and in other nations. The covenant of marriage where the woman and children are protected by the husband and father has lost its meaning.

When Jesus lived among his people he set woman free. He had compassion on them. He did not ignore them. He raised the widow’s only son from the dead. He healed the woman with the issue of blood. She should not have been out in public. An immoral woman wiped his feet with expensive perfume. He rescued the woman who was going to be stoned.

Woman helped support Jesus. He often stayed with his friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus.

He took his twelve disciples and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast outseven demons; Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples. (Luke 8:2, 3 NLT)

These woman were at the feet of the cross along with Jesus Mother when he died. They came to the tomb with spices to embalm his body. Jesus appeared to women first when he arose from the dead. So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. (Luke 24:9-11 NLT)

But one scripture stands out for me