
Women are called to be meek and humble -- gentle and quiet.
So opposite of the examples of the daughters of Zion in Isaiah's day (verse 3:16-26) :
"...Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, making a jingling with their feet, Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will uncover their secret parts.'
In that day the Lord will take away the finery: the jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents; The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils; The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands; the perfume boxes, the charms, and the rings; the nose jewels, the festal apparel, and the mantles; the outer garments, the purses, and the mirrors; the fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
And so it shall be: instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war. Her gates shall lament and mourn, and she being desolate shall sit on the ground."
Are we haughty?
Do we walk with outstretched necks?
Are we all about what we wear on the outside?
Do we have wanton eyes?
WANTON---adjective:
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| done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty. |
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| deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful |
| -without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless: a wanton attacker of religious convictions. |
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| sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd: wanton behavior. |
| -extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or style. |
A daughter of
Sarah or a daughter of Zion.....
which one are
you?
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