Tag: Hebrew

Q&A: Gender Roles in Marriage, Part 1

Posted in Correcting errors, feminine, leadership in the home, marriage, masculine, mutual submission, New Testament, Old Testament, Q&A, roles9 Comments

Q: Bronwen, I’ve always been taught that there are specific gender roles in a Christian marriage, and that means the husband is intended to have the leadership role and the wife’s role is to help and to submit. But that feels so unnatural to my husband and I. His personality is quiet and gentle and… Continue reading Q&A: Gender Roles in Marriage, Part 1

Eshet Chayil (Part 3) – Rise Up and Call Her Blessed

Posted in feminine, inspiration, leadership in the home, Old Testament, Woman of valour, women2 Comments

Find post 1 in this series here, and post 2 here. Want to totally freak out a Christian woman with just three words? I’m sure you’re much too nice for that, but I’m going to tell you anyway. Here goes – “Proverbs 31 woman.” Yup. The seemingly indomitable superwoman of the final chapter of Proverbs… Continue reading Eshet Chayil (Part 3) – Rise Up and Call Her Blessed

“Eshet Chayil” – Woman of Valour (Part 1)

Posted in God's Design course, Old Testament, women6 Comments

Recently, in the God’s Design course, we explored some of the incredible women of the Old Testament and how God used them in unexpected ways – women like Deborah (with a glance at Jael), Huldah and Abigail. We also took a close look at the Hebrew term eshet chayil. In most translations, we read “a wife of… Continue reading “Eshet Chayil” – Woman of Valour (Part 1)