Exodus reveals the people that God can use in his economy to realize his will. It is God's will to let a group of people build a residence for him on the earth. Therefore, at the end of Exodus, the tent of meeting was set up as the residence of God. Furthermore, in order to fulfill God's will, an army needs to fight for God's rights and interests on the ground. Israel is a group of people who immediately formed an army after they left Egypt. From their redemption until they get the beautiful land, they must conquer their enemies, especially those who have occupied the beautiful land promised to them. If Israel wants to enjoy the beautiful land, fulfill God's will and build a temple on the land as God's witness, they must fight to save the land from the enemy. Therefore, what is useful to God is related to building his dwelling place and fighting for his rights and interests on the earth.
A life that is useful to God in these things is a woman's life. However, according to the concept of nature, what is useful to God is human life. This is because men are excellent fighters, while women are considered weak.
People who read the first and second chapters of Exodus rarely see the basic theme connecting the two chapters. The first chapter shows that God's people are enslaved, while the second chapter reveals how God prepares a man to save his people from slavery. The basic theme is that God needs a life to save his people; Prepare a rescuer to free them from slavery. Saving the people and preparing for salvation can only be achieved through a woman's life.
In the Bible, the concept of "man" is very meaningful. Of course, this refers to men, but it also means independent life. Not only that, the Bible also says that Christ is the only person in the universe. All married brothers should know that they are only the shadow of their husbands, and the real husband is Christ. Because God is the only husband, Isaiah 54: 5 says, "Your husband created you." In the Old Testament, God took his people as his spouses. (He Er 19. No matter whether Israel is a man or a woman, he is a part of God's wife.
In the Bible, the word "husband" is spoken with fingers, which also means to live independently. When we talk about a man in a positive sense, we mean the husband in our hearts. He is the boss and has an independent life. Because God is the only husband in the universe, only he is the head, only he has an independent life. It is blasphemy to say that God needs to rely on anyone or anything, and it is also blasphemy to claim that we can be independent of God.
Married sisters, as women, should not usurp the position of head, nor should they live independently. On the contrary, they must live a life dependent on their husbands. Their husbands are the shadow of the Lord and real husbands. A married brother, though a shadow to his wife, is actually a woman to the Lord. Therefore, they should not usurp the leadership of the Lord, nor should they live an independent life. They should obey and live a life of trust.
God is the head of Christ.
God is the head of Christ. (before forest 1. 1 1: 3. It is incorrect to say that God is our head, because Christ is the head of man.
God is the head of state, and Christ is the head of everyone.
Oh, my god 1 1: 3 says, "Christ is everyone's head." Christ is not everyone's head; God is the head of state, and he is the head of everything.
Christ is the head of state, and men are the heads of women.
Just as Christ is everyone's head, "men are women's heads." (before forest 1. 1 1: 3. However, a man should not be the head of a woman alone. He is a head of state only when he himself becomes a head of state under Christ.
On the one hand, Christ is the head of state under God; On the other hand, he is the head of everyone. Similarly, on the one hand, a man should be the head of state under Christ, on the other hand, he should be the head of a woman. It is not easy to be someone else's head under the head of state. But in the life of Christ, we have seen the best example of this. The four gospels reveal that Christ, as the head of state, is always under God. However, he is also the head of his disciples. Christ will never be independent of the Father. In John 5: 30, he said, "I can't do anything by myself." In verse 19, he said, "Truly, truly, I tell you that the son can do nothing but see what the father has done." What father does, son does. "The son is always under the father as the head of state. However, he also exercised the power of the head of state over others. For example, whenever Peter stands up and leads an independent life, he treats Peter very harshly. The Lord corrected Peter and made him understand that Christ was the head. Christ is under the head of God the Father, and Peter must also be under the head of Christ. Thus, God is the head of Christ, and Christ is the head of all people below God as the head of state. Similarly, under Christ as the head of state, men are the heads of women.
Men express Christ and an independent life.
In the relationship diagram between God and man, men represent God and women represent people. In this sense, men express Christ and show an independent life. With god as the head of state, Christ has life to rely on; But when it comes to being the head of the crowd, Christ has an independent life. This means that Christ believes in God but is independent of us. For God, the life of Christ is a life of trust, but for us, his life is independent. Men represent Christ with their independent lives. Married brothers have a trusting life for Christ, but an independent life for their wives.
A woman shows people who she trusts in life.
