Paul
the apostle continued to share about how a man “praying
or prophesying, having his
head covered, dishonors his head”,
and he added to his instruction as he told the church members in
Corinth, “every woman that prays or
prophesies with her
head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is even all one as if she
were shaven”.
In
chapter eleven and verse six of First Corinthians, Paul told the
Corinthian church members how the man, “is
the image and glory of God” where
we read:
The verse begins, “For
a man indeed ought not to cover his
head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God:”.
Paul began
with the word, “for”
which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and
therefore” “a man” or
“a male” “indeed”
which means “truly, certainly and surely” “ought
not to cover”
or “is not in debt or due to veil” “his
head”
which means “the man's supreme, chief, prominent and principle part
of the body”, “forasmuch”
or “because and hence” “as he is
the image”
which means “the man is figure and likeness” “and
glory” or
“and the magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity and grace”
“of God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Because
“man”
was the “first and direct” creation of God, Paul declared, he is
the “representation of God's glory” and therefore should not
“veil” his “head”.
The
verse continues, “but
the woman is the glory of the man.”
Paul added
the word, “but” which
is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be
written takes precedence over what was just stated “the
woman”
which refers to “the female whether married, unmarried or widowed”
“is the glory”
or “the magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity and grace”
“of the man”
which refers to “of the male”. Paul referred to how the
“woman”
was “created” indirectly by God taking from “Adam's side” and
making her from “man”. (See Genesis 2:21-23)
When
we meditate upon these words from Paul, we see how he understood the
“order” of God. “Man” was created by God directly, and
the “woman” was created indirectly from the “man”.
This “order” and “authority” was established by God, and
according to the custom of Paul's day meant the “woman”
should “veil” her “head” and the “man”
should not “veil” his. As we shall continue to see, this in no
way “devalues” either person, but rather establishes order and
roles. May we all come to know the “authority” of Jesus Christ
who desires to be “Lord” in all our lives that we might
live with He who shall reign for all eternity.
Next
time Paul tells the church members how, “the
man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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