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Should a woman according to scripture have a spiritual covering? The answer is an astounding Yes.

Num 30:3 And when a woman vows a vow to YAHWEH, and has bound a bond in the house of her father in her youth,

Num 30:4 and her father has heard her vow, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father has remained silent as to her, then all her vows shall stand; and every bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand.

Num 30:5 But if her father has prohibited her in the day he heard, none of her vows and her bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand. And YAHWEH will forgive her because her father prohibited her.

Num 30:6 And if she belongs to a husband, and her vows are on her, or a rash utterance on her lips with which she has bound her soul,

Num 30:7 and her husband has heard, and in the day he heard he has remained silent as to her, then her vows shall stand, and her bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand.

Num 30:8 And if in the day her husband hears, he prohibits her, then he has broken her vow which is on her, and the rash utterance of her lips with which she has bound her soul. And YAHWEH will forgive her.

We live in a culture that has changed dramatically over the last 30 to 40 years in a way that the world has never seen since the creation of Adam and Eve. It is now looked down upon women to be mothers, and homemakers, and keepers at home, as something that is boring and lazy. Women no longer prepare from a young age to become a Biblical wife, but they want their own careers, and to do their own thing in life.

Where this has led to is disastrous results, as not only is the divorce rate in the USA more than 50%, but this has also led to the act of women killing their own babies through abortion on a daily basis. Women say they want to do what they please with their own bodies, and if they have fornication and don’t want a child at that time, then they should be able to kill the fruit of their womb.

Clearly, the above scripture in Numbers 30 shows that a woman was meant to always have a covering over her; first her father from birth, and then, her husband to guide and protect her. This was not a punishment, but a blessing, as scripture states, we will be justified by our words, or condemned by our words, and making rash vows is a major part of that as Yahweh expects us to keep our word once it comes out of our mouth.

Eccl 5:2 Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart hurry to bring forth a word before The Elohim. For The Elohim is in Heaven, and you are on earth; on account of this, let your words be few.

Eccl 5:3 For the dream comes through the greatness of the task; and the voice of the fool is known by the many words.

Eccl 5:4 When you vow a vow to Elohim, do not wait to fulfill it. For He has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill that which you have vowed.

Eccl 5:5 It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not fulfill it.

Eccl 5:6 Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin; do not say before the Messenger of YAHWEH, that it was an error. Why should The Elohim be angry over your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

Mat 12:36 But I say to you, that every vain word, whatever men may speak, they shall give an account of it in Judgment Day.

Mat 12:37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

Wow, that is quite frightening, and should make us really think about the words we say, as the above scripture shows we cannot take them back once they come out of our mouths!Except if you are a woman!

That’s right, according to the scriptures in Numbers 30:3-8 a father or a husband of a woman can annul her rash vow that comes out of her mouth. What a blessing that a woman has in this regard. But why would Yahweh allow men to annul the vows of the woman, but not the woman to annul the vow of a man?

Because women are made to think primarily from the left side of the brain and are more emotional, more indecisive, and generally have less discernment than their male counterpart. This is not a criticism on women as they are also generally more creative, more merciful, and more detail oriented than men are.

It is a simple fact though, that women are made the way they are so that they will need a man’s discernment and wisdom in their lives. If a woman was made with the same discernment, decisiveness, and wisdom of a man, they would be able to be totally independent of men in society, and it would destroy the fabric of the family structure that Yahweh created. A woman was meant, as a blessing from Yahweh, to always have a spiritual covering in their life, and when that covering is missing, the results could be disastrous. Let’s look at the following example.

Gen 34:1 And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

Gen 34:2 And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, and took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

Gen 34:5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. And his sons were with his livestock in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they had come.

This is a classic story where Dinah should have never gone out in a new land to explore and seek new friends without a male counterpart to watch over and protect her. Crimes of this nature are rampant in the society we have today because women simply don’t think they need male headship, and many times the results will destroy a woman for the rest of her life.

Women were made to be helpmates to their husbands, and the husband and wife should work together in harmony in the family structure, and even a home business, but the male should always be there to protect his spouse and daughter.

And I believe the greatest example of headship over a woman comes right from the very first couple in human history Adam and Eve.

Gen 3:1 And the serpent was cunning above every beast of the field which YAHWEH Elohim had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that Elohim has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?

Gen 3:2 And the woman said to the serpent, of the fruit of the trees of the garden, We may eat,

Gen 3:3 but of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden,   Elohim has said, You shall not eat of it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.

