~ Should Women Work? ~

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
“Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

CoolDude68 said:

What is the biblical stance on this? I'm asking. I won't give me personal opinion because it doesn't matter what "I" think. What does God say about it?

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If they want to eat, have clothes, and have a roof in today's society, the answer is YES. Lots of women in scripture worked.Define work.

Yes, The more time we spend working, the less time there is to talk to serpents and eat fruit.

CoolDude68 said:

What is the biblical stance on this? I'm asking. I won't give me personal opinion because it doesn't matter what "I" think. What does God say about it?

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Ever heard the expression 'Womens Work!' you know laundry, cleaning, food preparation, cooking, washing up, tiding the house/tent etc, bring up children, helping on the farm/in the buisness.

What ever gave you the idea that women did not work in the bible?

Do a search who was Lydia and what did she do?

CoolDude68 said:

What is the biblical stance on this? I'm asking. I won't give me personal opinion because it doesn't matter what "I" think. What does God say about it?

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It is a commandment to work. Enough? There's lot's more I think ....

CoolDude68 said:

I'm simply asking for biblical references.

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Here's a few, unedited, from biblegateway:

BibleGateway - : work woman

7 Bible results for “work woman.” Showing results 1-7.
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Exodus 35:29
The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
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Exodus 36:6
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
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2 Chronicles 2:14
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
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Ezekiel 16:30
How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
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Matthew 26:10
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
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Acts 9:36
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
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Romans 1:27
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
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and one more :
1 Timothy 2:9-11King James Version (KJV)
9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

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Of course women and men should work, but are you really asking if women should work or are you asking if women should work for wages in some sort of employment where labor is traded for money? IMO there is not a biblical yes or no answer to that as there is no should there. They are not required by God to have such employment nor are the forbidden by him to do so. The same is true for men. We are all required to work but working for another or for a company or for a governmental institution by trading our labor for money does not have to be part of the requirement nor is it excluded from being a part of it .

CoolDude68 said:

Genesis 3:23
Genesis 4:2
Genesis 4:12

I ask because when I read Genesis, these scriptures talk about man working the ground. My question in my mind is was it God's intent for women to labor or "toil" the ground?

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Most of the time, when you see Adam or man....it is talking about Mankind......not a name of a man or a gender. In Christ there is neither male or female....we are all one......or should be, at least.

CoolDude68 said:

..I ask because when I read Genesis, these scriptures talk about man working the ground. My question in my mind is was it God's intent for women to labor or "toil" the ground?

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Sure, when it is time for them to.

God is very jealous taking credit for every good work. The begger at Abraham's bosom was never meant to be a servant at the rich man's table.

CoolDude68 said:

Genesis 3:23
Genesis 4:2
Genesis 4:12

I ask because when I read Genesis, these scriptures talk about man working the ground. My question in my mind is was it God's intent for women to labor or "toil" the ground?

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I don't think in the same way it was for the man. The woman was created to be a help for her husband. Her primary work was related to him, rather than the ground.

And her curse for sin was increased pain in bringing forth children (more women's work), not in what the ground would yield (man's work).

CoolDude68 said:

What is the biblical stance on this? I'm asking. I won't give me personal opinion because it doesn't matter what "I" think. What does God say about it?

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2 Thessalonians 3:10 indicates that people shouldn't eat if they don't work, and God created us so we need to eat. Therefore women should also work.

Galatians 3:28 and Colossians 3:11 don't make a distinction between male and female believers. Should Jews work? should Gentiles work? yes. all are one in Christ Jesus.

(edit) Suggested reading is also Proverbs 31.

(edit 2) Luke 10:42 indicates blatantly that Jesus would not tell Mary of Bethany to get back into the kitchen, but welcomed her as a disciple.