From One Rib

~~~ Genesis 2:18-25 ~~~ Psalm 128 ~~~ Mark 7:24-30 ~~~

So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man,

and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs

and closed up its place with flesh.

These couple of verses causes me to chuckle inside...

God is his infinite wisdom put the man into a deep sleep.

God made woman from one of the man's 

ribs, but the man had to be asleep.

While asleep the man could not resist or argue with God...

the man could also not give God any requests

 about how this woman was to fashioned.

The LORD God then built up into a woman

the rib that he had taken from the man.

God could have created woman without

 taking any part of the man,

but for whatever reason he wanted 

to incorporate part of the man into the body of the woman.

I find it so curious as to why God chose 

to create woman in this manner.

By using one of the man's ribs God created a vacancy within the man

 that ultimately would be filled by the creation of the woman.

When man woke up he was very pleased 

that God had created this woman

 to be with him in the garden.

That is why a man leaves his father and mother

and clings to his wife,

and the two of them become one flesh.

God bless all men and women; we were created in his image...

we were created for one another.

Blessings today especially

 on all marriages.

~~~Peace~~~