The people in the community loved this woman with two names: Tabitha is Aramaic and Dorcas Greek. Either way the name means gazelle, what a picture of delicate grace. The Bible states she is a believer, so at some point she heard about Jesus and received him as Lord and Savior. There is not a lot of information about this woman, except she was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor (Acts: 9: 36b). This first century fashion designer didn’t care about the red carpet crowd. Instead her skill as a seamstress helped the poor, particularly widows. Her faith was James like: What good is it, dear brothers and sisters if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone (James 2:14)?
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Although she is prepared for burial, the believers around her didn’t accept her death as final. Peter was visiting in nearby Lydda, well known in the area for his healing miracle of Aeneas. Two men were dispatched to bring Peter to Joppa. Upon his arrival, greeted by mourners sharing Dorcas’ acts of kindness, he gets to work. Peter dismisses the crowd, and after spending a few minutes alone with the corpse presents her alive to her friends.
In life and death, Dorcas witnessed to the people about Jesus Christ, and not only did her death bring Peter to Joppa, but he stayed a long while, surely preaching the word in the
Although she is prepared for burial, the believers around her didn’t accept her death as final. Peter was visiting in nearby Lydda, well known in the area for his healing miracle of Aeneas. Two men were dispatched to bring Peter to Joppa. Upon his arrival, greeted by mourners sharing Dorcas’ acts of kindness, he gets to work. Peter dismisses the crowd, and after spending a few minutes alone with the corpse presents her alive to her friends.
In life and death, Dorcas witnessed to the people about Jesus Christ, and not only did her death bring Peter to Joppa, but he stayed a long while, surely preaching the word in the