Obscure Women of the Bible
Originals, Verse 1 I have stayed awake thinking of women who barely make the pages of the Bible. Whose contribution may well have been greater than masculine scribes historians and annalists were willing to let God inspire them to detail. -Thomas John Carlisle
I discovered this wonderful poet, a Presbyterian minister, who published 2 volumes of poetry about Biblical women.
The women to which this poem primarily refers are the lesser known women of the Bible, whose obscure deeds are recorded nonetheless, though buried between prose by and about mighty men. Like Sheerah, who built Upper and Lower Beth Horon, as well as Uzzen-Sheerah (1 Chronicles 7:24). Or Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susannah who followed Jesus, contributing to his support out of their private means (Luke 8:1-3). Or Huldah, the prophetess who authenticated the lost Book of Law for King Josiah (2 Kings 22; 2 Chr 34).
Pondering these women makes me wonder what else has been lost in the patriarchal milieu that God, out of Divine accommodation, allowed to give rise to Christianity.
Originals, Verse 3 Father Lamech qualifies as the first poet with rhythm and excitement and wild and wondrous words which sting and burn and--sorrowfully--create a hymn of hate which all of human kind has yet to unlearn. -Thomas John Carlisle Genesis 4:19-24
Photo Credit: Fancy Frills Tulipa, Chicago Botanic Gardens, May 7, 2017.