Wednesday, October 8, 2014

WIFE - YOU ARE A SAVIOUR TO YOUR HUSBAND:

When God created the woman for man, he made her for the purpose of being a “help meet” to her husband. In Hebrew, the two words that "help meet" are derived from are the words "ezer" and “neged".

The Hebrew word neged means ‘part opposite, counterpart, in front of.’ In other words, she is opposite to man, but fits him perfectly like a glove.

Ezer which is commonly translated as "help" is really a rich word with a much deeper meaning. According to biblical scholar David Freedman, the Hebrew word "ezer" translated into English as “help” is a combination of two roots, one meaning “to rescue”, “to save,” and the other meaning “to be strong.” Just as the roots merged into one word, so did their meanings. 

The noun ezer occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible. In eight of these instances the word means “saviour”. These examples are easy to identify because they are associated with other expressions of deliverance or saving. Elsewhere in the Bible, the word is most frequently used to describe how God is an ezer (help) to man. Even more amazing is that this word is first used regarding a wife, before it is used regarding God!

For example the word "ebenezer" in 1 Samuel 7:12 is used to describe the power of God's deliverance. "Eben" means rock and "ezer" means "help" or "salvation". Ebenezer therefore means "rock of help" or "rock of salvation". The root "ezer" is the same word that God used to describe to Adam who Eve was. She was not intended to be just his helper or his companion, rather she was intended to be his saviour, his deliverer. Halleluiah! Ladies can you hear that?
Women reveal the image of God when you help your husbands. By the way, you don’t help your husband when you seek to do his career. That undermines his manhood. You help him by making life easier to do his work, by caring for him physically and nutritionally, and by making your home a peaceful sanctuary for him.

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