Nothin' But Fine: Bible Talk with Emily

Noble Women | Episode 5

Emily Trotter Season 2 Episode 5

Perhaps this passage is where the insane standard for a woman having it all comes from.  Seriously, this woman in these verses is phenomenal…but really daunting to try to live up to.  It even starts out by saying, “A wife of noble character who can find?”  Now, don’t get me wrong.  Scripture exists to teach us and draw us into a closer relationship with God.  There are things we should strive to do.  I wish I was all the things this woman is.  But I am not. 

I have to admit that I was frustrated with Proverbs 31:10-31.  It was not really what I had always thought it was before I really dug into it.  I was feeling disappointed that the writer had put this on paper and that God thought it pertinent to humanity to include it in His Word.  I had texted my pastor, Dr Shane Green, and I was about to dive into a google search.  I had read several commentaries and had gotten two schools of thought.  Luckily, Shane’s response dinged before I plunged into the internet.
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