Women in Ministry points (Bypassing the Bible)

  

WOMEN IN MINISTRY POINTS

Bypassing the Bible

PART 1

·         Are you BYPASSING certain Scriptures?

·         Are you approaching the Scriptures with an ADVANCED PRECONCEIVED IDEA OR NOTION that Woman are allowed to teach the body of Messiah?

·         Are you claiming that your personal and private “Calling & Conviction” to serve INSIDE THE MINISTRY OF MESSIAH is more important than what ALL the Scriptures have to say on this topic? In other words, you do not care what the Bible has to say. OR The Scriptures that clearly are against Women teaching and leading in the Ministry, you will shy them off as they are corrupted or Paul was wrong or Translation is wrong etc

·         Dear Woman Is your life experience, Visions, Dreams, Feelings, Prophetic experiences MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT ELOHIM YAHWEH HAS TO SAY WITHIN THE BIBLE, then you are BYPASSING the Word of Elohim.

·         What is Patriarchy? And What is Feminism?

·         Did Elshaddai Elohim Yahweh create Man and Woman totally EQUAL in everything? Really?

·         What is Biblical Equality?

·         Submission in position does not make any woman inferior. (Submission in marriage, Submission of child to parent, This human life, Submission of Employee to Boss etc.)

·         Submission of Women in Bible is only limited to Teachings of Yah. (Adam taught Eve. Not the other way).

·         Not even 1 female or woman was allowed to become a PRIESTESS in the Levitical Priesthood when the Temple Service was functioning in Jerusalem.

·         No woman was ever given this EQUAL AUTHORITY or HIGH ROLE of serving as Temple Priests for Yahweh.

·         If woman are feeling UNDULY & UNNECESSARILY feeling left out or insulted or demeaning or less human because they were not allowed to serve as priests, then in similar understanding, then all men who were not qualified to serve shoulder to shoulder besides the Levitical men should feel UNEQUAL too.

·        Women submitting to men. Why is it considered evil and unequal? Is submission to Yahweh evil? Is submission of men to higher authorities’ evil? A child submitting to his Father and Mother is evil? Yeshua (Jesus) submitting himself to his Almighty Father and Creator Yahweh is it Evil? One could go on and on.

PART 2: Genesis 1, 2, 3: ROLE OF WOMEN AT THE TIME OF CREATION

GENESIS 1

Here the focus of this Chapter 1 is on the relationship of subduing and having dominion on the earth. The relationship of humans (Adam and Eve) to Creation is the focus of Genesis 1.

Genesis 1:26           

“And Elohim said, Let us make man (Hebrew: ADAMAH) in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

Hebrew meaning of Adamah:

The Hebrew word adamah means “land,” “ground,” or “soil.” The New American Standard Bible translates adamah as “ground” 64 times and “land” or “lands” 114 times. Related to adamah is the word adam, which means “man” or “mankind.” Of course, adam is also used as the proper name of the first man, Adam.

MEN AND WOMEN WERE EQUAL IN THE EYES OF THE ELSHADDAI ELOHIM YAHWEH AT THE TIME OF CREATION BEFORE SIN ENTERED THE GARDEN OF EDEN

What is the meaning of complementarian?

In Brief……

Complementarian (plural complementarians) is someone who believes that men and women are equal in status but can have different & complementary roles, especially in Marriage, at Home and in Spiritual Ministry.

In little detail……

Complementarianism is a theological view in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, that men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, and religious leadership.  The word "complementary" are currently used to denote this view. Some people understand that the Bible as prescribing Complementarianism, and therefore adhere to gender-specific roles that prevent women from specific functions of ministry within the community. Though women may be not allowed from certain roles and ministries, they are held to be equal in moral value and of equal status. 

What is the meaning of egalitarian?

Egalitarian believes in or is based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. Egalitarian is any person who advocates or supports the principle of equality for all people.

·         Bible allows and encourages Woman to work at Home, Outside and even as Entrepreneurs or Business women too.

·         Women in Bible times were also self-employed (part time or full time) and managing their very own businesses too. Women in Bible times were surely financially independent. Examples are of Lydia, Priscilla and Aquila. Acts 18: 2-3.

·         Proverbs 31 mentions of a Female Entrepreneur (Business person).

