Headship

Hey,
Another hot, sunny day with rain in the forecast. But, the weekend is upon us and we get to celebrate Father's Day! Lynn and family can't join us, but Josh's will. We also have Ethan and Nolan overnight Friday and that's a real blessing.
Do you remember in Genesis that God said that women are to be "helper's" to men? Keep that in mind as we study.
Paul was talking to the local assembly, not the world at large. You all know the scripture that puts the man as head of the house; I covered that yesterday. We are to both honor His headship by respecting the symbols: hair and head covering. Jewish men always wore a little cap when they prayed, so Paul was introducing something that they weren't familiar with.
For a woman to appear in public with short hair or a shaved head(back then) indicated that she was a prostitute. Paul told them, in vs. 6 if won't cover their heads, cut hair. In Jewish law, a woman proved guilty of adultery had her hair cut off (Num. 5:11-31). Either shaved or cut off hair was a disgrace for women. Paul tied the local custom and Biblical truth together by pointing out the headship order.
Keep in mind that Paul is radically challenging and teaching these folks. They were so bound by traditions that they couldn't see what God wanted for them now.
Tomorrow we'll cover vs. 8-10 about angels and women. Should be interesting....

Short hair uncovered,
Sandy