EPISODE · Mar 1, 2022 · 56 MIN
What It Means That Eve Was A Helpmeet Suitable for Adam
from The Garrett Ashley Mullet Show · host Garrett Ashley Mullet
"Then Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."" Thus the Biblical narrative introduces the first woman, Eve. She is made after the first man Adam, and indeed after every other created thing. Last but certainly not least, she is a kind of crowning glory. You need not take my word for it. The Apostle Paul says as much in his first letter to the church at Corinth when he writes, "[Man] is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. For man was not made from woman, but woman from man." The way in which the first woman is made is curious also. You might even call it bizarre how God causes Adam to fall into a deep sleep, then removes one of his ribs. And this rib from Adam's side becomes the raw material for fashioning that first man's bride to be. Adam was made from the dust of the Earth, formed by the hands of the Almighty then breathed the breath of life into by God Himself. Are we curious at all why the difference? Do the distinctions in the creation of the first man and the first woman give us any pause? They should, since nothing God does is accidental or a mistake. Since this is true, we have to at least agree that God had a particular purpose for making Eve how and when He made her. But the text is not so mysterious as it is difficult in our day to agree with when it says God made the woman because "it is not good that the man should be alone," and described her purpose as "a helper fit for him" - that is, her husband. Our rebellious hearts react immediately at this, complaining inwardly that being a helper is demeaning. But just as surely as we wrestle with this, it can't be demeaning for the Christian to embrace God's design for humanity, male and female, particularly in the context of marriage. Also in this episode: 'The Decline Of The American Family Shown in 4 Statistics' - Ben Zeisloft, The Daily Wire
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