THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM IN THE IMAGE OF ELOHIM:

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them”. Gen 1:27-28

Since this verse was originally written in Hebrew, the meaning can be found in the Hebrew words and letters. Let us look at a more accurate translation that preserves several key Hebrew words.

First, however, it must be understood that the Hebrew scripture does not have the word "God," as written in English. Instead, the entire first chapter of Genesis refers to Elohim. The Hebrew word Elohim is plural, and is derived from El (God) united with Eloah (God having both male and female characteristics), forming the plural Elohim. Therefore, when God created MAN, He created him in His IMAGE “male and female” as a single being.

The second important point here is that Adam was created in the image (tselem) of the Elohim: male-female, in other words, as an ANDROGYNOUS BEING. Only later was Adam divided into two sexes “Man, from Hebrew word Ish and Woman, from Hebrew word Ishah”. Ish and Ishah were now a separated beings. Then God brought the woman to the man, to make them ONE FLESH again, and by divine revelation, Adam saw her as his very essence.
“Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her 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 a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become ONE FLESH”. Gen 2:22-24

She was called “woman”because she was taken “Out of man”as a separate being. God separated her from man to make her a complete female, the very essence of the male before returning back to man with interest, to make them a complete being. God does not want you to marry just any man or woman, but a COMPLETE BEING “male and female”. Some people calls it “soul mate”. Therefore, we must trace our root back to God as ONE BEING “male and female”, created in Him and for His glory. Until you see yourself as ONE BEING in God with that man or woman, if not, you are yet to meet your soul mate. Join me tomorrow as we look deeper into the meaning of the words “Male and Female”.