Male and Female Roles in the Family
Question: Did Ancient Israelites practice patriarchy?
Comments:
Adam was made responsible for the instructions that Almighty God gave him in Eden, despite all the events since involving women; and Adam (males) are still responsible and will have to give individual account to Almighty God in the future!
That very serious responsibility has not been taken away since Eden, despite the many occasions that men have failed God; and there are examples given when a woman has been chosen to fulfil the requirements of God to enable the survival of Israel, because they knew the urgency, and did not fail God when called!
The ‘normal’ function of a woman is that of the most elevated purpose, to produce, nurture, teach and love her children, and to be “a help meet for her man”. There can be no higher position before God; and the reference to the “woman’s seed” (Gen.3:15) which is the beginning of the downfall of Satan, has no higher calling; and is the prime reason that Satan attacked (tempted) Eve first in the Garden of Eden!
The man’s role is to provide for, protect, and give help in the raising and nurturing of his whole family.
Wikipedia: The "Tenets of Biblical Patriarchy" published by Vision Forum before their demise advocates such beliefs as:[5]
· God reveals Himself as masculine, not feminine.
· God ordained distinct gender roles for man and woman as part of the created order.
· A husband and father is the head of his household, a family leader, provider, and protector.
· Male leadership in the home carries over into the Church: only men are permitted to hold ruling positions in the Church. A God-honouring society will likewise prefer male leadership in civil and other spheres.
· Since the woman was created as a helper to her husband, as the bearer of children, and as a “keeper at home”, the God-ordained and proper sphere of dominion for a wife is the household and that which is connected with the home.
· God’s command to “be fruitful and multiply” still applies to married couples.
· Christian parents must provide their children with a thoroughly Christian education, one that teaches the Bible and the Biblical view of God and the world.
· Both sons and daughters are under the command of their father as long as they are under his roof or as long as they are the recipients of his provision and protection.
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