Biblical Women’s Involvement in Ancient Israel’s National Security and its Implications on Nigerian Society
Women are prone to more dangers than men. This may be as a result of their natural structure, endowment, cultural and social constructs. Women in the same manner exempt themselves from major societal obligations and are solely concerned with household affairs and domestic duties. Female mentality accompanies society’s definition about them obstruct them from participating in security activities. They rely on the security of men. But in contrast, men figure their roles as more complex and demanding than that of women. The book of Genesis portrays woman as equal to man in that both are, together, in the “Image of God.” Jewett comments that “Man’s creation in the divine image is so related to his creation as male and female that the latter ‘may be looked upon as an exposition of the former. Sexuality, then, is not just procreative, but is a part of what it means to be like the Creator” (Jewett, 1975: 68-94). It can even be argued that since the woman was created last (Gen 2:21-25) she is to be considered the “crowning act” of creation.