·         Luke 8: 2-3 shows women financially supporting the Ministry of the Messiah.

GENESIS 2

Here the focus of this Chapter 2 is on the relationship of man and woman specially focusing on the inter relationship between husband and wife is the focus here.

·         Adam is made first, not Eve.

·         Eve is NOT present when Adam gives most of the animals their names.

·         Adam gives Eve her name. Eve was not provided the right to choose her individual and independent name. Adam did that for her.

·         Eve is called a HELPER or HELP MATE or HELP MEET to her husband Adam.

·         Yahweh gave the direct commandment of not to eat from the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil to Adam and not to Eve.

·         Adam was Eve’s TEACHER. Not Adam. Adam thought Eve. He communicated the first commandment of Yahweh to Eve. There was an UP to DOWN Hierarchy Level here as much as modern feminist woman may not like it. Yahweh -------- Adam ------Eve.

·         Adam was made DIRECTLY from the dust. Eve was INDIRECTLY made from Dust too, but via ADAM. Adam was not made from Eve, but rather Eve was made from Adam.

·         Does Adam’s first poetry mentioning Eve as, “Bone of his bones and Flesh of his flesh” refer to TOTAL EQUALITY OF GENDER ROLES? Does the poem or phrase as above mean that there are no authority differences between Adam and Eve? Scripture at 2 Samuel 5:1 “Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh” clears this idea. Israel requests David to be King over them and they would be his bone and his flesh. 

·         Here David clearly has superior or higher authority over them and in fact they are proposing him to have authority over them as King. So the poetic phrase of “Bone of his bones and Flesh of his flesh” does not indicate total equal authority.

·         Judges 9:2 this role is reversed with the same poetic words. So Adams burst of praise was just plain beautiful poetry. Not to be used for equality or for authority.

·         Adam and Eve were made equal in nature and essence and in the image of Elohim, but with two different authority structures.

What is Primogeniture?

Primogeniture is the state of being the firstborn child.

It is the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son. NEVER this right of succession or right of being first born child is ever given to DAUGHTERS. It was always for sons.

Primogeniture is a system of inheritance in which a person's property passes to their firstborn legitimate child upon their death. The term comes from the Latin "primo” which means first, and “genitura” which relates to a person's birth.

What is an example of primogeniture?

Today, perhaps the most widely known example of primogeniture is the succession of the British throne, which gives preference to the eldest male child above all others.

Why is primogeniture important?

Primogeniture ensured that the eldest son in a family inherited the largest portion of his father's property upon the father's death. The practice of entail, guaranteeing that a landed estate remain in the hands of only one male heir, was frequently practiced in conjunction with primogeniture.

  

·         In Biblical background and culture Primogeniture gains Preeminence in majority of the times. But there are exceptions to this rule in Bible times too. Meaning a younger son is given authority over the elder son. Some examples in Hebrew Scriptures and Hebrew Culture are: Jacob and Esau. Ephraim and Mannashah, Joseph and his 11 brothers. Orders were reversed in these mentioned examples. Where the younger leads the older in some way.

·         There are exceptions to the rule of Primogeniture, but the rule always existed.

·         Between Adam and Eve in the story of Genesis, this rule of Primogeniture is not overruled or any exceptions made here.

·         What is the meaning of the term EZER in Hebrew language with reference to HELPER that is Eve? 

·         The word EZER or Helper is NEUTRAL and does not have any reference to SUBJECTION OR SUBMISSION OR SUB-ORDINATION implied in that word.

Helper.”
עֵ֖זֶר (‘ê·zer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5828: A help, helper

Strong's Hebrew: 5828. עֵ֫זֶר (ezer) — 21 Occurrences

Genesis 2:18
HEB: אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־ לּ֥וֹ עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃
NAS: I will make him a helper suitable
KJV: alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
INT: to be alone will make A helper suitable 

 

WOMEN IN BIBLE TIMES: BOOK BY BOOK

GENESIS

Before sin enters the world, Genesis 1-2 presents man and woman as equal in their essence as divine image-bearers but unequal in their social roles. The first man Adam acts as the leader in this first marriage, and Eve is called to follow his leadership. Elohim’s appointment of Adam as leader comes out in at least five ways in Genesis 2.