In the relationship between God and people, just as men represent God and women represent people; So in this sense, women show their dependence on life. Men have two aspects: dependence and independence, while women only have this side of dependence. It is God, not men, who forbid women to live independently.
Men live by God and become real "women".
Men should not be men, but "women", that is, people who live by God. Only such a "woman" life can be useful to God. In Exodus, the first chapter describes the life of this kind of woman, and the second chapter describes all the women-Moses' mother and sister, handmaid, Pharaoh's daughter and seven daughters of Midian priest. All men should be such "women".
Independence from God is betrayal.
Independence from God is betrayal. When we become independent, we betray God. Because human life is independent and treacherous, God cannot use it to fulfill his will.
Women live independently and become real "men"
If a woman lives an independent life, she becomes a real "man". Many women have become "men" today; This is the main reason for many separations and divorces.
Only a real "woman's" life is useful to God.
Whether we are sisters or brothers, we must be "women" and live a life that is only useful to God. To be "women", we need to rely on the Lord. In Genesis 2, the tree of life represents trust, while the tree of knowledge represents independence. Life always makes us depend on it, while knowledge always makes us independent. For example, a child depends on you before you teach him something. However, once he realized this, he became proud and independent. On the contrary, life makes us believe in God. God wants us to choose life over knowledge. This means that he wants us to rely on, not be independent.
Living independently means living by knowledge tree; However, living by trust means living by the tree of life. Living by the tree of life is actually living by the Lord himself. The vine in the fifteenth chapter of John is the best example of life that depends on it. Verse 5 says, "I am the vine, and you are the branches;" He who lives in me and I live in him will bear much fruit. Because you can't do anything without me. "All branches of the vine depend on the vine. Living in vines depends on it. Therefore, in life, it is impossible to be independent.
Not only people on the earth live an independent life, but many Christians also live an independent life without God. Therefore, the vast majority of Christians are useless to God. Therefore, whether we are male or female, we must live forever by God. No matter how long we are with the Lord, we still depend on him to live today. For example, we can't graduate from eating, drinking and breathing. How stupid it is for a man to say that he has been breathing for seventy years, so he doesn't need to breathe any more! Life has not graduated. God's strategy is to put us in a position where we must rely on him. We need to pray and say, "Lord, I can't do anything without you." I must live in you and accept you as my life. I need to eat the tree of life every day. Lord, I want to live a "woman's life", that is, I will always rely on your life. "This is a life that God can use to fulfill his will.
When Moses was forty years old, he lived an independent life. He acted independently of God and killed an Egyptian with his natural power. Moses was really an independent "man". However, in the second forty years, Moses was put aside, and God taught him not to use his "human life". It is not easy to train a man to live a "woman" life. However, in the second forty years of his life, Moses learned to be a woman. In his third forty years, from eighty to one hundred and twenty, Moses lived a "woman" life. There is only one example. When he struck the rock for the second time, he was separated from God. (Minimum 27 ~ 13. Because Moses acted like a man in that situation, he angered God and was deprived of the privilege of entering that beautiful place.
People who read the Bible usually think that Moses is the leader of Israel. However, Moses had no such idea about himself. He never usurped the position of leader. When Israel betrayed him, he thought it was betraying God, not betraying him. Moses had to come to God and tell him about these difficulties. In this way, Moses honored the Lord as the head of state, the only man. This means that Moses lived a "woman" life, that is, he relied on God.
The life of "woman" can be seen not only in the first and second chapters of Exodus, but also in the later chapters. We have pointed out that Moses was trained to live as a woman. Not only that, all soldiers live a "woman" life relying on God. If you don't learn to be a woman, you can't fight for the kingdom of God. God only uses female soldiers. This means that if you live an independent man's life, you are useless in the spiritual war.
What I want to emphasize is that man is independent of God. For example, a husband can treat his wife independently of God, and a wife can treat her husband in the same way. This means that both husband and wife may be negative "men". But we should not be such "people" who are independent of God. We should be "women", believe in God and do nothing without him. Everything we say and do depends on him. If our situation is like this, we are real "women" and live a life of trust.
Church history says that whenever such a "woman" lives, God can do something for his will. Take Luther Martin as an example. He is a man who learns to believe in God. There is no doubt that Luther was born with a strong will, but he learned to trust the Lord. His life action is not a strong "man", but a reliable "woman".
The apostle Paul is also such a "woman". His works prove this fact. Paul doesn't do anything independent of God because he is a "woman". His work, behavior and actions all come from his dependence on God's life.