Thread by @sometimesalight, So when people talk about a woman having the "spirit of Jezebel," [...]

hannah anderson

sometimesalight

So when people talk about a woman having the "spirit of Jezebel," they mean a woman who enables the rule of an evil man for her own benefit, right?

It& #39;s striking to me that you can& #39;t have a Jezebel w/out an Ahab. There& #39;s a dynamism here that& #39;s paradigmatic of both the potential for harm & good.

I think of Ananias & Sapphira. But then I think of Priscilla & Aquila. Partners in evil or partners in good? It& #39;s really up to the couple to decided how they& #39;ll use their influence over each other.

Obviously, not every couple has a strong team identity, but it& #39;s fascinating to see how Scripture presents these partnerships.

Our cultural inclination is to treat them as individuals, but there& #39;s a give & take that can& #39;t be understood apart from how they relate to each other. The whole is greater than the sum of parts.

(Also, fwiw, I& #39;d suggest that a linear or vertical framing of marriage can& #39;t adequately represent this dynamic.)

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