Are You My Mother?

Last week we looked at some challenging feminine language and metaphors for Israel in the prophets. Today we’re going to look at some of the positive images and the way the feminine images are used to describe God. Most of us “know” that God is outside of gender but when it comes down to it, we haven’t really explored what that means or how that’s revealed and demonstrated in the word. So that’s where we’re heading today. And if there’s something that feels new, we encourage you to lean in with us and get curious! We dig into a lot of scripture in this episode, follow along with us: Hosea 11:3-4 Hosea 13:8 Mother language Birth : Isaiah 42:14 Nursing : Isaiah 49:15 Comfort : Isaiah 66:13 Deut 32:11-12 Using feminine images in prayer Psalm 131:2 God as a Mother Psalm 123:2-3 God compared to a woman Luke 15:8-10 Woman and the coin Luke 13:34 Lament over Jerusalem