Thursday, May 29, 2014

Genesis 2:25

"The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame."  Genesis 2:25

The implication is that they felt no shame for more than just being naked.  They also felt no shame with each other.  They had a transparent relationship - nothing to hide.  If only we could be that way today.  It would do away with a lot of misunderstandings.

Genesis 2:24

"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."  Genesis 2:24

In the Qbible "united to" can also be translated "catch by pursuit."  I always thought of the man doing the pursing in a relationship as a cultural thing, but now I wonder if this is the instinctual norm for all men and women.  

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Genesis 2:23

"The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.' "  Genesis 2:23

Man is continuing the work God gave him in verse 19, he is giving a name to his counterpart at the same time acknowledging that she is part of him - perfect opposites.

Genesis 2:22

"Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man." Genesis 2:22

So God took a piece of the man's side and built a female version of him and then brought her to the man.  The expression "two sides of the same coin" describes this perfectly.  Men and women are just different sides of the same coin, different but equal.