I found Free Indeed an enlightening exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:12
PAUL’S WORDS TO TIMOTHY EXPLAINED As a woman, I resonate very deeply with Paragraph 344 from this lesson in Katharine Bushnell’s book and I understand “the childbirth” (I Tim 2:15) to be the formation of Christ in me (parallel passage Gal 4:19)
As far as personal application of the passage: I have found 1 Tim 2 speaks to the porn problem which is extremely disruptive to the intimacy in a marriage:
–>for the the husband – “lift up HOLY hands in prayer without anger…” vs. 2:8
–>for the wife
- -to LEARN- steep herself in GOD and HIS WORD, I Tim 2:11
-not to treat her husband in an “authentein” way, attempts to armtwist him are futile and counterproductive, I Tim 2:12
-to dress modestly, (1 Tim 2:9)
-to continue being a help MEET to her husband with “faith, love and holiness with propriety”. I Tim 2:15
-Christ will be formed in her- “the childbirth” and her garden intimacy with the Lord will be restored (I Tim 2:15)-
in that sense- REVERSING the FALL (of 1 Tim 2:14)
It is a promise,
a passage of HOPE, HEALING, DELIVERANCE, and RESTORATION!
It isn’t intended to club women into silence.
(NOTE: cross posted here)
