Dearest friends...today is another part of this writing, please read....
When the name Jezebel is mentioned, most of us see the painted face of a seductively-dressed woman gazing into the eyes of a man who lacks good sense. The Bible portrays Jezebel in a different light. Revelation 2:20 says that Jezebel "calleth herself a prophetess," and men received her as a teacher, showing that she was part of structured Christianity, "ministering" to the saints. Jesus warned the Church against the teaching woman, Jezebel. Any woman who defies scripture's prohibition against women teachers in the Church is following in the grave tradition of Jezebel.
OUCH!!!!!
Lets go on.....
Going to first Kings to see what the Bible has to say about the historical Jezebel....the first thing was that she was more spiritual and religiously devoted than her husband. She used her insights to guide him. He was a weak man, so she took the lead to motivate him. the Bible says in I Cor. 11:3, "But I would have you to know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." Regardless of our circumstances, when we women take the spiritual lead, we step out from under our designated rightful head.
The second thing, was that Ahab was emotionally volatile---unstable. Is your husband prone to retreat? Is he bitter, angry, or depressed? When a woman takes the lead in her marriage, her assuming the masculine role makes a weak man weaker and weaker and weaker to the point of sending him to bed, as did Jezebel.....If your Dh cowars out of all he can...Are you leading again?....or still?
The third and most significant thing I noticed was that she used his emotional stress to endear herself to him---a strange way of lording over her husband. If you read the story, you will see how Jezebel manipulated and accused an innocent man, then had him killed so that Ahab could obtain his vineyard. Ahab, in depression, kept his face to the wall, and let her do her dark deeds. Today, if a woman is willing to play her husbands role in directing the family, her husband will lose his natural drive to bear responsibility. He will turn his face to the wall.
The fourth thing....
Ahab was esily manipulated by his wife to suit her purposes. She stirred his passive spirit, provoking him to react in anger. Jezebel used him to set up images and to kill Gods prophets. Often a man becomes involved in the local church, not because God has called him, but because he is trying to please his wife be at least looking spiritual. When a husband steps into a spiritual role at his wifes beckoning or emotional pressure, he is susceptable to her "guidence" in that role. Jezebel took steps to help promote her spiritual leaders. In th eprocess, she provoked her husband to destroy those in spiritual authority whom she did not like. Have you influenced your DH to think evil of those in authority because you did not like something abaut them?
Jezebel knew that she was not the rightful head, so she invoked her husbands name to give her word authority. Have you ever said, "Oh my husband will not let me do that," when you knew he would not care? It is a way to maintain control and to stop those who would question you. When a woman steps outside her divinely ordained nature and assumes the dominant role, she will soon become emotionally and pyhsically exhausted, and dangerous.........
Ladies.
Is this picture you?
It was me, just 1 year ago. I remember whwn I read this part and ithit me like a ton of bricks....I layed on the floor and cried for hours in repentence....for treating my DH like Jezebel..............my heart broke as God showed me the real me....YUK!!!!!!!!
We need to allow God to show us, who we really are....So we can be set free, this did not happen overnight, it its an ongoing process of repentence and asking him for forgiveness....(humility on my part)
You are thinking..."But he wont lead"......of course not, with you leading, why should he?
There were things that I just had to stop doing, NOT IN REBELLION, but, just because I knew he would wait till I did it, well I didn't....then he began to take his rightful place....but, then I had BAD habits to break......and still have to work on them, to stay where God would have me....
Ladies,,,LETS NOT GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next, we go over 2 women of godly femininity in the Word...
Until next week......
My Love and Prayers to all who read this...
Terri
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