Musing – Were “Working Mothers” part of God’s plan?

 Hebraic Musing – Were “Working Mothers” part of God’s plan?

Here’s a few more thoughts on the recent musings about obeying God’s first commandment – going forth and multiplying.  I was surprised when my friend, Johanna, distributed a message that started as follows – “It has bothered me for some time that so many married women with children are working.  Granted it is understandable that divorced or unwed mothers might need to work to support their families.  I was very troubled by the election victories by women among the Republicans.  Why were women chosen over men?  Why aren’t there men leaders anymore?”  I can understand men grousing that women have taken over what traditionally had been men’s roles in years past.  Traditionally, Men were Congressmen, Governors, CEO’s, Priests, Policemen, etc.  BTW - America’s first Congressional Congress had all men, no women!

Regardless of marital or parental status why are women being chosen for leadership roles?  We seem to have discarded men and left them in limbo.  Now women are in charge and families are falling apart.

Going back to creation, we see Elohim’s plan laid out for us in Genesis 2:15 &18, “Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. ….  And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” NKJV   The man was to be the responsible one, as proven in the next chapter when Eve is tempted and Adam fails to protect her, but goes along with what she wants.  Is this what seems to be happening now, in our government?

The number of marriages has decreased significantly; and people are just not getting married.  Sex is so prevalent from the first date, there is no need for marriage unless you want a stable long-lasting commitment with each other.  That used to be assumed and was the goal of all marriages.

The Bible says “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.  For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.  Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” Eph.5:22-24 NIV   In recent times, women have not needed to be married to have a family.  They raise their family as a single woman, with children missing out on having a father, an original father.  No wonder kids are causing so many problems in the classroom and after school as they lack critical fatherly attention.  School staffing now-a-days requires a person with the designated responsibility to deal with problem students.  In my days that was the parent’s job!

Emerson Eggerichs’ book “Love and Respect”, explains how women seek and need Love, while Men on the other hand are in need of and respond to Respect.  That book unpacks a lot of the problems we see in society today.  All too often in today’s America, women are expected to choose a career, and then after they have climbed the ladder of success, they regret not having had a family, but chances get slim later in life.

In a recent surprising counter-cultural report, Karoline Leavitt, the highly respected press secretary for Donal Trump, stepped down from an important government role citing the need to spend more time with her family after giving birth to her second child.  That’s not a typical news report!  And the President publicly praised her as one of his “best press secretaries” and he respected her decision.

Points to ponder

What were the roles of men and women in God’s original creation plan?
And how have those roles changed since WWII?

Why are there so many women sports broadcasters,
or what happened to the traditional male broadcasters of the past?

God views men and women as equals.  Does that mean they are the same?
“Equal” - being the same in quantity, size, or value.         “Same” – Identical; not different.

“Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man,” 1 Cor. 11:3

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                    November 10, 2026
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)”   Weekly “Hebraic Musings”

Note – Inspired by and excerpted from “Working Mothers”, a message by Johanna Hocker, 9/2/26

Similar recent musings – God’s first commandment   8/25/26   &    Differing roles   8/4/26 & 10/20/26

 

 

“For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.” Eph.5:23

Working Mothers, by Johanna Hocker

It has bothered me for some time that so many married women with children are working. Granted it is understandable for divorced or unwed mothers might need to work to support their families. I was very troubled by the election victories by women among the Republicans. Why were women chosen over men?  Why aren’t men leaders any more?

Regardless of marital or parental status why were women chosen?  We seem to have discarded men and left them in limbo. Now women are in charge and families are falling apart.

I recently heard of a woman leaving a very high position in Washington, for the well being of her children. I have a lot of respect for her.

Going back to creation, we see Elohim’s plan laid out for us, found in Genesis 2:15 &18, “And יהוה Elohim took the man and put him in the garden of Ěḏen to work it and to guard it. ….  And יהוה Elohim said, “It is not good for the man to be alone, I am going to make a helper for him.” The man is to be the responsible one, as proven in the next chapter when Eve is tempted and Adam fails to protect her, but goes along with what she wants. That seems to be what is happening now, in our government.

The number of marriages has decreased significantly. People just are not getting married. Sex is so prevalent from the first date, there is no need for marriage unless you want a stable long lasting commitment with each other. That used to be assumed and was the goal of all marriages.

For quite some time women have not needed to be married to have a family, they raised their family as a single woman, with children missing out on having a father.  No wonder kids are causing so many problems in the classroom as they seek attention.  Among this fall’s new school staff is a person designated to deal with problem students. 

Now women are expected to choose a career, then as they are climbing the latter of success, they regret not having had a family, but chances are pretty slim at that point.