Genesis 2:18-24: They Shall be One Flesh

Genesis 2:18-24: They Shall be One Flesh

Genesis 2:18

God created woman for man to be his helper.  I count it a very high privilege to be my husband's helper.  I get to be his cheerleader and encourager.  To lift him up when he is down.  To help him build and follow his dreams.  To make him feel wanted, desired, and loved.  To show him the love of God and lighten his burdens.

Of course, husbands can and should also support their wives.  Mel is my helper as well.  When we read Ephesians chapter 5, we learn even more how a husband and wife are designed to honor, respect, and love one another with the pure love of Jesus Christ.

It is very easy to be my husband's help meet (mate) because God gave me the gift of being Mel's wife.  It is a joy to take care of one I love so deeply.  Thank you, God, for making me just for Mel and hm for me!

Genesis 2:21-24

When God created Eve, He took one of Adam's ribs to create her.  When Adam declares, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh," he meant it quite literally!  

When it says in verse 24 that "a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh," it was clearly speaking of everyone after Adam and Eve, including us, as neither of them had a parent to leave.  

Make no mistake, when we marry, we become one flesh, and we are to put our spouse above everyone and everything else.  The definition of cleave means "cling to," but also "to be faithful to."  That means we are to be loyal to our loved one above all and place them first, with the exception of God of course.

It is a beautifully blessed thing to be united as one flesh with your spouse; treat that honor like gold!

(If you are interested, I also write a blog on how to have a great marriage titled, The ABCs of a Joyful Marriage https://abcsofajoyfulmarriage.blogspot.com/ )

(Genesis 2:18-24) And the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him." And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

And Adam said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.