Have you ever studied the women of the Bible?
Personally speaking, it is my belief that women hold a special place in the heart of God, and that their stories should be told and not forgotten.
One woman is Claudia Procula, a woman of wealth.
Claudia is the granddaughter of Augustus Caesar, the daughter of Tiberius Caesar, and the wife of Pontius Pilate---the man who gave the order to crucify Jesus of Nazareth.
The first evidence of Claudia's faith is told to us in a note she sent to her husband when Pilate was waffling with his decision of what to do about Jesus.
She wrote,
"Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him." (Matthew 27: 19)
Throughout the Bible, at many times and in many places, God has spoken to people in dreams; so it would not be unusual for God to speak to Pilate through his wife's dream.
But after the Lord's resurrection in Jerusalem, Claudia went to Galilee to seek the face of Jesus before the Lord's ascension to heaven, and thereafter she became a disciple of Jesus all the days of her life.
It should be noted, too, that Jesus had many women disciples, for even His own mother, Mary, became a disciple of Christ, as did Mary Magdalene and her sister, Martha, as well as Joanna and Susanna.
Furthermore, the Apostle Paul salutes women disciples by name: he writes of Priscilla six times, but then there is Junia, Julia, Tryphena, and Tryphosa.
As a Roman citizen, it is likely that Claudia moved to Rome and served with the Apostle Paul and other believers in the early church in Rome, for Paul, while in Rome, writes in 2 Timothy 4: 21--- "Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren."
As a Roman citizen, but also as a woman of Roman nobility, Claudia was able to move freely in the Roman Empire without bothersome questions from Roman legions.
Furthermore, Claudia's father, Tiberius Caesar, knew Joseph of Arimathea personally, and Joseph was the great uncle of Jesus. Tiberius appointed Joseph to the Roman post, Nobilis Decurio, or noble provider of metal, and some historians assert that Joseph was also a provincial Roman Senator. These positions enabled Joseph to move his fleet of ships throughout the Roman Empire, which could also imply that he used his ships to secretly transport the apostles and disciples of Christ to destinations in the Empire, for Joseph was also a secret disciple. For example, how else did Thomas travel to India, or Andrew as far as the Black Sea?
While there is much that we do not know about Claudia Procula, we can be sure that her name and her note to Pontius Pilate are of special importance to God.
"Have nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream of him."
Personally speaking, it is my belief that women hold a special place in the heart of God, and that their stories should be told and not forgotten.
One woman is Claudia Procula, a woman of wealth.
Claudia is the granddaughter of Augustus Caesar, the daughter of Tiberius Caesar, and the wife of Pontius Pilate---the man who gave the order to crucify Jesus of Nazareth.
The first evidence of Claudia's faith is told to us in a note she sent to her husband when Pilate was waffling with his decision of what to do about Jesus.
She wrote,
"Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him." (Matthew 27: 19)
Throughout the Bible, at many times and in many places, God has spoken to people in dreams; so it would not be unusual for God to speak to Pilate through his wife's dream.
But after the Lord's resurrection in Jerusalem, Claudia went to Galilee to seek the face of Jesus before the Lord's ascension to heaven, and thereafter she became a disciple of Jesus all the days of her life.
It should be noted, too, that Jesus had many women disciples, for even His own mother, Mary, became a disciple of Christ, as did Mary Magdalene and her sister, Martha, as well as Joanna and Susanna.
Furthermore, the Apostle Paul salutes women disciples by name: he writes of Priscilla six times, but then there is Junia, Julia, Tryphena, and Tryphosa.
As a Roman citizen, it is likely that Claudia moved to Rome and served with the Apostle Paul and other believers in the early church in Rome, for Paul, while in Rome, writes in 2 Timothy 4: 21--- "Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren."
As a Roman citizen, but also as a woman of Roman nobility, Claudia was able to move freely in the Roman Empire without bothersome questions from Roman legions.
Furthermore, Claudia's father, Tiberius Caesar, knew Joseph of Arimathea personally, and Joseph was the great uncle of Jesus. Tiberius appointed Joseph to the Roman post, Nobilis Decurio, or noble provider of metal, and some historians assert that Joseph was also a provincial Roman Senator. These positions enabled Joseph to move his fleet of ships throughout the Roman Empire, which could also imply that he used his ships to secretly transport the apostles and disciples of Christ to destinations in the Empire, for Joseph was also a secret disciple. For example, how else did Thomas travel to India, or Andrew as far as the Black Sea?
While there is much that we do not know about Claudia Procula, we can be sure that her name and her note to Pontius Pilate are of special importance to God.
"Have nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream of him."
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