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67. Did God Really Put Men in Charge?


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What if the Bible never actually said what you were taught about women?

Many Christian women have been told that Genesis establishes male authority, that Adam was created first, Eve was made to support him, and God’s design is for women to live under male leadership.

But what if those ideas were not drawn out of the text… but read into it?

In this episode, Jeannette goes back to the beginning, Genesis 1–3 to examine what Scripture actually says about women, men, authority, calling, and God’s original design. With warmth, clarity, and theological insight, she unpacks three common distortions often used to limit women’s leadership and shows why they do not hold up when we read the text carefully.

You’ll learn why creation order does not establish male authority, what the Hebrew phrase ezer kenegdo really means, and why “he will rule over you” is a description of sin’s damage, not God’s design.

If you’ve ever struggled to trust your calling, felt pressure to shrink your dreams, or wondered whether your leadership is fully affirmed by God, this conversation will help you return to the beginning and see yourself through the truth of Scripture: not secondary, not subordinate, but essential to God’s good creation.

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Empowered To LeadBy Jeannette Cochran