Eve is the mother of mankind.

3. a. and b. (I Samuel 1:20)
..........Hannah was the wife of Elkanah, the mother of Samuel. Hannah was barren, and cried before the Lord for a son, promising Him that if He heard her request, she would give her son to Him for service. God answered her prayer. When Samuel was weaned, Hannah took him to the priest, Eli, and there he stayed, waiting on Eli, and eventually taking his place as priest and judge of Israel.

4. (II Timothy 1:5)
Eunice was the mother of Timothy, Paul's spiritual son, and helper.

5. (II Timothy 1:5)
..........Lois was Timothy's grandmother, a woman of great faith, who passed on her faith to her daughter, Eunice, and grandson, Timothy.

6. (Luke 1:57)
..........Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist, Christ's forerunner. She was the cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary went and stayed with her after the angel had announced to Mary that she was the chosen virgin, to bear God's Son. The baby leaped in Elizabeth's womb, when Elizabeth heard the news that Mary had to tell her.

7. (Genesis 17:15)
..........Sarah was Abraham's wife. God told Abraham to change her name from Sarai to Sarah. Sarah means "Princess". Sarah became the mother of God's chosen nation, Israel.

8. (Ruth 4:13 & 17)
..........Ruth was a Moabite, the daughter-in-law of Naomi. She refused to leave Naomi when her mother-in-law entreated her to stay in her own country. Instead, she went with Naomi back to Israel, married Boaz, and had a son, Obed, (v. 17) who became the forefather of Jesus.