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stcecelia · 9 months

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Women in Scripture Day One: Eve

(first off, sorry for the delay in post. We have class every Tuesday evening, but this week has been crazy with work and also starting my online college classes. anyway on to my notes ! )

It seems very fitting that for our first lesson on women in scriptures this semester, we discussed the very first woman in the scriptures: Eve

To start the class, our instructor posed us the question: "How does Eve's life and example deepen my conversion to the Savior?"

Then we began reading scripture. We bounced between the book of Moses and the book of Genesis, but I mainly used the book of Moses since it's the JST :)

The first Scripture we read was Moses 3:18, which reads, "And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only Begotten, that it was not good that the man should be alone; wherefore, I will make an help meet for him."

To be honest, I was never a fan of this verse. I didn't like the implication that God created women only to be a helper to men. That seems to be the most widely held belief in the general christendom; God created women second, and only to be subservient and submissive. Lower in rank and duty and worth.

You could say I've been a feminist my entire life, even well before I knew what the word was or its meaning (my mom tells me that when I was little, I used to constantly ask why when I turned twelve I wouldn't be able to get the priesthood like my twin brother would. It didn't seem fair to me as a young child that had been told my entire life growing up I as a girl could do anything a boy could do, and it still didn't for a good portion of my life. It was only until a couple years ago that I really grasped why, and was ok with it). So this idea that in my God's eyes I was lesser than any man angered me. I believe I wasn't put on this earth to be a lower, side-kick, passive, baby-making, subdued woman that would sit idly by while the more important men in my life made decisions and gained educations and ruled over me.

But here's the thing, that was never Heavenly Father's intention for me, or for Eve.

In the original Hebrew scripture, the word for "help meet" is "Ezer Kenegdo". "Ezer" means "help", but not in the way our modern English language would suggest. Instead of just being a passive helper, being an "Ezer" means to strengthen, protect, and provide sanctuary. "Ezer" was used twenty-one other times in the Old Testament, and was only otherwise used to describe protection against the greatest forces of evil, from armies, and for divine guidance and strength for all of humankind. Here are a few of these verses:

Exodus 18:4 "For the God of my Father, said he, was mine help [ezer] and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh." Psalm 115:9 "O Israel, thou has destroyed thyself, but in me is thine help [ezer]." Hosea 13:9 "In me [the Lord] is thy help [ezer]."

With this knowledge we can say with absolute certainty that to be an "Ezer" is to be a stand in for God's protection and love.

"Kenegdo" is generally thought by scholar's to mean "opposite or corresponding to". Like a puzzle piece, is what my instructor said.

Combining these two words together, we know that God created Eve to be a different but important and equal counterpart to Adam, with special power to comfort and protect against evil. How wonderful is that!!! Whenever we as women serve or help protect our communities and families, we are fulfilling our God given roles as ezer kenegdos.

And this was just the first half of class!

For the second half, we discussed the story of Eve being tempted by Satan to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge, which led to her telling Adam to eat of the fruit, which led to their expulsion from the garden.

There are a few students in the institute who converted to the church only recently, and shared their previous religions perspectives on this scripture. That Eve was stupid and foolish, easily tricked by a much smarter man, and cursed all of mankind with the Fall that we should live in evil and misery and sin. But we are blessed to know, through living prophets and modern revelation, that the Fall was a necessary part of Heavenly Father's plan. In order for us to become more like Him, we need to have knowledge.

Lehi taught Jacob, "....wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin". It reminds me of the final season of The Good Place, which is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, where when the protagonists finally make it up to heaven they find that the constant state of happiness has become insurmountably boring, and there's no real joy to be found. We can only appreciate wonderful things if we know what it means to be miserable.

2 Nephi 2:25 (the best scripture verse, IMO) sums it up entirely for us: "Adam fell that men might be, and men are that they might have joy."

Eve knew this, and she made the right decision. She was never remorseful, saying "were it not for our transgressions we ... never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient" (Moses 5:11).

So, how does Eve's life deepen my conversion to the Savior? Through her, I can be an ezer to the people in my life, and can comfort myself with the knowledge that through her's and Adam's transgression, I can find greater knowledge on both spiritual and worldly matters, and make mistakes that will lead me to grow closer to my Heavenly Parents. Through the "Fall" and the Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ, I can repent for my sins and imperfections and develop into the woman God knows I can and will become

Amen!

