I agree, just as some today value women less, just because of Gender, or maybe race, or even appearance.
IN the OT, men, (PRIEST), had to come to a woman to Get advice on God's Holy Word, Hilkiah, (a priest), having found a book of the law, king Josiah sends to enquire of the Lord. Get this, it was a woman who Got the whole nation back on the right track in serving the LORD correctly, this is found in 2 Kings 22:12 "And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,"
2 Kings 22:13 "
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us."
2 Kings 22:14 "So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto
Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college
and they communed with her."
it took a woman prophet INSTRUCTED MEN on HOW to SERVE the TRUE and ONLY LIVING GOD.
this woman knew God, and these men had to come to HER, a WOMAN for INSTRUCTION.... ain't God is GOOD.
another poster ask was women priest, well the priest had to come to a woman to find out what to do as a priest. apparently, they didn't KNOW. BINGO, "THEY, THE MEN PRIEST, DID NOT KNOW"
now here's the irony, what if this "WIFE" was commanded to be silent ... as in 1 Corinthians 14:34 "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law."
so why go to this woman if she was to be silent? she is the one who got the Church ... back then in session. and this next verse, wow, 1 Corinthians 14:35 "And if they
will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church."
LEARN anything?, LEARN? this woman was well learned in the things of GOD, that's why they, (the men priest), went to her. and again the irony, 1 Timothy 2:12 "
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." what if this woman/WIFE did not "TEACH" these priests what to do?. ...
I just Love it. ignorant men coming to an educated woman in the LORD. ain't that something.
Just as the apostle Pauls said to those ignorant HUSBAND/MEN in the church. if you were doing your duty, (AT HOME), then your wives would not be exposing your ignorance of the Lord here at his House. again Charity, (GOD's Learning), begins at HOME first, before one comes to church.
as I have said, if the Husband doesn't know at HOME, then let here teach preach and pastor her dumb hubby at home, and if the Lord gives her to his body to instruct his people, then as
Huldah the prophetess LET HER TEACH, PREACH, and PASTOR his people in the correct worship of God.
imagine, how many more souls could have been saved by the preaching/instructing of women, but ignorant men hinder the word of God.
PIVJAG, 101G