I include these brief observations from the Old Testament to remind us that when we see the negative, horrible-sounding Bible verses, we should remember there is more happening during this time period than what we read, often taken out of context. Yes, most of the leaders and voices were men due to the world being patriarchal. The Bible is telling us the story of what was happening in this world with the progression of fallout from human disobedience and God’s plan to fix that. So there will be stories about men leading and men as central figures. But the amazing thing is that in the midst of
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