In the beginning, [Genesis 1-3] Eve and Adam got along great and were equals and everything. Then, Eve ate the fruit. And God said, "...and HE WILL RULE OVER YOU."
In the...right after the beginning, [Genesis 12] Sarai is "taken" by Pharaoh with no say in the matter at all. She was being "RULED OVER."
In the...some other time, [The Iliad] all of the women were treated like something less than human. Like they were the bowl of green beans being passed around at Sunday lunch to the person who hadn't gotten their share yet. Briseis was only one of the many, many war brides; and Helen was "taken" by Paris.
I don't think that was what God meant when he said, "...and HE WILL RULE OVER YOU." I guess it will be interpreted a lot of different ways before the end of time, so for the opportunity for it to be taken the wrong way, I just want to say:
Thank you, Eve.
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I commented on Will's.
I don't think that God meant that the man has complete control over the woman like what happened in the Iliad. I think that it means that man should be the head of the family. The Bible says in the New Testament that wives are to be submissive to their husbands. It doesn't say that women are supposed to bow down before their husbands. In fact it's not even Eve's fault they got kicked out of the garden.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Eve was created to be Adam's helper because God knew it was bad for him to be lonely. Adam needed human companionship, not a slave to do his laundry.
ReplyDeleteAlthough God gave men dominion over their wives, He never intended for them to be treated like "green beans at Sunday lunch". Husbands are to love their wives as Jesus loves the church. God intended for women to be treated with love and respect, though many men fail to understand that fact.
However, Alana does bring up a good point. Even though it wasn't God's intention for men to dominate women, as is seen in the Iliad, it is our sin that has led us to this point. Eve, then Adam, sinned against God. Then after that mankind (as a whole) has grown apart from God. As people have turned away from God, there have been many times in history where women have been treated in a way that God did not intend them to be treated. Yes, each person is responsible for their own actions, but Eve was the first person to make the choice not to listen God ...
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