Although outcasts have always had it hard, outcasts have always held a special place in God’s heart. While society treated outcasts like the most vile human beings, Jesus treated outcasts like family. Outcasts found a voice with Jesus. Outcasts felt seen by Jesus. And outcasts finally knew what it feels like to be understood by someone else. It’s evident that God loves to love those who are the easiest to hate by society. And this is proven throughout scripture. In this post I am sharing 22 outcasts in the Bible loved by God.
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22 Outcasts In The Bible Loved By God
Female Outcasts Loved By God
1. Rahab – The Prostitute
Read Story: Joshua 2:1-24 | Joshua 6:1-27
Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. (NKJV)
James 2:25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? (NKJV)
2. Samaritan Woman – The Adulterer
Read Story: John 4:1-54
John 4:7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” (NKJV)
John 4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” (NKJV)
3. Mary Magdalene – The Possessed Woman
Read Story: Luke 8:1-3 | John 20:1-18
Mark 16:9 Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. (NKJV)
John 20:18 Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. (NKJV)
4. Hagar -The Egyptian Slave
Read Story: Genesis 16:1-16
Genesis 16:13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me (NKJV)
Genesis 21:19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. (NKJV)
5. Ruth – The Moabite
Read Story: Ruth 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest. (NKJV)
Ruth 2:12 The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” (NKJV)
6. Leah – The Despised Wife
Read Story: Genesis 29
Genesis 29:31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. (NKJV)
Genesis 29:33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon. (NKJV)
7. Esther – The Orphan
Read Story: Esther 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Esther 2:17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. (NKJV)
Esther 5:3 And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!” (NKJV)
8. Bleeding Woman – The Unclean Woman
Read Story: Mark 5:25-34
Mark 5:33-34 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.” (NKJV)
9. The Syrophoenician Mother
Matthew 15: 21-28
Matthew 15:22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” (NKJV)
Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. (NKJV)
10. The Infirm Woman
Read story: Luke 13:10-17
Luke 13:11-13 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. (NKJV)
Male Outcasts Loved By God
11. David – The Invisible Son
Read Story: 1 Samuel 16
1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. Forthe Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (NKJV)
12. Mephibosheth – The Crippled Man
Read Story: 2 Samuel 9
2 Samuel 9:7-8 So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.” Then he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?” (NKJV)
13. Joseph – The Slave Sold By His Brothers
Read Story: Genesis 37
Genesis 50: 19-21 Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. (NKJV)
14. Matthew – The Tax Collector
Read Story: Matthew 9:9-13
Matthew 9:9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. (NKJV)
15. Leper – The Unclean Man
Read Story: Matthew 8: 1-4
Matthew 8: 2-3 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (NKJV)
16. Gadarene – The Demon-Possessed Man
Read Story: Mark 5:1-20
Mark 5:2-4 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. (NKJV)
17. Bartimaeus – The Blind Man
Read Story: Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:51-52 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. (NKJV)
18. Lazarus – The Dead Man
Read Story: John 11:1-44
John 11:43-44 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” (NKJV)
19. Zacchaeus – The Rich Tax Collector
Read Story: Luke 19:1-10
Luke 10: 8-10 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (NKJV)
20. Cornelius – The Roman Centurion
Read Story: Acts 10
Acts 10:28 Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. (NKJV)
21. Naaman – The Syrian Commander With Leprosy
Read Story: 2 Kings 5:1-19
2 Kings 5:14 So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. (NKJV)
22. Gideon – The Youngest Of A Poor Family
Read Story: Judges 6, 7 & 8
Judges 6: 14-16 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.” (NKJV)
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FINAL THOUGHTS
I hope you enjoyed reading this post of the 22 outcasts in the Bible loved by God. Let me know in the comments below which outcast impacted you the most.
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Sending you blessings & love,
Gabby Abigail
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