THE CURSED WOMAN?
I have often wondered why any woman would want to join a religion that begins with: YOU ARE CURSED! I understand one might wonder what in blazes this topic has to do with Homosexuality and the Bible. Well, it does so indirectly. However, the response to my inquiry might exist along the lines; “We don’t take those old Scriptures too seriously (especially the ones about marriage). They are so out of date!” But why do Christians get to conveniently ignore the myriad of text directed at heterosexuals but quote with a passion the few verses they think condemns homosexuals?
ARE YOU REALLY THAT INSIGNIFICANT? Genesis 2:22, 25 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a WOMAN, and brought her unto the man ... And they were both naked, the man and his WIFE, and were not ashamed.
The first Scripture women are asked to believe is; before the official curse their origins were no more significant than that of a mere bone from the male rib cage. This is a subliminal female curse; one that belittles female existence. Once the mother female was produced, she was the instant wife of the man she came from. Even though there was no marriage ceremony. Today, if a female were cloned from a part of the male anatomy, she would be considered, HIS TWIN SISTER. Honestly, would you want to have sex and procreate with a cloned opposite of yourself? This is way juicier than Homosexuality and the Bible – You think?
Genesis 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
The above Scripture is part of the official affliction supposedly passed down to everyone of the female persuasion. What most readers fail to realize … THIS IS A CURSE! Ergo, once upon a time THE OPPOSITE was true! How could a person have any idea what a curse is unless they experienced otherwise? Unbeknownst to most, Adam and Eve produced offspring before they were cursed. Eve experienced painless child birth! How else would she understand this would change because of her disobedience? And if this is true; the later part of the verse is true! Initially, Eve ruled over Adam. This would explain why the Serpent spoke to the woman while the man remained silent! As we continue, you will see the indirect relevance to Homosexuality and the Bible.
IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER! One trivia we should all learn is the Hebrew word: ISHSHAH (EE-shah). This is the word used extensively throughout the Old Testament scriptures that is conveniently translated, wife; depending on when the translators wanted to take you there. But the official translation is woman. In the previously mentioned text of Genesis 2, verses 22 and 25, the two words are capitalized (in this article only) to denote they are the same Hebrew word, ishshah. Of course there was no marriage ceremony in the story; the word always means, woman. But if we are encouraged to think Adam and Eve were the only two people on the entire planet, it won't seem so important. And we can't have two naked people running around having sex ... without being married now. Can we? Homosexuality and the Bible would welcome this particular indirect detour.
Leviticus 15:19 And if a women have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean ...
Leviticus 18:19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a women to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
Leviticus 21:7 They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a women put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.
Leviticus 21:14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, [or] an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
As you can see in the above scripture, life was an uphill battle for women. The word "wife" was not a part of the ancient Hebrew vocabulary. The only word they had was "woman." And women came in two varieties; owned and not owned yet! Talk about a curse, technically a daughter was owned by her father; who could sell her for profit. That’s why Lot treated his daughters the way he did in the story of Sodom [Genesis 19]. The ceremony of marriage was a formality for ownership. And of course, a man could own as many wives as he could financially support. This included homosexual men! Finally; the main theme: Homosexuality in the Bible. Ergo, all men were truly created equal! Both homosexuals and heterosexuals benefited from the laws of ownership; exclusively to males! Many wealthy homosexuals owned Harems, had wives and produced offspring! All of this was symbolism for God's blessings and prosperity! I should also note; divorced women are categorized with whores, harlots and profanity.
THE BEAT GOES ON Deuteronomy 22:5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a women's garment: for all that do so [are] abomination ...
Deuteronomy 22:28-29 If a man find a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
Deuteronomy 24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house.
According to the above scriptures, females were not permitted to adorn themselves with the same things men adorned themselves with. This included: male garments, rings, bracelets, necklaces, time pieces, cologne, facial makeup, hair cuts, hair grooming and wigs! That is why you see some African and Middle-Eastern women covered from head to toe. And their marriages last a lifetime … as long as they are completely submissive to their husbands. They behave this way because they are convinced they must live their lives under the curse of Eve. Homosexuality and the Bible doesn’t get any better than this! I would also like to point out in the second scripture the penalty of a man raping a young single girl. Since males had the complete advantage in society, young girls were a common target. The penalty for a man taking sexual advantage of a young single woman was to pay her father a monetary fine; then the shot-gun marriage that followed was exempt from the laws of divorcement; which according to the third verse was not that hard to attain. But I bet that rule would drastically cut down sexual assaults in modern society! I guess this particular curse is a matter of perception. But getting back to Homosexuality in the Bible … If we think its OK to dig around in the scriptures for verses we can quote out of context to condemn other groups of people (e.g. homosexuals), it is just as easy to do the same for heterosexuals! In this case, the woman but the same can be done with any other category of persons!
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