1. THE ORDER OF CREATION

First, Elohim creates Adam before Eve. The firstborn often have special authority over those born after him, and Adam and Eve’s relationship is similar.

Elohim forms Adam first and then Eve.

Thus Adam is given the position of authority.

In other words, “The priority of the man’s creation is important for recognizing leadership-followership in the garden.”

BIG WORD: Primogeniture

Dictionary

Definitions from Oxford Languages

 

Primogeniture

noun: primogeniture

 

1.    The state of being the firstborn child.

o    the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son.

noun: right of primogeniture; plural noun: rights of primogeniture

 

Origin

early 17th century: from medieval Latin primogenitura, from Latin primo ‘first’ + genitura ‘geniture’. 

In connection with the “Order of Creation”,  in the book of Genesis, hence we find that Apostle Paul (who was a Jew) grounds his views of gender roles and church leadership in the order of Adam and Eve’s creation: “For Adam was formed first, then Eve” (1 Tim. 2:13; cf. 1 Cor. 8-9). Paul views Adam’s prior creation as significant for establishing Adam’s leadership, and Paul’s interpretation of Genesis is binding and authoritative. Elohim made Adam first, thereby establishing him as the leader of the pair.

2. THE ORDER OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Second, Elohim holds Adam accountable first for breaking Elohim’s Word. In Genesis 2:15-17 he speaks to Adam, commanding him to “cultivate” and “keep/guard” the Garden of Eden (v. 15). Elohim forbids Adam from eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (v. 17) and warns him that disobedience leads to judgment. The word of Elohim comes to Adam before Eve is even created (v. 22). This suggests that Adam, as Eve’s leader, was tasked with conveying Elohim’s commands to her.

Elohim seeks out Adam—not Eve—after the couple sins. Even though Eve was first deceived by the serpent and first ate of the tree, Elohim pursues Adam first and interrogates him alone before turning to Eve:

Then the YAHWEH Elohim called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you? . . . Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” (Gen. 3:9-11)

Elohim delivered the word to Adam first and called Adam to account first after the couple sinned. All of this points to Adam’s unique role as leader in the first marriage.

3. THE DESIGNATION OF THE WOMAN AS ‘HELPER’.

Third, Elohim designates the woman to be a “helper” to Adam. To this end, the woman alone will be “suitable” for the man (Gen. 2:18, 20). The word translated “suitable” comes from a Hebrew term indicating “correspondence” or “complementarity.” (vii) Unlike the newly created animals—none of whom corresponded to Adam—the woman Elohim formed from Adam’s side would complement him (v. 20). But she wouldn’t be like Adam in every respect; her unique calling would be to serve as his “helper.” 

The Hebrew term translated “helper” simply denotes one who offers “help” or “assistance.” (viii) Eve is called to come alongside Adam to assist him in the vocation Elohim had given him to work and keep the Garden.

WARNING NOTE: In relation to Content, Context and Conditions, the word, “Helper” at Genesis is used for Eve, relating to being a helper in a submissive way. But be forewarned, “Helper” is elsewhere used of Elohim also (e.g., Gen. 49:25; Exod. 18:4), so it would be VERY WRONG to say the word ALWAYS indicates a submissive role.

But since the word isn’t only used of Elohim but also of those who are “helpers” in a submissive role (e.g., 1 Kings. 20:16; 1 Chronicles. 12:1, 22-23; 22:17; 2 Chronicles. 26:13), the context of a passage must determine whether the “helper” in view is submitting to the one being helped. In Genesis 2:18, Adam and Eve’s roles cannot be exchanged. Eve’s helping is oriented toward Adam’s leadership and thus highlights her submissive role.

Genesis 2:18 (Restoration Study Bible 04^th Edition)

“And Yahweh Elohim said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him”.

KEYWORD ADDRESSED HERE:  “Help meet” or “Help mate” or “Helper”. I will make him a help meet for him.

A helpmeet is someone suitable who can do whatever is needed better than you can. Helpmeet is an old English KJV (King James Version) translation. A modern definition of helpmeet would be suitable help. Let me assure you helpmeet and suitable help include the highest level of positive characteristics you can imagine.

Alone and help meet are in complementary opposition. We’ll scrutinize alone. But first, I want to remind you that the Hebrew word for male (zachar) includes the concept of pre-eminence. This pre-eminence has responsibilities and obligations. By itself or alone, pre-eminence ALONE is NOT GOOD. The man lacks something essential.

