The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man who He had formed. Genesis 2:8 NASB The boys had a day off school today, so I got to stay home. Which meant I got to go out and dig a considerable number of weeds out of my…
“He who joyfully bears the chastisements that befall him brings salvation to the world” Rabbi Joshua ben Levi, Talmud, Tractate Ta’anith 8a Middah k’neged middah – Soon the world of the solar calendar will prepare for reassessment of the past year and preparation for the next. Rabbi Joshua b. Levi’s insight from the Talmud is…
and God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Genesis 1:5 Hebrew World translation Called – This will be a bit difficult, but I know you are up for it. I am going to ask you to step out the usual way…
The woman said to the serpent, “Of the fruit of any tree of the garden we may eat.” Genesis 3:2 Stone Tanakh Woman said – When we read this verse, most of us concentrate on the fact that Havvah does not reiterate the command given to Adam exactly as it was given. She adds a…
Here are the recordings of the lectures I gave in Kroonstad, South Africa in May on the topic of the ezer kenegdo. Unfortunately, the microphone didn’t pick up very well so the volume on these is pretty low. I needed Patrick on this trip. Part 1 Download Lecture 1 Part 2 Download Lecture 2
My regular readers will recall the many, many Today’s Word’s regarding the ‘ezer kenegdo. After eighteen months of writing and editing, I’m pleased to let you know that the book about God’s role for women in marriage, society and the church is available. Guardian Angel: What You Need to Know about God’s Design for Women,…
And YHWH Elohim said, “It is not good the man being alone. I will make for him an ‘ezer kenegdo. Genesis 2:18 ‘ezer kenegdo – The opening of the Bible is a declaration of God’s ordering the world. He is completely in control of all creation. His character is expressed in all that He does. …
“How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth – A woman will encompass a man.” Jeremiah 31:22 Encompass – The last step in understanding the role and status of women in the Old Testament is the discussion of the “new” covenant….
And the man called the name of his wife, Eve, because she became the mother of all living. Genesis 3:20 Eve – Of course, we know that the name Eve is a corruption of the real text. The man did not call her Eve. He called her by the Hebrew name Havvah. Why is it…
Entonces el SEÑOR Dios dijo: “No es bueno que el hombre esté solo; le haré una ayuda [´ezer kenegdo].” Génesis 2:18 ´ezer kenegdo – La Biblia no está escrita con números de capítulos y versículos. Esos fueron añadidos miles de años después. Desafortunadamente, esta añadidura frecuentemente separa nuestro pensamiento del texto para que no veamos…
