Another narrative inconsistency is found in the Song of Deborah in Judges chapter 5. This chapter contains some of the oldest Hebrew in the alua Hebrew Bible, which makes it a lot harder to translate. It is dated to the 12th century, which is even earlier than the traditional dating.
A woman is an ezer kenegdo whether a man allows YHWH to work through her or not. As a Believer, Linda is able to reach a large, secular audience with the truth of the Word through radio, blogs, podcasts, and television. I am honored to have been a guest on 22Tango. May the Good News go out to the lost and hurting through the airwaves created by the Holy One. May not only human relationships be healed through Linda’s faithfulness to her call, but may people find the ultimate Relationship with the Leader and King of of the Universe. I think “meet to him” is a fine translation of kenegdo, but the baggage that accompanies this phrase (i.e. its history of interpretation) has distorted its real meaning.
#1: Friendship is the ideal foundation for long lasting love
I find it interesting that two of the most crucial texts in the Bible that influence our understanding of the status of women in marriage and ministry each contain a keyword that occurs nowhere else in Scripture. The scope of the breach was first uncovered in the “Frum Girl Problems” group. The post sparked a thread of 400 outraged comments, as more and more women discovered their profiles had been published. According to posts in the Facebook group, victims have reported the breach to the IRS and have opened a case with the Orthodox rabbinical court, the Beth Din of America.
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A wife’s job is not to challenge her husband for the leadership role that God has given him as a man. Wives also have a leadership role in their homes, to co-lead with their husbands, to raise up Godly children, and lead in their churches where God has called them to lead. And this extends to the awesome responsibility that a couple has to share Jesus with others. When Eve listened to the serpent in the Garden, the role of men and women forever changed. God’s original intent for the sexes was never meant for there to be a struggle between men and women.
Guardian Angel is a terrifying book for men. Their relationships with their wives are on such solid footing that they recognize the blessing a wife can be and they welcome the biblical validation. You say that the woman is the “Spiritual Director” in the relationship. So Paul did not allow a woman to teach or have authority over men in the Kahal because the woman is the “Spiritual Director”? God created male and female differently and equally. The relationship between men and women is meant to be one of harmony, two pitches composing one melody.
So, in the quiet this morning, I think there are a whole host of things that I could have blogged about from today’s chapter. It is chock full of truth on multiple layers. Yet, on this chapter-a-day journey, I often find that the thing that is most meaningful to me is the thing that rises to the top of mind and soul.
“If I’m familiar with one of the parties already, I can call and propose to the other right away,” says Weinberg. “I’m making one call instead of 500 before I get that first ‘yes.’” Weinberg has made more than 200 marriages in the three decades she’s been in the matchmaking business. Dr. Tova Weinberg, an exuberant retired dentist who is the shadchan-in-chief of SawYouAtSinai.com , has been matching up people since she got married—thirty-two years to date. The first twenty-three years, she says, were spent making shidduchim the traditional way—offline.
Your left hand and right hand are the same but also different. This is only going to work when your one hand is the kenegdo to your other hand. Being candid, I know there are certain things we’ve faced in our marriage that we haven’t endured romantically. Things that are too difficult to talk about as husband and wife or as lovers or as those romantically involved with each other.
When I’m building something her input often results in a better outcome than I’d have accomplished on my own. Sometimes she has a better idea, other times she sparks a better idea in my mind. Her different perspectives, feelings, and desires can be annoying at times, but far more often I benefit from them. I have access to her wisdom and knowledge, which makes me smarter and better able to deal with things. You are commenting using your WordPress.com account.
Each of these authors wrote in their own historical context and they don’t always agree with each other. The origin myths of the Israelites developed over time, and the Hebrew Bible contains several snapshots of this development. The Philistines emerged in Canaan during the Bronze Age collapse. We see a clear difference in material culture between them and the surrounding Canaanites. This, along with DNA evidence, shows their Greek origins. Soon afterwards, we find the latest evidence for Egyptian control of Canaan.
This one is a bit more of a scary one but a really solid reason wh I think friendship is such an important thing to have before you go into full romance mode. You already have a level of protection from being tripped up by a stranger with limited known factors. Lots of the ingredients you need are already present. In other words, it’s actually the majority of the success case that finds ease in adding romance to something that’s already established. Plus, you already enjoy spending time with them to whatever extent. Think about what you’re looking for when considering the world of dating.
Friendship is the foundation of forever, and its importance and pursuit never leaves your relationship. There are certainly times we feel discouraged, disoriented, and unsure of our sudden “nakedness” as we’re undergoing the pruning process and thrown off kilter by our uneven branches. It’s hard to imagine we will ever be useful and beautiful again. But eventually, in His time, the buds WILL reappear, and when they do, we see promise and strength and beauty—evidence of God’s handiwork.