IT TAKES A WOMAN (5 OF 48)
Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25
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It Takes a Woman (5 of 48)
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 2:18-25
Introduction
Last week we studied in the first half of Genesis 2 for what purpose God created human beings. Looking back on what man's role was in the sinless and perfect Garden of Eden, we saw that as man's authority and life-giver, God has designed each and every one of us for the purpose of worshipping and obey Him. Two weeks before that in Genesis 1 we learned that God also gave man dominion over the earth, that as His image-bearers God graciously allows us to participate in ruling over creation and filling the earth. And, yet, as thorough as these studies were, we find ourselves at the end Genesis 2:17, still with an incomplete picture, with God's work still not quite finished. What we find left in Genesis 2, is the creation of woman and of the institution of marriage and the family.
I think it would be an interesting exercise this morning if we were to go around and ask one another, ''Why did you get married?'' For those in the congregation this morning who are single, but who hope to one day marry and have a family, to ask the question, ''What do you hope to find in a marriage?'' I mean, honestly, why does anyone get married or have kids? What's the purpose? I think most people would answer companionship. Life might get awfully lonely if you had to spend it by yourself; its nice and comforting to have someone along side. Some marry for economic stability, others out of a desire for kids, even the apostle Paul cites sexual purity as a reason to marry. One of my favorite reasons, or at least one of the most entertaining reasons, for marriage comes from the 1960s musical, Hello Dolly! In the musical, the protagonist of the story, Mr. Vandergelder, sings an appropriately titled song, ''It takes a Woman.'' Describing why a man should enter into marriage, the song goes, [Read song lyrics]
Even in the 1960s, the writers knew that such reasons could onl ...
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 2:18-25
Introduction
Last week we studied in the first half of Genesis 2 for what purpose God created human beings. Looking back on what man's role was in the sinless and perfect Garden of Eden, we saw that as man's authority and life-giver, God has designed each and every one of us for the purpose of worshipping and obey Him. Two weeks before that in Genesis 1 we learned that God also gave man dominion over the earth, that as His image-bearers God graciously allows us to participate in ruling over creation and filling the earth. And, yet, as thorough as these studies were, we find ourselves at the end Genesis 2:17, still with an incomplete picture, with God's work still not quite finished. What we find left in Genesis 2, is the creation of woman and of the institution of marriage and the family.
I think it would be an interesting exercise this morning if we were to go around and ask one another, ''Why did you get married?'' For those in the congregation this morning who are single, but who hope to one day marry and have a family, to ask the question, ''What do you hope to find in a marriage?'' I mean, honestly, why does anyone get married or have kids? What's the purpose? I think most people would answer companionship. Life might get awfully lonely if you had to spend it by yourself; its nice and comforting to have someone along side. Some marry for economic stability, others out of a desire for kids, even the apostle Paul cites sexual purity as a reason to marry. One of my favorite reasons, or at least one of the most entertaining reasons, for marriage comes from the 1960s musical, Hello Dolly! In the musical, the protagonist of the story, Mr. Vandergelder, sings an appropriately titled song, ''It takes a Woman.'' Describing why a man should enter into marriage, the song goes, [Read song lyrics]
Even in the 1960s, the writers knew that such reasons could onl ...
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