God obviously looks upon women with favor, because the body of Christ is likened to the Bride of Christ, as seen in Revelations 21:2, 9. But does this favor of women happen all the time? No, but it is the desire of God to favor women. Only when men place their desires and their intentions on women do things go awry. In Ezekiel, women are considered to be precious, such that the daughters that are lost during a description of a loss would be considered the worst loss and devastation of all. (Ezekiel 26:6-8).
Women are also looked upon with favor because they are the first to notice when things need tending to, probably since they themselves are involved in every aspect of everyday life. Matthew 26:29 and John 18:16, 17, demonstrates this. The women recognized Peter as one of Jesus’ disciples. Why is this so important? Because it recognizes the existence of Jesus with witnesses other than His followers. The women were the first to recognize Jesus after He arose, much as they were the first to note He was gone. Although women were low on the totem pole, God used them and He took and takes them seriously. Women could and can pick up on the unusual, for instance in Acts 12:13,14 when Peter was released from prison. Rhoda met him at the door and delayed the message he was bringing to the household. Only those of faith would have and could have believed her.
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