Women From The Old Testament - 1825 Words

Larissa Franklin December 9, 2014 Old Testament Women From the Old Testament The Old Testament shows many examples of the roles of women throughout the course of time. Throughout the Old Testament women rights and roles have changed dramatically from the time of Eve when she appeared to of had her rights stolen, to the time Ruth used her rights to marry a kin after being a widow, and the time of Bathsheba when she was instructed to do so instead of being asked. Their rights throughout the Old Testament have not been set at a constant in fact their rights through the Old Testament vary depending on what your status was. Comparing the roles of Eve, Ruth, and Bathsheba is considerably difficult because they are extremely different†¦show more content†¦During the story Eve was persuaded by a serpent to eat the fruit for the tree in which God told them not to eat from. Eve then persuaded Adam to do the same deed. When they told God their sins, God was mad that Eve spoke of the behalf of the both of them (Genesis 3:17). They were both ordered to leave the garden, but the punishments He gave Eve put her on a lower pedestal than her husband. By increasing pregnancy pains bringing forth children and her desires will be to please her husband by allowing him to rule over her said that God did not condone men and women as equals (Genesis 3:16). God said Eve was to be a â€Å"helper† which by definition means sustainer, supervisor, or babysitter; not a slave for men (Createspace, 2014). David spotted Bathsheba while on his roof and ordered his men to go and find her and bring her to him. Bathsheba was married at the time to one of David’s friends, Uriah. David assigned Uriah to the front line of combat, which was where the men were most likely to die during war. Uriah is pronounced dead, Bathsheba mourned over the death. After Bathsheba’s time for mourning David invited her over and asked to marry her. They married and soon after she declared that she was pregnant with his child. She named their son Solomon (Createspace, 2014). During this story, Bathsheba was ordered or instructed to do so. She never really had a say. However in 1 Kings 1:1 Bathsheba is the opposite of a victim. She was said to