H905

דַב bad bad; from H909 (דַדָּב ;(properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides:

KJV – alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

H909

דַדָּב bâdad baw-dad’; a primitive root; to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary:

KJV – alone. 

Alone can be good, but it is not complete. In the desert, Elohim Yahweh gave the people ONLY ONE dish of food, manna, for 40 years for a lesson. This type of bread had no accompaniment; it was ALONE.

Deuteronomy 8:33

“And he humbled you, and suffered you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you knew not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only (H905), but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Elohim Yahweh does man live.”

This manna was sufficient to keep them alive. It had all the nutrition they needed. It was good. But, the manna ALONE, by itself was not good. It was a reminder that something important was missing, Elohim’s Word, which is the bread of spiritual life. The physical bread needed a spiritual complement.

WOMAN WAS TO BE A COMPLIMENT NOT A COMPETITOR.

Help

This help is not a cry for help, like that of a drowning person. It is not from an inferior position. Remember, the male is preeminent, but, in his pre-eminence, he is Incomplete.

Example: If you have a problem with configuring Excel or installing some plumbing you look for help, right? Do you want your help to be MORE ADVANCED and BETTER EQUIPPED than you?

Of course, you do, there’s no point asking help from someone with LESS or even EQUAL capacity compared to you. They must have MORE, BETTER know-how than you do, then, and only then, can they help you.

Conclusion, this woman helper is BETTER EQUIPPED in certain areas to HELP the man than the man ALONE is. That’s why the man needed and needs a woman, a HELPMEET OR HELPMATE OR HELPER. 

4. THE MAN’S NAMING OF THE WOMAN

Fourth, Adam names Eve. After Elohim fashions her from his side, Adam responds with poetry: “This now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man” (Genesis. 2:23). At the end of the poem Adam names this new creation Elohim has given him. That Adam would name her is significant in the context of Genesis 1-2, for the one who names is the one who leads. In Genesis 1, Elohim exercises his own rule by naming. He calls the light “day” and the darkness “night” (1:5), and the sky “heaven” and the dry land “earth” (vv. 1:8, 10). He then entrusts to Adam the authority to name the animals:

“And out of the ground the YAHWEH Elohim formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. And the man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field.” (Gen. 2:19-20)

In naming the animals Adam exercised his authority as vice-regent over Elohim’s creation.

Likewise, when Adam “called” her “Woman” (Gen. 2:23; and later “Eve,” 3:20), he was exerting a leadership role Elohim gave to him alone.  “The name of the woman by the man, on both occasions, signifies Adam’s authority over Eve.”

5. THE ORDER OF SATAN’S TEMPTATION

Fifth, the serpent’s attack represents a subversion of Elohim’s pattern of leadership. As we’ve seen, there is a clear ordering of authority in Genesis 2:

Elohim→Man→Woman

Elohim speaks to the man, and the man speaks to the woman. The serpent, then, subverts this order Elohim has established. He doesn’t confront the man first or even Elohim himself. Instead, he approaches the woman so that Elohim’s order is reversed:

Serpent→Woman→Man

 The serpent speaks to the woman, the woman speaks to the man, and the man evades Elohim.

And now the attack on Elohim’s rule begins from the bottom up by overthrowing the order. In fact, Paul indicates that the undoing of this order was the basis for humanity’s fall into sin (1 Tim. 2:13-14).

In all of these ways, Genesis 2 establishes Adam’s leadership role with his wife. This ordering appears before sin entered the world, and is thus part of Elohim’s good creation to be embraced as the norm for all marriages. Genesis 2 presents our first parents as the paradigm for all marriages that follow. That’s why both Yeshua and Paul always quote Genesis 2—never Genesis 3—when explaining the meaning of marriage and gender roles (e.g., Matt. 19:5; Eph. 5:31).

The man is the leader, and the wife is the follower.

Her submissive role does absolutely nothing to diminish her equality with him as an image-bearer. In her humanity, she is his equal. In her role, she is submissive. In this way the Bible holds both equality and submission together. Scripture teaches equal value isn’t undermined by unequal roles.

To be Continued (Work in Progress)