Good Morning!! When God surveyed His vast creation, He declared, "This is very good" But the Bible notes one exception in Genesis 2; it was "not good that the man should be alone." So God fix that by making "a helper" for Adam. Unfortunately, this common translation, makes it sound like, the woman is very much subordinate to the man. Adam was primary. Eve was his helper. Adam was the CEO,...and Eve his secretary, brought into the story to help him get his work done.
It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.—Genesis 2:18 (NRSV)
Wrong! You see, the word used here for “helper” (the Hebrew word ezer [rhymes with "razor"]) occurs twenty-one times in the Old Testament, and in all but five occurrences it refers to God as our helper. "Our ezer is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth". (Ps.124:8) "Happy are those whose ezer is the God of Jacob". (Ps.146:5) In other words, whenever we run into difficulties in our lives, we need someone to stand beside us, to encourage us, to help get us through. God Himself is our ultimate ezer. But He has also provided an ezer within skin,...specifically our partners in marriage.
With this sense of equality between male and female, it is no wonder that God goes on to give His ideal for marriage;...that the man and the woman may "become one flesh".
(Gen.2:24)
Thank You, God, form all who have been blessed enough to have an "ezers" in our life,...may they too help us in times of trouble. Amen.
"No matter who our boss is,...we are really working for God."
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