Gen 3:4 And the serpent said to the woman, surely, you shall not die,

Gen 3:6 And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise. And she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Now, the first question we could ask is “why on earth is Eve having a conversation with Satan without allowing her husband to handle the situation?” This is a question that could be asked by thousands of women in society today who boldly go about with no headship whatsoever, and continually getting themselves into trouble due to this fact.

In all fairness, the accountability with Adam and Eve should go as much on Adam for abdicating His position as family head, as on Eve for leaving her spiritual headship. But in any case, with equal blame on both parties, their sin has led us to the situation that we are in today. And in these end times it was prophesied that woman would be improperly coming out of their Biblical roles, and outside of the headship that Yahweh created for them, and want to rule themselves with no accountability to anyone.

Isa 3:12 As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over him. Oh My people, those leading you cause you to go astray, and they swallow the way of your paths.

Isa 4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothing, only let your name be called on us; collect our shame.

It is so normal in society today for woman to live on their own, work on their own, pay their own way, and make all decisions without any council from their fathers, pastors, or even husbands.

This culture is from Babylon, not Yahweh, as the word picture for Babylon is “when there are two heads of the family”.

Pro 15:22 Without counsel plans are broken, but by many counselors they rise.

But, what about a woman who is a widow or may not have a husband or father to guide her in Spiritual matters? Who will provide headship in such cases?

Eph 4:11 And indeed He has assigned some to be apostles; and some prophets; and someevangelists; and some shepherds and teachers;

Eph 4:12 for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Messiah,

Eph 4:13 until we all may come to the unity of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of Elohim, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Messiah,

Eph 4:14 so that we may no longer be children, being blown and carried about by every wind of false doctrine of men, who through their craftiness are very skillful in deceiving the people;

1st Tim 5:5 Now she who is truly a widow, and destitute, her hope is in YAHWEH; and she perseveres in prayers, and in supplications, by night and by day:

1st Tim 5:9 When you select a worthy widow to help, select one who is not less than sixty years old, who has been the wife of only one man,

1st Tim 5:10 and is well spoken of by her good works, if she brought up children, if she hosted strangers, if she washed the feet of the saints, if she comforted the distressed, if she followed after every good work.

Yahweh in His infinite mercy and wisdom has set the elders in the congregation as shepherds and Pastors to care for the widows and those women who do not have spiritual headship, as it is His own Elohim guided principle that all women should always have proper headship to bless them with safety and security, and spiritual enlightenment, and peace of mind.

Even the Apostle Paul in 1st Corinthians 11, when speaking about whether a woman needs to put an additional piece of cloth on her hair, he adds in the following verse about spiritual authority that a woman always needs to be under.

1st Cor 11:9 for also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man;

1st Cor 11:10 because of this, the woman ought to be modest and have her head fully covered as a sign of respect to the malakim (Messengers).

Paul is stating above that a woman should have her head covered by long hair in respect of their spiritual covering, as if they don’t it will be a shame on their husbands, fathers, and pastors, and show a rebellious nature in them. If a woman comes into the congregation and is not dressed modest or doesn’t have her hair at a reasonable length than she is not showing respect for the ordained elder/ messenger of Yahweh that was placed there by Him.

In this end time were Satan is trying to destroy the family unit by making women unhappy in their Elohim guided roles as mothers, wives, and housewives, we need to look back at societies, such as the Amish, who are still holding true family values and living like the women of Sarah of old. Woman should be thankful to Yahweh and feel greatly blessed that He set their fathers, husbands, or Pastors as a spiritual covering to help them on their walk of salvation. This is Yahweh’s judicial order with men loving the Elohim given role to protect women, and judicial order is always voluntary and reciprocal.

1st Pet 3:1 Likewise, wives, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if any disobey the Word, through the behavior of the wives, without a word they will be won,

1st Pet 3:2 observing your pure behavior in fear.

1st Pet 3:3 And adorn not yourselves with the external ornaments of curls of the hair, or the wearing of golden trinkets, or of costly garments.

1st Pet 3:4 but the hidden man(person) of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of the meek and quiet spirit, which is of great value before YAHWEH.

1st Pet 3:5 For so once indeed the holy women who were hoping on Elohim adorned themselves, submitting themselves to their own husbands,

1st Pet 3:6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Master; whose children you became, doing good, and not being confused by false values. (Gen 18:12)

1st Pet 3:7 And you husbands, likewise, dwell withyour wives according to knowledge, and hold them in honor, as the weaker vessels; because they also will inherit with you the gift of eternal life: And let not your prayers be hindered.