A MAN AND WIFE ARE TO BE AS ONE FLESH

Proclamation:

“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.’”  Genesis 2:21-23 (KJV)

Explanation:

These are the words of God which were written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  This second chapter provides the information regarding how some of the things that were presented in the first chapter were created. (Genesis 2:7 and 21-23)  The Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone …” (Genesis 2:18) and He made man a suitable helper.

Application:

Woman was formed from one of man’s ribs.  She was taken from his side.  She was created to be a help mate for man. (Genesis 2:20)  She was not created to be his slave, or his servant, or his punching bag.  She should be at his side, not behind him or in front of him.  The two of them are to be a team, working together as a unit, so close together that they are to be as one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)  The husband is to love his wife as he loves his own body (Ephesians 5:28) and as he loves himself. (Ephesians 5:33)  The wife is to submit to the husband. (Ephesians 5:22-23)  If both the man and the woman would do as The Bible says, this world would be a better place.