Genesis 2: 15 - 25
I did a teaching on this subject when I was chaplain for the LSMC. I used song lyrics from Charlie Daniels, quotes from wickipedia, I found some macho verses in the Bible, and even used the words I heard from a friend about standing on our own two feet. It all comes down to one phrase;
IT IS NOT GOOD FOR MAN TO BE ALONE!
It’s the only time during the creation that God said that. Everything else was good but that.
It is still true today. When asked what the worst thing is about solitary confinement, most prisoners will answer; not being able to see another face, to communicate with someone else, and not being able to touch another human being.
When asked, most single people will tell you loneliness is the worst thing about being single.
The NIV uses the word helper, KJV uses help meet.
The Hebrew wording is “Ezer Kenegdo”. This is a notoriously hard phrase to translate because it means much more than just helper.
It means life saver.
That’s exactly what we are to each other, we are life savers.
We sustain one another and we bring peace to each other.
I did a teaching on this subject when I was chaplain for the LSMC. I used song lyrics from Charlie Daniels, quotes from wickipedia, I found some macho verses in the Bible, and even used the words I heard from a friend about standing on our own two feet. It all comes down to one phrase;
IT IS NOT GOOD FOR MAN TO BE ALONE!
It’s the only time during the creation that God said that. Everything else was good but that.
It is still true today. When asked what the worst thing is about solitary confinement, most prisoners will answer; not being able to see another face, to communicate with someone else, and not being able to touch another human being.
When asked, most single people will tell you loneliness is the worst thing about being single.
The NIV uses the word helper, KJV uses help meet.
The Hebrew wording is “Ezer Kenegdo”. This is a notoriously hard phrase to translate because it means much more than just helper.
It means life saver.
That’s exactly what we are to each other, we are life savers.
We sustain one another and we bring peace to each other.
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