"This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. "
Genesis 2:23
THIS IS ... WOW!
Read It: Genesis 2:23-24 'm not a Bible translator, but I know that when Adam first saw Eve, the man wasn't saying, "This is now" Something got lost between the Hebrew and the English on that one! Finally, this was the suitable helper he had been looking for. So he called her ishah, Hebrew for woman, because she came from ish, Hebrew for man. In other words, when Adam woke up, all of him was not there. A rib was missing. And when Eve woke up, all of her was not brand-new, because she had something that had once belonged to Adam. So what God did in marriage was give Adam back what he had lost and give Eve the rest of what she needed. Now the man and the woman are different. One of the dumbest things a couple can say is, "We're not compatible. We're as different as night and day."
Of course you're different. If you were just alike, one of you would be unnecessary! That's why you need each other. So Adam meets Eve, and it's true love. Now comes the wedding ceremony in verse 24. This verse gets read at almost every Christian wedding, but the problem is that a lot of couples don't know what they're promising when they stand before the altar. Leaving father and mother means a man must be willing to break all other human ties to give himself totally to his mate. But most men aren't saying, "I'm ready to give up anyone and anything that would keep me from loving and cherishing you above all else." They're saying, "I'll marry you, and I'll work you into my schedule, television watching, friendships." But marriage is not working your partner into the game. It's realizing he or she is the game! Now the man is also called to cleave to his wife-to stick like glue. Men usually interpret this to mean physical cleaving. But a wife needs emotional tional cleaving too. She needs a sense of security. She needs to know that her husband has her best interest at heart, that she's safe in his love and care. Anybody for taking a shot at a marriage like that? Think About It Notice the change to the plural pronoun in verse 24. Both parties are responsible to maintain their one-flesh relationship.
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