Godly Women of the Bible is a series of canvas portraits by Sonday Dre for The God Body Brand, painted in the black-and-white tradition of the Old Masters and touched with a single accent of cobalt and lapis blue. Every figure is portrayed as a Black man or woman, and each canvas holds one woman of Scripture at the moment her faith was tested and proved true. Read their stories below, and let them speak.
Mary at the Empty Tomb
John 20:1–18 (see also Luke 8:2)
She stayed with Jesus all the way to the cross and was the first to see Him risen. She was the first to carry the news of the Resurrection to the world.
Abigail the Peacemaker
1 Samuel 25
Her wisdom and courage stopped the future King David from shedding innocent blood. She's the Bible's great peacemaker.
Hannah, Her Prayer Answered
1 Samuel 1–2
Her faithful prayer for a child was answered with Samuel, and she gave him back to God's service. Samuel grew up to be the prophet who anointed Israel's kings.
Esther, For Such a Time as This
Esther 4–8 (Esther 4:14)
She risked her life going to the king uninvited, and she saved her whole people from destruction. She was raised up "for such a time as this."
Deborah, Judge of Israel
Judges 4–5
She was a prophet and the only woman to judge Israel, and she led her nation to victory. After that, the land had peace for forty years.
Ruth, Where You Go I Will Go
The Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16)
Her loyal love for Naomi brought her into God's people. She became the great-grandmother of King David and is part of the line of Jesus.