(A) MISCELLANEOUS TOPICSrelating to (Select Reading Prov. 31)
Pr 31:1-31
(1) Creation and Temptation of
Ge 1:27; Ge 2:22; Ge 13; 2Co 11:3; 1Ti 2:14
(2) Rights of
(3) The Subjection of
Ge 3:16; 1Co 11:3; 1Co 14:34; Eph 5:22; 1Ti 2:11; 1Pe 5
(4) As Wives
Ge 24; Ps 128:3; Pr 12:4; Pr 18:22; Pr 19:14; Pr 31:11
(5) Examples of the Persistence of
-- Delilah
Jud 16:16
-- The Shunammite
2Ki 4:30
-- The Syrophenician
Mr 7:26
-- The Widow
Lu 18:5
--, Duties of.SEEWives Duties,HOME
(B) WORK OF
(1) Manual Labour
Ex 35:25; Ru 2:7; 1Sa 8:13; Pr 24
(2) As Housekeepers
Ge 27:9; 1Sa 8:13; Pr 31:15; Lu 10:40
(3)Various Other fields of Activity
In Beautifying the tabernacle
Ex 35:25
-- acting as judges
Jud 4:4; Jud 5:7
-- motherly duties
1Sa 2:19; 2Ki 4:20
-- meeting an emergency and saving her household
1Sa 25:18
-- Philanthropy
Ac 9:36
-- serving the church
Ro 6; Php 4:3
(C) WOMAN'S MINISTRY,special sympathetic service rendered
Hospitality to the Prophet
2Ki 4:10
Kindness to the Poor
Pr 31:20
Contributing to Christ's Comfort
Mt 56
Anointing Christ
Mr 14:3
Washing the Saviour's Feet
Lu 38
Serving the Church
Ro 2
Co-Labourers with Paul
Ro 12; 1Ti 5:10
(D) PROPHETESSES,examples of
-- Miriam
Ex 15:20
-- Deborah
Jud 4:4
-- Huldah
2Ki 22:14
-- Noadiah
Ne 6:14
-- Anna
Lu 2:36
-- Daughters of Philip
Ac 21:9
(E) CHURCH WORKERS,general references to
-- Phebe
Ro 2
-- others
Php 4:3
-- As Queens.SEEAthaliah,ATHALIAH
Esther,ESTHER
Jezebel,JEZEBEL
Queen of Sheba,SHEBA, QUEEN OF
(F) NOTABLE WOMEN,characteristics of
Eve, the woman of curiosity
Ge 3:6
Hagar, the discarded wifeSEEHagar,HAGAR
Ge 21:14-19
Miriam, the ambitious womanSEEMiriam,MIRIAM
Nu 2
Deborah, the patriotic womanSEEDeborah,DEBORAH
Jud 4:4
Ruth, the woman of constancySEERuth,ROSE
Ru 1:16
Hannah, the ideal motherSEEHannah,HANNAH
1Sa 1:20; 1Sa 2:19
Abigail, the capable womanSEEAbigail,ABIGAIL
1Sa 25:3
The Shunammite, the hospitable woman
2Ki 4:8-10
Esther, the self-sacrificing womanSEEEsther,ESTHER
Es 4:16
The Syrophenician, the woman of faith
Mt 15:28
Mary Magdalene, the transformed womanSEEMary (b),MARY
Mr 9
Elisabeth, the humble womanSEEElisabeth,ELISABETH
Lu 1:43
Mary, the woman chosen of GodSEEMary (a),MARY
Lu 1:30-38
Mary of Bethany, the woman immortalized by Christ
Mt 26:13; Lu 10:42
SEEMary (c),MARY
Martha, the worried housekeeperSEEMartha,MARTHA
Lu 10:40
The Woman Evangelist
Joh 4:29
Dorcas, the benevolent seamstressSEEDorcas,DORCAS
Ac 9:36
Lydia, the business woman
Ac 15
(G) SOME SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS OF WOMEN
Last at the Cross
Mr 15:47
First at the tomb
Joh 20:1
First to proclaim the resurrection
Mt 28:8
First preacher to the Jews
Lu 38
Attended the first prayer-meeting
Ac 1:14
First to greet Christian Missionaries (Paul and Silas) in Europe
Ac 16:13
First European convert
Ac 16:14
(H) SUFFERINGS OF
(1) Incident to Motherhood
Ge 3:16; Ge 35:16; Isa 13:8; Isa 42:14; Joh 16:21; 1Th 5:3
(2) As Widows
Ru 1:3; 1Ki 17:9; 2Ki 4:1; Mr 12:42; Lu 2:37; Lu 7:12; Lu 18:3
Ac 6:1; Ac 9:39
-- in Maternal Solicitude.SEEMaternal Love,HOME
Solicitude,HOME
(I) CROWNING QUALITIES OF WOMANHOOD
(1) A Devotional Spirit
1Sa 1:15; 2Ki 22:14; Es 4:16; Lu 46; Lu 2:36; Lu 10:42
Ac 16:14; Ro 12
(2) Modesty
Ge 24:65; Es 12; 1Ti 10; 1Pe 2
(3) Liberality
Ex 35:25; Pr 31:20; Lu 3; Lu 21:2-4; Joh 12:3; Ac 9:39
(4) Wisdom and Virtue
Pr 11:16; Pr 12:4; Pr 14:1; Pr 30
--, For Love of, SeeHOME
--, Sympathy of, SeeWOMEN
(J) EVIL WOMEN
(1) General References to
Jud 16:14; 1Ki 18:4; 1Ki 19:2; 2Ki 11:1; 2Ch 15:16; Ne 13:26
Es 5:14; Job 2:9; Pr 22:14; Mt 14:6
(2) Stir up Strife
Pr 19:13; Pr 21:9; Pr 25:24; Pr 27:15
(K) TEMPTRESSES,examples of women who have enticed men to sin
Eve
Ge 3:6
Delilah
Jud 16:6
Jezebel
1Ki 25
Zeresh
Es 5:14
Job's Wife
Job 10
"Strange Women"
Pr 5:3-5; Eze 19
Herodias and Salome
Mr 6:22
(L) HARLOTS
(1) General References to
Ge 34:31; Le 19:29; Le 21:14; De 23:18; 1Ki 3:16
--SEELasciviousness,IMPURITY
(2)Warnings against
Pr 2:18; Pr 5:3; Pr 6:24; Pr 7:10; Pr 29:3; Ho 4:14; Lu 15:30; 1Co 6:16