October 22
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GENESIS 2
18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. – Genesis 2:18-25
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GENESIS 2 A HELPER MADE FOR MAN
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
After creating Adam out of the dust, he made him rule all creatures
But the Lord God saw that Adam needed someone who could help him
He let Adam fall into a deep sleep and while he was sleeping,
God took a rib from Adam and made a similar being for helping him.
When Adam woke, he was overjoyed with much delight to see Eve
A helper finally fit to be with him to tend the Garden of Eden
So, the Lord God put them together in a place where they can be one
They will no longer be separated and become one flesh till the end of time.
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When God made Eve out of the rib of Adam, his desire was to bring him a helper fit for him. God instituted marriage when he declared for them to become one flesh and that there will be no one to break that unity between them. This is why a man will leave his parents to become one with his wife.
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REFLECTION
• Why is it not good if a husband clings to his parents and not to his wife?