They Walked with Jesus; Past Life Experiences with Christ by Dolores Cannon

Author:Dolores Cannon [Cannon, Dolores]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Some of these rules were difficult to enforce, for economic reasons. Many women had to help their husbands in their professions, such as selling their wares or working the fields. However, a woman could not be alone in the fields, and it was not customary, even in the country, for a man to converse with a strange woman. This custom was often broken by Jesus, to the astonishment of his male disciples. He openly conversed with women wherever he found them. Rules of propriety forbade a man to be alone with a woman, to look at a married woman, or even to give her a greeting. It was disgraceful for a scholar to speak with a woman in the street.

This understanding of the customs also shows that women risked condemnation and severe censure for daring to flaunt tradition by even coming to hear him speak. Some of this may explain women’s attraction to him. Here was a man who treated them differently from the way in which any man had ever treated them before. No wonder they loved him.

Women’s education was limited to domestic arts, especially cooking, needlework and weaving, and looking after younger children. The wife and daughters were totally under the control of the man of the house, with no rights at all. The wife’s duty was full obedience to her husband, and the children had to put respect for their father before respect for their mother. Up to the age of twelve the father had full power over a girl. She could even be sold into slavery if necessary. At the age of twelve she became a maiden of full age, and the father would arrange a marriage for her. Her ownership and absolute obedience would then be transferred from her father to her husband.

This custom explains why Naomi was so concerned about her fate if she remained in her father’s house. The normal age for a girl’s betrothal was between twelve and twelve and a half, and the marriage usually took place one year later. Naomi kept saying she was not yet thirteen, and that she did not desire to be married and live a normal life. This was the only future that she could know or expect. She knew if she did not express her desires, unheard of for a female, that she would be trapped into a life that she could not tolerate. This explains why her request to leave the home and follow her uncle, Jesus, was so extraordinary. It surely would not have been granted under normal circumstances. By so openly defying the customs of her people, Naomi showed that she was an unusual young girl. It also explains why she insisted on cutting her hair and dressing as a boy. A young girl was strictly forbidden to be seen in public alone, let alone being allowed to travel with a group of people. She also disguised herself when she snuck out to attend the hidden meetings. These things would be accepted of a boy, but never a girl.

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