The royal steward of Kingdom of David -- ever a woman?

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Greeetings all.

I am not a Scripture Scholar or a authority on Jewish history – that being said, I have the following to relate - then a question:

My pastor in his sermon yesterday regarding the passage from Isaiah and the dishonest steward, Shebna – kept refering to him as “her” and called him “Shebina.” :confused:

Now, my pastor is fairly solid in his doctrine – but is very much harried because of having four parishes (he gets things done rather quickly if you get my drift) – so I believe he did not check the reading as closely as he should have. I do not believe he has any type of “agenda” regarding so-called female “ordination” – but, he then connected (rightly) the Isaiah reading with the Matthew reading and Jesus’ naming Peter as the first Pope.

I checked Chapter 22 from Isaiah and it says this:

*Thus says the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Up, go to that official, Shebna, master of the palace, Who has hewn for himself a sepulcher on a height and carved **his *tomb in the rock: “What are you doing here, and what people have you here, that here you have hewn for yourself a tomb?” The LORD shall hurl you down headlong, mortal man! (Is. 22:15-17)

No mention of a “Shebina” – “herself” – or “her.”

My wife said he said the same thing at the afternoon Mass at one of our four parishes.

Question: Did the Davidic Kingdom ever have a female royal steward? (the only office I am aware of in the Davidic Kingdom that had a female was the Geburah – the King’s mother!). If not, should I send a charitable note to my pastor asking him for clarification? 🤷

I mean – this was really confusing to me and my family.

Thanks in advance for any help – I will not be able to check replies until late this afternoon.

God bless,
Kev
 
Kevirish01 said:
Greeetings all.

I am not a Scripture Scholar or a authority on Jewish history – that being said, I have the following to relate - then a question:

My pastor in his sermon yesterday regarding the passage from Isaiah and the dishonest steward, Shebna – kept refering to him as “her” and called him “Shebina.” :confused:

Now, my pastor is fairly solid in his doctrine – but is very much harried because of having four parishes (he gets things done rather quickly if you get my drift) – so I believe he did not check the reading as closely as he should have. I do not believe he has any type of “agenda” regarding so-called female “ordination” – but, he then connected (rightly) the Isaiah reading with the Matthew reading and Jesus’ naming Peter as the first Pope.

I checked Chapter 22 from Isaiah and it says this:

Thus says the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Up, go to that official, Shebna, master of the palace, Who has hewn for himself a sepulcher on a height and carved **his **tomb in the rock: “What are you doing here, and what people have you here, that here you have hewn for yourself a tomb?” The LORD shall hurl you down headlong, mortal man! (Is. 22:15-17)

No mention of a “Shebina” – “herself” – or “her.”

My wife said he said the same thing at the afternoon Mass at one of our four parishes.

Question: Did the Davidic Kingdom ever have a female royal steward? (the only office I am aware of in the Davidic Kingdom that had a female was the Geburah – the King’s mother!). If not, should I send a charitable note to my pastor asking him for clarification? 🤷

I mean – this was really confusing to me and my family.

Thanks in advance for any help – I will not be able to check replies until late this afternoon.

God bless,
Kev
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Actually Athalia was Queen .I.ll list some info below:)
 
Athaliah, Queen of Judah

Athaliah was Queen of Judah from 842-836 BC. She was the daughter of Israel’s King Ahab and of Jezebel, who was the wife of Jehoram King of Judah, and the mother of King Ahaziah. Following Ahaziah’s death at the hands of Jehu, Athaliah seized power and killed all members of the royal family who were possible rivals for the throne, except for Joash, the infant son of Ahaziah, who had been rescued by his Aunt Jehosheba.

When Joash was seven years old, Jehoiada the priest conspired to have the young boy crowned in the Temple as king. When Queen Athaliah heard the commotion, she rushed to the Temple to see what was going on, and found the new king surrounded by army officers and people from all over the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets.

Athaliah ripped her clothes in distress and yelled “Treason! Treason!” Jehoida the priest told the army officers to take her out of the Temple and to kill her. She was killed at the Palace stables. Then, Jehoiada and others destroyed a pagan temple of Baal and destroyed pagan idols. Athaliah’s story is found in 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, and in chapter 23.
 
Shebna was male. I am not aware of any female key-holders in the house of David. Not that it would matter, either way. It is the Church who decides that the Pope is a Bishop, that Bishops, along with priests and deacons, are always male, and that the Pope is the Bishop of Rome.

The Church was given this authority by Christ Himself, and it is extremely unlikely that they will ever change their minds.
 
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