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that this was His will and His designated order for “these are the statutes which
Yahweh commanded Moses” and which the apostle Paul declared to still be in effect.

Does it not require great humility for a woman to acknowledge these things today?
In the day of Moses a woman had no alternative but to recognize these things. The
very government of Israel declared these things to be true and they were enforced.
Today, a woman has no such outward coercion. In fact, the society and governments
of today declare just the opposite of the mind of Yahweh. It is widely declared today
that a woman is independent of man. She is encouraged to usurp the authority of
man.

A woman need not agree with the teachings of scripture today. She can cast off the
authority of man and find the full support of the majority of Christian churches
behind her while doing so. Acknowledging Yahweh’s design for woman is totally
voluntary today. There is no coercion. Consequently, there are few women who do
acknowledge what is plainly revealed in scripture.

This situation is of the Lord. He desires that we respond with humility and that we
take up our cross of our own free will. He loves a cheerful giver, not one who is
compelled. Paul gives us this insight.

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your
bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your
spiritual service of worship.

We began this chapter with the words of Yahshua where His true disciples are
encouraged to take up their cross, deny themselves, give up their lives, and follow
Him. This is of necessity something that arises from a willing heart. A person cannot
be compelled to do these things. The Father wants a free will offering, not a
mandatory offering.

In the Temple ordinances a person could bring a free will offering to the temple and
present it to Yahweh. This is something that was not required, it arose as a
spontaneous offering from the soul of a man or woman. The free will offering was
mixed with incense and burned with fire and the fragrance of the offering arose as
a sweet aroma in the nostrils of God. (See Leviticus chapter 2 for more information
on this.)

A mandatory offering was one that was demanded and required by the Law. Because
it did not arise of a free will, it did not hold the same pleasure to God. For this reason
the mandatory offerings were not to be mixed with incense when they were burned.
They did not bring pleasure to God.