The Gift Of Mother

Proverbs 31:26–31 (NASB 2020)

26 She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She watches over the activities of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: 29 “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.

The Gift Of Mothers vs 26

(of: expressing the relationship between a scale or measure and a value)

A Gift from God

Genesis 1:27–28 NASB 2020

So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

A gift to man (Procreation to reflect the image of God on Earth)

Man blessed her with her identity as Eve, “the mother of all the living”.

Genesis 3:20 NASB 2020

Now the man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

A gift to the family.

Her gift is her wisdom (Understanding applied)

Her gift is her kindness manifested through her speech (nurturing nature)

The Gift From Mothers vs 27-30

(from: indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts) Since conception

A godly mother reflects the character of God to her children in her wisdom

She teaches kindness

She manages her household

She’s not a busy-body

Titus 2:3–5 NASB 2020

3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, 4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

Her service/roll produces reverence and reward

Her children Rise-up (Stand up) and Bless her (Honor)

Her husband honors her and praise her. (You excel them all:wife and motherhood)

The Gift To Mothers vs 31

(To:used for expressing direction or motion or direction toward something; also, used as a function word to indicate addition, attachment, connection, belonging, possession, accompaniment, or response)

Give her the fruit/produce of her labor

Honor her

Recognize her

Rejoice over her