Behind again, I know...school has knocked me down and pummeled me into submission. >.< But here goes!
Chapter 5 deals with the king-natured man (Mr. Command). To be honest, this is one of the types that I dislike the most. Part of that may be because the examples I've seen personally have always been poor ones. The forceful, bossy, rammy sort of guy has always rubbed me wrong, which is just my personal take. But, this study hasn't been here to tell me what all I like to hear and know about, so let's get started.
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Chapter 5: The King
Focus: The king-natured man
Subjection
Subject: under the power or authority of another; owing obedience or allegiance to another
In subjection: subdue to be in obedience, submitting oneself to another
Philippians 3:20-21 -- "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body."
Colossians 3:18 -- "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord."
Titus 2:4-5 -- "Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God."
Titus 3:1 -- "Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good."
Hebrews 12:9 -- "Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplines us and we respected them for it. How much more should be submit to the Father of our spirits and live!"
James 4:7 -- "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
1 Peter 2:13-18 -- "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God's will that by doing good we should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king."
1 Peter 3:1, 5 -- "Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives...For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands."
1 Peter 3:22 (concerning Christ) -- "...who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him."
1 Peter 5:5 -- "Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
"God opposes the proud,
but gives grace to the humble." "
1 Timothy 2:11 -- "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission."
1 Timothy 3:4 (concerning overseers) -- "He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect."
Summary (as quoted from the teacher's guide): "When a Kingly man, lost or saved, is treated with honor and reverence by a good help meet, she will find that her man will be wonderfully protective and supportive. In most marriages, the strive is not because the man is cruel or evil; it is because he expects obedience, honor, and reverence, and is not getting it. He reacts badly."
The book of Esther is a fantastic example of a woman treating her husband (Xerxes) with honor. Instead of crying about her fate and wondering why God had let her be married to a pagan man during such a dangerous time, she got proactive, treated him to three special meals, and appealed to him as her lord to save her people. She could have accused him of being cruel and uncaring, or given him grief for allowing evil men to influence him...but instead she made a humble appeal and won his favor.
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