Giving birth does not make a woman a mother, it takes a special woman to be a mother. A mother is a person who is willing to take responsibility for investing her life into another person who is totally dependent upon her to do so. In Genesis 3, the Bible tells us about Adam calling his wife Eve because she was the mother of all living. Eve was the mother of all living people who have been and who will be. Her name, ‘Eve’ means living. She was the first mother and the first woman to ever give birth to a child. Mothers have a remarkable ability to change the world through their children.
There are many different mothers in the Bible:
1. The Protective Mother – Jochebed (Exodus 2:1-4)
3. The instructive Mother – Eunice (2 Timothy 1:1-5)