Comments on: Being a Proverbs 31 Woman http://proverbs31-woman.com/2007/01/26/being-a-proverbs-31-woman/ Proverbs31woman Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:41:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: proverbs31 http://proverbs31-woman.com/2007/01/26/being-a-proverbs-31-woman/#comment-6595 proverbs31 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:06:47 +0000 http://proverbs31-woman.com/2007/01/26/being-a-proverbs-31-woman/#comment-6595 Hi Miss Eagle, the point of Proverbs 31:10-31 was about the woman, not about the man. There is lots in other places in the bible about the men. Also Jesus wasn't yet born at that stage, but I think you're asking why men in the pulpit go on about it, instead of using other women as examples in Christ's time. Titus 2 as mentioned above is a good example and there are lots of others. I started this study at the beginning of 2006 and it seems 2006 was a year of explosion for Proverbs 31 - I have no idea why. But it is a good book to study. Perhaps part of the reason is because so many women want to work at home these days and be there for their families and the Proverbs 31 Woman is a good example of that. Perhaps you need to start seeking out other reading material so you don't feel there's too much of Proverbs 31 in your life. Hi Miss Eagle, the point of Proverbs 31:10-31 was about the woman, not about the man. There is lots in other places in the bible about the men. Also Jesus wasn’t yet born at that stage, but I think you’re asking why men in the pulpit go on about it, instead of using other women as examples in Christ’s time. Titus 2 as mentioned above is a good example and there are lots of others.

I started this study at the beginning of 2006 and it seems 2006 was a year of explosion for Proverbs 31 - I have no idea why. But it is a good book to study. Perhaps part of the reason is because so many women want to work at home these days and be there for their families and the Proverbs 31 Woman is a good example of that.

Perhaps you need to start seeking out other reading material so you don’t feel there’s too much of Proverbs 31 in your life.

]]> By: Miss Eagle http://proverbs31-woman.com/2007/01/26/being-a-proverbs-31-woman/#comment-6591 Miss Eagle Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:43:04 +0000 http://proverbs31-woman.com/2007/01/26/being-a-proverbs-31-woman/#comment-6591 I would like to direct you to a few things in Proverbs 31. We know little about the husband. We don't know what work he does. There is a substantial part of the chapter given to the work the woman does but none to his. We do know that he is known in the public areas of the community and sits with the elders. It would appear that he spent a lot of time talking. Did he provide any income? We know nothing of it. But we know she is hard at work producing the family income: everything from real estate development to import/export and textile manufacture. We know her lamp does not go out at night (v.18) and yet we are told that she rises early while it is yet night (v.15) to organise things for her family and get her servants working. When does she sleep, we might ask? You must remember that this man is Jewish and every day in prayers are words thanking God that he is not born a woman. These prayers are still said to day by Orthodox Jews. I believe in the accomplished woman and certainly the woman described in Proverbs 31 is accomplished, intimidatingly so. But I am tired of Proverbs 31. I feel ready to scream if I here some male get up to read it on Mother's Day. You see, so often this seems to be the only thing that men in the pulpit know to say about women. An idealised picture of a women working her fingers to the bone for her men and her children! There is no mention of the better portion of Mary listening to Jesus. There is no mention of the resourcing and nurturing of Jesus' ministry by women. There is no mention of the female apostle, Junia, or the teaching ministries of Paul's female friends. Women are truly liberated in Christ far beyond the limitations of Proverbs 31 - but so many would limit and deny us still. Jesus never did! I would like to direct you to a few things in Proverbs 31. We know little about the husband. We don’t know what work he does. There is a substantial part of the chapter given to the work the woman does but none to his. We do know that he is known in the public areas of the community and sits with the elders. It would appear that he spent a lot of time talking. Did he provide any income? We know nothing of it. But we know she is hard at work producing the family income: everything from real estate development to import/export and textile manufacture. We know her lamp does not go out at night (v.18) and yet we are told that she rises early while it is yet night (v.15) to organise things for her family and get her servants working. When does she sleep, we might ask? You must remember that this man is Jewish and every day in prayers are words thanking God that he is not born a woman. These prayers are still said to day by Orthodox Jews.

I believe in the accomplished woman and certainly the woman described in Proverbs 31 is accomplished, intimidatingly so. But I am tired of Proverbs 31. I feel ready to scream if I here some male get up to read it on Mother’s Day. You see, so often this seems to be the only thing that men in the pulpit know to say about women. An idealised picture of a women working her fingers to the bone for her men and her children! There is no mention of the better portion of Mary listening to Jesus. There is no mention of the resourcing and nurturing of Jesus’ ministry by women. There is no mention of the female apostle, Junia, or the teaching ministries of Paul’s female friends. Women are truly liberated in Christ far beyond the limitations of Proverbs 31 - but so many would limit and deny us still. Jesus never did!

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