Sunday contemplation on God’s empowered women. The video clip linked below, is a revelation of God’s empowered women, as they were described in Genesis: Ezer Kenegdo (Hebrew words), and is probably one of, if not the best example I have come across to date, explaining why Paul instructed teachers of that day and future generations to study to show ourselves approved unto God, rightly dividing the word of truth, in 2 Timothy 2:15 (pronunciation: second Timothy, chapter 2, verse 15, not two Timothy).

Note the instruction to RIGHTLY DIVIDE the word of truth.

Why would we need to rightly divide a text, or a sermon for that matter, which was probably more common considering the illiteracy of early post-New-Testament days, if it had not been tampered with (consider the patriarchal social system), misinterpreted, or simply misunderstood?

Yes, I am fully aware of the warning to not tamper with the scriptures and I’ve always been perplexed as to why many people of faith are taught to believe that no one EVER dared tamper with the scriptures.

Think about this. Many people don’t trust today’s government (consider the abundance of conspiracy theories), but interestingly, they do trust a government they didn’t even exist in, to translate and compile a sacred text?

Some will argue that God controlled this process. I have trouble with that argument because if God would choose to control the compiling of a sacred text, why would God NOT choose to control the suffering of humanity? (That would certainly be a priority if I were the Creator.)

If, instead, we humans are to be held accountable for the state of humanity, why would we not be held accountable for the study of a sacred text?

BTW, that’s a rhetorical question.

Because God is not subordinate to his creatures, any idea that an ezer-helper is inferior is untenable.

Theology of Work, Genesis 2.18

Kristi McLelland on Ezer Kenegdo