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The Fall of Man by J-me (Part 5) 2/18/2009 7:52:22 AM
Genesis 2:21-25 • Genesis 2:21-25, "And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man made he a woman, and brought her unto to the man. And Adam 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. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed."
To understand how the Lord God created everything from himself, a person need only look at the manner in which he separated man's rib and created the woman. The woman was created in a world of love and sinless perfection, much as the church, the bride of Christ, is created in Christ's sinless perfect love.
• Ephesians 5:25-33, "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a geat mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband."
It is obvious that marriage is one of the biggest witnesses of the Church of Christ. God makes it very clear that one of the most godly acts that a man can do is to cherish and give himself for his wife.
Any man who deals treacherously with his wife is not pleasing to God. One need only look at Malachi 2:11-16, to see the seriousness of mistreating a wife. God fully intends a man and his wife to be one in the flesh and loving one to another.
Finally, Although the creation of Eve from Adam's rib is an actual event, it also is a foreshadowing of Christ and his Bride, the Church.
Just as Adam was put into a deep sleep - so also Jesus was gave his life on the cross for our sins.
Just as the rib was taken from Adam's side - so also the spear was put in and taken from Christ's side.
Just as the woman was created on the eighth day - so also Christ rose on the eight day to create the Bride of Christ, the Church.
