I had a sudden realisation in the night
One of my problems with Simple Pastor's post "What the Bible clearly says women can do" that I have not covered in my earlier posts More nonsense on what women can do and What can women do? is this:
The Bible is neither an encyclopedia not an Argos catalogue.
We do not decide what kind of home to build by looking through the Bible and listing all the buildings and choosing which one to build.
We do not decide what clothes to buy by looking through the Bible and listing all the clothes that people are wearing.
We do not decide how to decorate our homes by looking through the Bible and listing all the different styles of decoration used.
The Bible is neither an encyclopedia not an Argos catalogue. Unless of course you can persuade the Methodist Church to decorate our bathroom in the style of King Solomon's temple!
So why would we list jobs that women do in the Bible thousands of years ago and use that to decide which jobs they should do today? It is a misuse of the Bible and it is very telling that the Bible is only being used in this way in relation to what "Women can do".