Paula

Excellent points, as usual. And we could add the fact that if these passages meant what they allege, then what about the women? Why weren’t the women also “weak and seem entirely lacking even in common sense. They cannot control their little children…”? Does God only judge men and punish them?

The writer you quoted seems to think so: “…so He used a brave, willing woman. We can praise God for women like Deborah who are willing to be strong when the men are weak.” Note the bold words: do women actually have the power to will themselves strong and brave, but men don’t have this power? And if God is to be praised for such women, why is that evidence of a curse?

This, once again, shows the poor logic and inconsistency of male supremacist eisegesis.