I share a very beautiful meditation sent me Lucho (Luis Pizarro) on the role of women in the family.
see how it fulfills the will of God to create the Women: Be companion and helper of her husband.
The husband can go to work and fulfill their responsibilities, confident that his wife takes care of their children and home.
This does not mean in any way that women do not work outside the home or at home, otherwise it takes over its responsibilities by delegating responsibilities to their children, like her husband she delegated the responsibility of the home. The Bible is not meant to read it and apply it as it is written, but to make us in our circumstances. Before the women spun and made their own clothes, now many go to work, others work at home, some do not work, but take full ownership of their children.
Mention the virtuous woman as a woman working, responsible with their children, yes. But something very important: kind to others. Please read carefully what he says and apply it to your circumstances.
not to say that man is more or better than women, meaning that each has its responsibility within the family and within the family and the role of each is distinct and complementary.
I enclose my reflection of it. I'll use the KJV 1998 edition.
PROVERBS 31, 10-31
10 .- Who will find an ideal woman? Worth more than the precious stones.
The Latin translation has influenced the English, pouring ESE-Hayil as "the strong woman." But this is not the meaning Hayil has in this context that, like its Latin for VIS, means not only "force" but "wealth", "possessions", "good." And as to ESET, not just the "woman" but the "wife", so that ESE-Hayil means "industrious wife, industrious and diligent." The question: who can find? It's a rhetorical question, which requires no, relative absolute, and whose purpose is to assess how difficult it is to find such a wife.
"Precious" is unclear significance. The wife that is worth more than precious stones and very hard to find a good woman.
The book of Proverbs ends with an alphabetical poem lovely as one of the most beautiful parts of the whole book. Contains the praise of the Jewish woman as wife, as mother and homemaker, presenting it as the ideal type of woman: wise and prudent, God-fearing, faithful follower of his duties, a lover of work, skill and foresight, glory her husband and their sons, noble and charitable towards their home.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her, for no need of anything.
12 She makes a profit no loss every day of your life.
The first person who receives the benefits of this gift of God is her own husband. You can trust her and let his hands the government of the house when he has to go about their business because they are skilled manager of his home, which, therefore never miss anything the husband who will not get over it that joy and satisfaction during the days of his life. With reason, Ecclesiasticus says: "Blessed is the husband of a good woman, number of days will be doubled." (26.1-2).
Acquires 13 wool and flax and works with delicate hands.
14 She is like a merchant ship from afar brings its provisions.
15 rose while it is yet night to support his family and orders his servants.
The strong woman is first laborious: it seeks wool and flax and linen manufactures with their hands and dresses (Josh 2.6, Dt 22.11, Os. 2,5.9), labor at that time performed by women. And their work is to be a source of wealth for the home, as the merchant goes to distant lands and does a good business. Is actively and diligently, gets up very early and when the time comes, has prepared food for your family and enjoy the task for the servants, so that everyone can start work in due course.
16 Reviews and buy land and plant their own vineyards gains.
17 It attacks with determination and works with energy.
18 Check if your affairs are going well, or at night her lamp.
19 Take hold of the distaff and spindle drive fingers.
20 stores their hands to the needy and offers his help to the poor.
She gives all examples of hard work, not content with the day's work when, at evening chores of the day were served, she takes the wheel in their hands and preparing wool yarn after use for making their clothes.
Interestingly, verse 18 which mentions the "lamp." The lamp is a sign of prosperity (13.9, 24.20), and extent of calamity (Jer. 25.10; Job. 18.6). Even in troubled times, the home of this woman is thriving. But the virtuous woman that Proverbs does not save us greedily describe themselves the fruit of their labor, their efforts. Charitable and merciful, a share of it to the poor and needy. This, no doubt contributes to God to make good use of their work, as what the wise man says: "The Lord provides the giving to the poor, He will reward" (Prov. 19:17).
21 Your home is not afraid of the snow, all his clothes are covered.
22 The drawing up their blankets and linen and purple dresses.
23 Her husband is known in the square when he sits among the elders of the place.
24 weaves and sells linens and provides the merchants with sashes.
It is also temporarily to yours. No one in your home has to fear the cold of the snow, although this is rare in Palestine, the strong woman has taken precautions against any eventuality. All have double dresses, made by her, to deal with all-weather, for its strong coverage has prepared beds, and chests contain clothed in fine linen. The Hebrew word means fine material that was linen or a mixture of linen and cotton was imported and most of Egypt, and purple dye material was obtained from a Mediterranean seafood and its preparation was an important industry Phoenician (Judges 8.26; Jer. 10 , 9; Qty 7.10), such garments were those of rich and distinguished circles. And all her fruits of their labor and welfare. Naturally, her husband is a man held by the elders at the gates of the city, where they had held their meetings (Judges 8.14, 2 Sam. 19.8; Job. 29.7) because he found such a woman, and all celebrate their happiness.
More than that, working and industrious hands of the virtuous woman cope not only the needs of the house, but who make too linen tunics and belts, then they used men and women, and were sometimes very valuable (Daniel 105), with the price of the merchants could sell it purchase other products, such as linen and purple.
25 is clothed with strength and dignity and not worried about tomorrow.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom and kindly instructed language.
27 monitors the progress of your home and not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children are quick to congratulate her and her husband make his praise
29 There are many valuable women, but you surpass them all "
30 Charm is deceptive and fleeting beauty, only the woman who respects the Lord is worthy of praise .
31 grateful to Him the fruit of their work and let her works praise her in the square.
And the virtuous life and work gives women a strength he admires, and even the lining of a grace that is reflected in their actions and elevates it above other women, and confidence and security that make you smile about the future.
Women tend to talk a lot and often foolish and reckless. A strong woman, wise and virtuous behavior dictates tips full of wisdom and words full of kindness and benevolence towards his neighbor, without being overcome by vanity, lying, anger. A parent should watch over the conduct of their children, monitor the behavior and customs of the household. The strong woman who discovers the wise perfectly fulfills these duties, so do not eat the bread of idleness, but legitimately earned with their work, their care and efforts.
When their children grew up and became aware of the virtues and qualities that adorned his mother, the blessed. And her husband made her the most accomplished praise, preferring it to all women.
Blessed children also found that mother will never know enough to thank them is profit. And blessed is the husband who will not bless the time when God provided so estimable partner.
Wonderful lesson that ends the book. The woman seeking with zeal and vigilance physical beauty, to please and win the love of others. But the outward grace and beauty of the body deceived many times and always fade quickly; experience adds that there are rarely dangerous and lead to sin. What really counts is the fear of God, and the woman who makes him the standard of life is truly worthy of praise, because that involves the practice of virtue that pleases God and brings down his blessing, prelude durable goods and durable. Deserves praise and pass the threshold of her home and circle of friends. Its virtue is to be commended publicly in the city gates, where he met the people and the elders of the city council formed the same had their assemblies.
And finally: the author has not tried to find strong woman with a throne, or a sumptuous palace, nor in the councils of the king, even in the midst of the assemblies is rather to look at the common and ordinary condition in which God wanted put women, ie in her mission as wife, mother, homemaker and even lady of the fields, because only in this simple and modest condition in which it is supposed to be strong, which means smart, active, provisional, ordered in all things, only engaged in the practice of duty and virtue.
pagan nations were assigned to the wife a junior level and a mission almost dark in the house the husband, never had such praise for women. With the advent of Christianity, the woman takes his place par excellence, Christian woman.
In the Risen Christ
Lucho
