The Excuse

The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.”   Genesis 3:12 NASB Gave – In a recent conversation a very intelligent woman raised an objection to the trajectory of my book, Guardian Angel. She claimed that the fact that God gave the woman…

Fundamentals

The man 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 2:23 NASB Shall be called – When did you become self-aware? Before you try to think back to your infancy, let’s ask the question a different way….

The Real World

A heart at peace gives life to the body. Proverbs 14:30 (J. Sacks) At peace – John and Paul said it all. “Give you all I’ve got for a little peace of mind.” Without this, life fades to oblivion. Without this, it’s not worth continuing. Solomon understood what the boys from Liverpool were looking for….

End of Story!

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [a]sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26 NASB Let them…

Recovery

The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. Genesis 2:22 NASB Had taken from – The purpose of marriage is unity.  Genesis 2:24 tells us that we are joined together in order to become one flesh.  But it isn’t just about…

A Covenant of Purpose

The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.  Genesis 2:22  NASB Fashioned – If you read the Genesis account of creation within the framework of  covenant commitments, you might notice the following pattern.  God makes a covenant of power with male…

Switch

The man 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 2:23  NASB Man – Something odd is happening in this story about the first man.  Up to this point, the word used for “man” is adam.  God…

Ruth, the Warrior

“And now, daughter, have no fear.  I will do in your behalf whatever you ask, for all the elders of the town know what a fine woman you are.”  Ruth 3:11  JPS Fine woman – Why don’t we put this in its proper perspective?  It might change how we feel about Ruth and Boaz.  The…

A Woman’s Doxology

For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.  1 Corinthians 11:7  NASB Glory – What an exegetical disaster we have made of Paul’s off-hand remark!  What nonsense, what heresy we have perpetrated upon women as a…