There are no Jews, Greeks, etc

God listens to women, and in that way He also lets everyone know that He listens. Women that were abused, much as Israel was. And there was justice done. (Genesis 34:1-2) God vindicated his people as much as He did with Dinah and her rape. There were those who weren’t interested in their own welfare but that of loved ones. For instance, Zipporah who put herself between God and Moses and consecrating him before God followed through on killing him. (Exodus 4:25). Then there was Rahab, who protected the two spies and enabled them to report back to Joshua. (Joshua 2:1) In Numbers 25:6-8, women are used to prevent plagues from Israel. And the use women as a metaphor for Israel is clear, as demonstrated above. At points in time Israel was not always the God-fearing nation that God desired it to be. And women are not always portrayed as sugar and spice and everything nice. Women were shown as cannibals (II Kings 6:28,29), purveyors of evil ( II Kings 23:7, II Kings 22:10-13, Revelations 17:4, 18; Zechariah 5:7,8), people who strike fear into godly men (Nehemiah 6:14), connivers and manipulators for their own gain (Esther 5:14, Esther 6:13, and Matthew 14:8), greedy and self-seeking (Isaiah 4:1, Psalms 78:63, Judges 11:37). Women were shown as being ambitious, as in Ezekiel 13:17-23. Women were shown as lacking understanding (Job 19:17), as blaming God for all of their problems (Job 2:9), as being flippant about how they carried on their life (Isaiah 32:9,11), as being whores (Hosea 1:2, 3:1), and adulteresses (Matthew 14:34). There were specific women that reminded the reader of Israel. For example, Bathsheba involved in sin in 2 Samuel 11:4,4, and 27 and 2 Samuel 12:9-10. Then there were women who tempted Solomon spoken of in Nehemiah 13:26. And Jezebel in 1 Kings 18:4-13 and 1 Kings 19:2. There was also Herod’s wife in Mark 6:18-28 and Matthew 14:6-14 who put her daughter as a temptation for Herod to kill John the Baptist. This woman misled her husband so that he lost his soul. And what of Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11 who went along with the sin of her husband, Ananias and cheated the LORD.

There are no Jews, Greeks, etc Part 34

Women are told by Paul to keep silence in church as in I Corinthians 14:34,35 and to be faithful in I Timothy 3:11. The old women are told to take care of and teach young women inTitus 2:3-5. This does mean that women couldn’t be spiritual stalwarts. In Esther 4:15-17, Queen Esther told Mordecai and her people to fast and pray while she spoke to the king on their behalf. Nor does it mean that women are not honored. In Luke 2:37 is a description of Anna, the prophetess who was considered wise. The widow in Luke 21:2-4 was championed for giving out of her poverty. Mary, the sister of Lazarus, was honored in Luke 10:42 by Jesus because of her choice to sit with Him rather than busy herself around the house. And then at Lazarus’ death, Jesus loved both of the sisters, as described in John 11:5 and wept with them about Lazarus. Women were also the first to see Christ when He arose. (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:55- Luke 24:1- 10) Pilate’s wife was also shown as being wiser and more courageous than Pilate. (Matthew 27:19) Jerusalem itself was called the “mother of us all” by Paul in Galatians 4:26. Tabitha in Acts 9:36 was said to be of good words and deeds. In Acts 18:26, Priscilla and Aquila were said to have taught Apollos to have a better understanding of God. In Romans 16:1-2 Paul commends Phoebe and in Romans 16:15, he commends Julia for their works for the LORD. Then there is Timothy’s grandmother which Paul also honors in 2 Timothy 1:5. Paul also acknowledges the women of the church that work hard in Philippians 4:3. Women are also honored for their purity, in Revelations 14:4, and for chastity and loyalty in 2 Chronicles 11:2 and then for their ability to feel sorrow and compassion and weep, in Ezekiel 8:14.

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Women in biblical times were used by God to display how people in general dealt with enslavement. For instance, Esther was made queen to King Ahseuerus in Persia, who was given to violence and who considered the Jews his slaves. And how did Esther deal with this, and how are we told to deal with the kind of domination that Esther had to deal with? Proverbs 11:16,22 indicate that by being gracious and shining in her personality is the way to regain favor. Proverbs 12:4 indicates that a women with virtue honors her husband. Finally, Proverbs 14:1-22 tells that wise women build their house with knowledge, love, truth, and mercy. Proverbs 19:13 and 14 indicates that the LORD pleases a man with a prudent wife and that foolish women do nothing but ruin a household. Proverbs 21:9-19 and Proverbs 27:15 and 16 indicate that contentious, angry women do nothing but make their household miserable and even bring it into ruin. And this sentiment is reiterated in Proverbs 30:21-23. There are also women that are portrayed as being worse than death because of how they trap and delude others for selfish gain. (Ecclesiastes 7:26-28) Women are also shown as being impudent. (Esther 1:11,12).

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When God uses women, there is an element of accountability that also rings true for men. God uses women as an example to demonstrate the accountability that we all have. Never is this more true than in Genesis 3:16, in which God tells us that because of Eve’s actions, there will be suffering in childbirth and rulership of the husband. And this would hold true for future generations of women, not just her. Please understand this is not original sin but for sure because women and men were no longer in the Garden of Eden, the consequences of Eve’s actions could be felt. Rulership was also evident in Esther 1:20, especially in the relationship between men and women outside of Christ or in Esther’s case outside of the Hebrew religion. King Ahasuerus definitely ruled over everyone including his wife and all were to treat him as Lord and master. This is difficult for women today to understand because they feel liberated; nevertheless in the grand scheme of things men are still protectors over women and still rule. This doesn’t mean control, but in making governing decisions within the body, in making those decision which involve maintaining existence men rule over women. Women take care of the house and training the children in their roles