One of the readings assigned in class this week was Proverbs thirty-one from the Bible. When I read this chapter, I read the translation from “The Message” version, this translation breaks down scriptures in a normal conversation of the twenty-first century. This particular chapter was about how the woman is to be the wife, the mother, and how she should be treated by her husband. This chapter brings me back to how my grandmothers viewed the duties of a wife and how they are no longer similar to the twenty-first century’s typical wife. The verse that enlightens me the most is verse fifteen, it says, “She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast for her family and organizing her day.” The woman in the early twentieth century believed very highly in how the woman of the household is described in this verse. I remember growing up hearing stories of how my grandmothers’ occupations were to run their households and care for their children daily. The word woman is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “An adult female human being; the counterpart of man.” Today, the woman is presented as someone that cares for her family by supporting the household by working outside the home and running the household on busy schedule. Verse 18, “She senses the worth of her work, is in no hurry to call it quits for the day”. Relates to the women of the twenty-first century by showing how much they feel that work is important. Growing up in a household with a mother that played the role as a mother, wife, and the woman of the twenty-first century; I feel as if the women of this time work harder than the women in the early twentieth century. I saw that stress she went through juggling three kid’s schedules, work and being a great wife to her husband. The woman is such a value to a family and a man. The last verses are such an inspiration for how a woman should be treated by her children and husband. "Many women have done wonderful things, but you've outclassed them all!" Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God. Give her everything she deserves! In Raisin in the Sun, I believe Walter really lived by these verses. He valued the opinion of his mother and wife in act three more than he ever did before. All he wanted to do is give his family the life they wanted. In verse ten through eleven, I believe describes Walter’s view of the women of his household. Verse 10 through 11 states, “A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it.
Great post!
ReplyDeleteAlso, read Titus 2:1-8 and compare with our culture today.
Note that Paul says in the first verse of Titus 2:1 "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine..."
And then compares with 2 Timothy 4:3, where Paul says, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears"
Now pay close attention to what Paul tells Titus in chapter 2 that are sound doctrine... than look at our culture.
It looks like the "time", the apostle Paul was prophesying about in 2 Timothy 4:3, has come. Doesn't it?
Great post! The Lord bless you!