![]() We all “wish” we could go back and remove the “ugly” that we forced onto others in the past. Years later, today, he tells me constantly that he is blessed beyond anything he could have imagined in HIS ezer kinegdo. I, too, am of “that sort.” My husband/his family hated it when we first got married and blended a family. I am so blessed to read Skip’s description of you and to “hear” his appreciation of you. Rosanne, Sister, Woman after my own Heart! Topical Index: ‘eshet hayil, warrior, power, wife, Proverbs 31:10 If you are lucky, you will find an ‘eshet hayil. They promote the values of the age rather than the virtues of the Lord. We are in awe because they are goddesses from Olympus, not doers of the Word. They exercise their strength through political compulsion or cultural attraction. Oh, we have plenty of powerful women these days. What’s missing in our cultural myopia is the woman of Hebraic power. Why would we not wish for the ‘eshet hayil every day of our lives? It is like having the face of God before our eyes. They steer the course that keeps us on track. If so, your life is blessed by their presence. She fulfills the purpose God has in mind when He constructed the ‘ezer kenegdo. This is Deborah, Hagar, Ruth, Jael, Achsah, Sheerah, Zipporah. Certainly not the “silent” woman of Paul’s completely misunderstood verse. Tough in dealing with hardships and circumstances. Competent in management, business and negotiations. ![]() Look at the list in the following verses. That characteristic infects everything she does. ![]() When you meet this kind of woman, you will be impressed by one thing: toughness. No, this is not a word about morals or culinary excellence. It is used twenty times of God Himself and most often associated with men of might, power, worth and even of armies and forces in war. The focus of the word hayil is on strength, power and might. The best translation is something like “powerful woman,” “warrior woman,” “brave, competent, full of strength woman.” This is Princess Valiant. Things like cooking, housekeeping, income, even-tempered, good looking and sex (of course). We might list the things we think make a good wife. But the Hebrew word is far more than our notion of “excellent.” We might be seduced into believing that “excellent” is a function of our (male) analysis. Proverbs 31:10 ESVĮxcellent – Perhaps a bit better than “virtuous,” the ESV translation makes an attempt to teach that this particular wife is not measured simply on the basis of her morals. An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
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