#women in scripture #institue #lds institute class #ldsblr #pro lds #pro mormon #mormon positive #tumblrstake #queerstake #mormonism #Eve #adam and eve #The Fall #the garden of eden #scripture #this was a great class!! im so excited for the next one #I hope this is coherent for anyone who reads it haha I was kinda word vomiting #next week is Sarah who was Abraham's wife!

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heathersdesk · 10 months

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Look, I'm not saying there's ADHD representation in the scriptures.

I'm just saying that Rhoda being so surprised that the apostle Peter was freed from prison (again) that she went to go tell everyone, WHILE FORGETTING TO OPEN THE GATE FOR HIM, is absolutely something I would do. And I'm ADHD af.

#mormon #lds #mormonism #tumblrstake #religion #the church of jesus christ of latter day saints #faith #new testament #acts #rhoda #women in scripture #adhd

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graceandpeacejoanne · 8 months

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HER STORY: Season 3, Exodus Pioneers, Daughter of Jephthah

Was she a human sacrifice? If God would grant him victory, Jephthah vowed to make an offering of whatever came out of his house ... it was his daughter #Judges11 #JephthahsDaughter #DaughterofJephthah #WomenoftheBible #HolyVow

#Judges11 #JephthahsDaughter #DaughterofJephthah #WomenoftheBible #HolyVow One of the slowly dawning realizations I’ve had, reading the Bible, is about the celebration of powerful women in the Book of the Judges. There are some famous women—Delilah, Deborah and Jael all immediately come to mind—but there are also not-so-famous women whose stories are worth reading and retelling. On of those…

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#biblical woman #biblical women #egal #Egalitarian #holy vow #human sacrifice #Jephthah #Jephthahs Daughter #Judges 11 #women in Scripture #Women in the Bible #women of the Bible

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wanderinginhisgrace · 4 months

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“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”-Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭26‬ ‭

#wanderinginhisgrace #faithshewillnotfall #faithfulservanttothemosthigh #in the presence of my saviour #woman of faith #women in the word #bible study #bible journaling #Bible #scripture #the word of the lord #Catholic

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thewordfortheday · 3 months

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Who shall find a virtuous woman? For such a one is more valuable than precious stones. Proverbs31:10

Proverbs 31 talks about a woman, a woman of noble character, a woman of compassion, generosity and integrity. How did she acquire these characters? It begins with the fear of the Lord. Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised” (Proverbs 31:30). Her strength comes from her reverence to her God. Her aim is to please Him and to serve Him. Her life is a life of true success and happiness. Whether seen by many or by a few, the life of a noble woman leaves a legacy for generations to come.

#women's day #bible verse #daily devotional #christian quotes #bible quotes #inspiration #daily devotion #christian quote #christian life #scripture #bible #woman

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godslove · 2 months

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hadesoftheladies · 1 year

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i need christian women to know that the translators and writers of the bible meant “submission” to the husband to be “submission”

there is no other nice kind of submission or mutual submission, there is no other way of being submissive

they meant submission as “the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.”

stop gaslighting yourselves and each other

it is not and will never be an equal union because it was not designed to be

#christianity #radfem #radblr #feminism #christian women #exvangelical #bible #scripture #faith

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musingongoodness · 1 month

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Matthew 5:8 Reflection on Purity

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

"Pure" in my little understanding connotes that the intention of such blessed people is to SEEK God with pure intentions of seeking HIM for HIMSELF, not just for our needs, wants and desires. Such blessed people shall seek God and God's promise is that they WILL find Him! Praise God!!!

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stcecelia · 9 months

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in my institute class this semester we’re going to be covering Women in the Scriptures, and i’m committing myself to taking extensive notes / journaling my thoughts, and also adding specific annotations to my physical scriptures as we study this. i’m also going to make a post for each lesson kinda summarizing what we discussed, in case anyone else is interested!

we’re only going over a few women, as my teacher didn’t want to have to condense or only briefly talk about them. so each lessons we’ll be covering one woman from the scripture, specifically the Old and New Testaments (he said we could do this same class next semester too, to go over women in the Book of Mormon and D&C. I’m hoping I can convince the rest of my class to agree to this!!)

last class we had a sort of Introductory lesson where we talked about why we need to have a class specifically dedicated to the women, and how we (the sisters in the class) have grown in our testimonies despite maybe feeling like “outsiders”, so to speak

all in all i’m SUPER happy excited for this class and I hope other people will be happy to see the posts I make for it! haha :)

#queerstake #tumblrstake #mormonism #ldsblr #institute #lds institute class #women in scripture #lds sisters

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heathersdesk · 2 years

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Anna the Prophetess

I have been praying for the institutional changes I want to see for many years. My answers are still incoming. But one thing I did receive was to learn from the examples women in the scriptures, particularly Anna.

