{"id":1067,"date":"2021-04-19T06:55:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perspectiveministries.org\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2022-09-30T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:35:56","slug":"widowlife-wisdom-the-widow-defined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perspectiveministries.org\/widowlife-wisdom-the-widow-defined\/","title":{"rendered":"WidowLife Wisdom: The Widow Defined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Many define a widow as a woman whose husband has died, but a message by John MacArthur helps us to understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe word \u2018widow\u2019 is chera. . . It means bereft. It means robbed. It means having suffered loss. It carries the idea of being alone. It comes from cheros and that\u2019s what that means\u2026bereft, robbed, having suffered loss, being left alone. The word then doesn\u2019t speak about how a woman came into this situation. It simply describes the situation. . . there is nothing in this word to narrow the definition that it is limited to death. In fact, if you do any kind of study of this word and trace it through classical Greek usages, you will find the word means a woman who lost her husband in any way…death, divorce, desertion, anything.\u201d (Source: John MacArthur, Widows in the Church)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Widowhood is no respecter of persons. Women become widowed at all ages, with different personalities, financial status, family situations, and needs, placing them in unique categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Widow Indeed<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
The Biblical Widow Indeed has no family or resources; she is truly all alone. This is the widow the Word of God commands the church to care for 1 Timothy 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Widow in Distress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
James 1:27 tells us that pure religion is to visit the widow and fatherless in their distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. New Widow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being new to widowhood requires a transition<\/a> that can last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n