Bloody Mary Bible Brunch

Sex & Power Introduction: Today’s topic is sex and power.  At the outset, we note that all of the narrative scriptures on the table for discussion today revolve around women using their sexuality to achieve some purpose unrelated to sexual pleasure or reproduction. The male equivalents are discussed in other episodes.    Competing stories of seductress advocating for her God A king marries a woman who is worships a foreign god. 1 Kings 16:31; Esther 2:17 The worshiper of a foreign god is described as painting her eyes and or receiving beauty treatments making her more attractive to the man in power. 2 Kings 9; Esther 2 Her people are opposed by an adherent to the local god. (Elijah/Elisha; Haman) There is a plot to destroy her people. She uses her influence to reveal the plot and lead to a showdown. The YHWH adherent is loved as a hero in the Bible, the Baal adherent is thrown out of a window and eaten by dogs. 2 Kings 9. Seductress in the field of Battle Delilah tries frequently to kill Samson