Biblical Patriarchy

Rosh Chodesh Adar I - ראש חדש אדר א׳

The new Hebrew month of Adar I (on leap years).

February 2008, the Twelfth Biblical Month

On Friday February 8, 2008 the new moon was sighted from Jerusalem at 5:35pm

Adar—the twelfth month of the Hebrew year

Date set by Haman for massacre of Jews Esth. 3:7, 13

Date adopted for Purim Esth. 9:19, 21, 26–28

Date of completion of Temple Ezra 6:15

Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1995. Nelson’s quick reference topical Bible index. Nelson’s Quick reference. Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nashville, Tenn.

When dealing with a “disobedient wife” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of the “importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.” If that doesn’t work, he can, “leave the wife’s bed.” Finally, he may “beat” her, though it must be without “hurting, breaking a bone, leaving blue or black marks on the body and avoiding hitting the fact, at any cost,” according to Saudi scholar Abdul Rahman al-Sheha.

Recently in Genderblog we discussed the true meaning of headship in a four-part series. The focus was on the biblical and historical textual evidence supporting the concept of authoritative headship in Ephesians 4:23, “For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.” This post will contrast the complementarian view of male headship with the vision set forth in Islam.

http://www.cbmw.org/Blog/Posts/Another-View-of-True-Headship

Google news alerts are a great tool for keeping track of what goes on in the world. I set up an alert for “biblical patriarchy” quite some time ago, and have watched with great interest what is is that people have to say, in blogs as well as in the news. Very little of what anyone has to say is of a positive nature. Patriarchy is what’s wrong with the world, according to many people. I, however, rely on Scripture to provide the answer as to what is wrong with the world. Scripture says:

The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. Gen 6:5-6

Well, with the assistance of Google alerts I am more than fully aware of the fact that this website -Biblical-Patriarchy.com is the very thing that causes so much concern, and generates so much animosity in the world, especially amongst the feminist crowd I make no apologies for this site, and am rather pleased to be following God’s Word, to the fullest degree to which I am able. Incidentally, My wife likes the site to.

Luk 6:26  Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

Well, Google alerts strongly indicate that the heathen does indeed rage still…always has, and always will.

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Psa 2:1-4

And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD and unbind the hair of the woman’s head and place in her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And in his hand the priest shall have the water of bitterness that brings the curse. Then the priest shall make her take an oath, saying, ‘If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to uncleanness while you were under your husband’s authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings the curse. But if you have gone astray, though you are under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself, and some man other than your husband has lain with you, then’ (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) ‘the LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh fall away and your body swell. Numbers 5:18-21

As is plainly visible, the wife is under the authority of the husband…not a minister, preacher, pastor, elder, bishop, deacon, employer! or anyone else. This is further strengthened by the following:

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:3

Gregorian 2004/2011 or Hebrew 5764/5771- All holidays begin at sundown of the preceding day and end at nightfall of the final day of observance.

God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. Gen 1:5

Passover (Pesach)

• April 20, 2008 (15th of Nisan, 5768)
• April 09, 2009 (15th of Nisan, 5769)
• March 30, 2010 (15th of Nisan, 5770)
• April 19, 2011 (15th of Nisan, 5771)

Pentecost (Shavuot)

• June 09, 2008 (6th of Sivan, 5768)
• May 29, 2009 (6th of Sivan, 5769)
• May 19, 2010 (6th of Sivan, 5770)
• June 08, 2011 (6th of Sivan, 5771)

Trumpets (Rosh Hashana)

• September 30, 2008 (1st of Tishrei, 5769)
• September 19, 2009 (1st of Tishrei, 5770)
• September 09, 2010 (1st of Tishrei, 5771)
• September 29, 2011 (1st of Tishrei, 5772)

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

• October 09, 2008 (10th of Tishrei, 5769)
• September 28, 2009 (10th of Tishrei, 5770)
• September 18, 2010 (10th of Tishrei, 5771)

Tabernacles (Sukkot)

• October 14, 2008 (15th of Tishrei, 5769)
• October 03, 2009 (15th of Tishrei, 5770)
• September 23, 2010 (15th of Tishrei, 5771)

Hanukkah (Chanukah) Begins

• December 22, 2008 (24th of Kislev, 5769)
• December 12, 2009 (24th of Kislev, 5770)
• December 22, 2010 (24th of Kislev, 5771)

Purim

• March 21, 2008 (14th of Adar, 5768)
• March 10, 2009 (14th of Adar, 5769)
• February 28, 2010 (14th of Adar, 5770)

Also, I have generated a pdf of all the occurrences of the word “wife”, again in the ESV translation.

“Wife” in the Bible

(Gen 2:24 ESV) Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

(Gen 2:25 ESV) And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

(Gen 3:8 ESV) And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

(Gen 3:17 ESV) And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

(Gen 3:20 ESV) The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

(Gen 3:21 ESV) And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.

(Gen 4:1 ESV) Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.”

(Gen 4:17 ESV) Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

(Gen 4:25 ESV) And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

(Gen 6:18 ESV) But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

I have generated a pdf that lists all the occurrences of the word “husband”, in the ESV translation.

Occurrences in Scripture of the word “husband”

(Gen 3:6 ESV) So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

(Gen 3:16 ESV) To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

(Gen 16:3 ESV) So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife.

(Gen 29:32 ESV) And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because the LORD has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”

(Gen 29:34 ESV) Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.

(Gen 30:15 ESV) But she said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” Rachel said, “Then he may lie with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

(Gen 30:18 ESV) Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.

(Gen 30:20 ESV) Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” So she called his name Zebulun.

A new pages was added, where we will keep track of various dates and tiems.

Jewish Festival Dates

“The third characteristic of the Biblical law or covenant is that it constitutes a *plan of dominion* under God.  God called Adam to exercise dominion in terms of God’s revelation, God’s law (Gen. 1:26ff.; 2:15-17).  This same calling, after the fall, was required of the godly line, and in Noah it was formally renewed (Gen. 9:1-17).  It was again renewed with Abraham, with Jacob, with Israel in the person of Moses, with Joshua, David, Solomon (whose Proverbs echo the law), with Hezekiah and Josiah, and finally with Jesus Christ.  The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is the renewal of the covenant:  “this is my blood of the new testament” (or covenant), so that the sacrament itself re-establishes the law, this time with a new elect group.  *The people of the law* are now the people of Christ, the believers redeemed by His atoning blood, and called by His sovereign election.”

RJ Rushdoony, Vol. 1, The Institutes of Biblical Law, p. 8-9

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (BP)–Egalitarians are winning the gender debate because evangelical complementarian men have largely abdicated their biblically ordained roles as head of the home and have, in practice, embraced contemporary pagan feminism, Russell D. Moore said in a presentation at the 57th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Nov. 17 in Valley Forge, Pa.

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Egalitarian, complementarian, pagan feminism, Russell D. Moore, Evangelical Theological Society

What is this site all about, you may ask. Initially, I was simply going to say that this site is concerned with the issues of “being a man.” However, let us further clarify by…well, let’s just say that this site is about being a biblical patriarch in today’s modern world, and leave it at that for now, with the possibility for exploring further just around the corner, Lord willing. I hope you enjoy your visit.

There are a few main aspects that will call for certain consideration.

1. Dominion- What it is, and who be getting it, and who are we to even ask such questions!
2. God’s Law- What it is, what it is not, what’s it good for.
3. Social Relationships- Husbandry and Fatherhood, Citizenry
4. Economics- Work and Industry, Stewardship, Debt