She had prayed for redemption in Israel for a lifetime, and she lived to see it in her life. In the life of that tiny baby was the answer to every prayer she ever said. That patience and persistence is something I'm trying to learn from.

Am I willing to wait for the miracle I most want to see, even if it takes a lifetime of waiting and prayer?

Do I trust God to remember me for that long?

I didn't have that language until I meditated on Anna.

#lds #mormon #mormonism #tumblrstake #prayer #patience #women in scripture #new testament #prophetess #bible

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girlmagicfr · 1 month

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I am loved beyond measure

#aesthetic #beauty #flowers #self love #affirmations #bible scripture #black women #black beauty #self care #spring

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graceandpeacejoanne · 8 months

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HER STORY: Exodus Pioneers, Deborah

She was a prophet, a poet, a powerful judge, and she was called of God to lead her nation in victory, in prosperity, and in peace. #Judges4 #Judges5 #Deborah #Jael #JudgeDeborah #DeborahinJudges #DeborahofJudges #DeborahtheJudge #Sisera #Barak

#Judges4 #Judges5 #Deborah #Jael #JudgeDeborah #DeborahinJudges #DeborahofJudges #DeborahtheJudge #Sisera #Barak Deborah is maybe the most famous woman depicted in the Book of Judges, besides Delilah. And what sets Deborah apart from perhaps every woman in the entirety of the scriptures—both the Hebrew and Christian Testaments, is the astonishing position she held in Israel. As Judge, Deborah…

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#Barak #biblical woman #biblical women #Book of Judges #Deborah #Deborah in Judges #Deborah of Judges #Deborah the Judge #egal #Egalitarian #Jael #Judge Deborah #Judges 4 #judges 5 #Sisera #women in Scripture #Women in the Bible #women of the Bible

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n3on-graveston3s-calling · 6 months

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I'm working on smut for something completely different ( commission aye )

But

Benn Beckman...

Benn's 100% the type to let his partner cockwarm him while he's working on maintaining the ship's logs. Settled on his lap, one arm around their waist to hold them still, the other holding a quill, gaze focused on the paper.

Occasionally giving a sharp, sudden thrust up- or a slow, gradual roll to have them whining against his throat for /more/, they want more, they need more, Benn, please, they've been so, so good!

To feel his lips press a kiss against their temple as he murmurs that he just needs to finish off this page. If they can handle waiting a little bit more...

He'll gladly give them what they want.

#one piece smut #benn beckman #ben beckman #benn beckman smut #listen... canonically a playboy that women love?? you KNOW he gives some damn good dick #unholy scripture [ n s f w ]#x reader #kanon's writings

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wanderinginhisgrace · 5 months

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”My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”-Psalm‬ ‭73‬:‭26‬ ‭

#wanderinginhisgrace #faithshewillnotfall #faithfulservanttothemosthigh #in the presence of my saviour #woman of faith #women in the word #bible study #bible #scripture #bible journaling #catholic

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rescatada · 1 year

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“I will praise You with all my heart, glorify Your name forever, Lord my God.”

Psalms 86:12

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godoverus · 1 month

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It wasn’t until Eve bit into the fruit that her eyes were opened to sin. It wasn’t until then she felt the need to hide from God, because she knew she was naked - she was ashamed.

It is because of the same shame that women still hide. Whether it’s behind makeup, hair, clothes, filters, achievements - whatever it is. The lies of the enemy in our ears, telling us we’re not pretty enough, we’re not thin enough, we’re not smart enough, we’re not good enough.

For how beautiful it would be if we lived freely and confidently, embracing the truth of who we are as daughters of God. To walk unburdened by insecurities, knowing that we are fearfully and wonderfully made in his image.

Just like Eve in the innocence of Eden before knowledge of sin, we could revel in the beauty of our existence.

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