Biblical Womanhood
Genesis 2:15-25
A couple months ago, near the beginning of our study on the family, I presented a message titled, “Man in God’s Image.” In that study, we looked at the creation of human beings in God’s image. We noted the likenesses of our Creator that we humans, both male and female, exhibit. They are – the eternal likeness; the moral likeness; and the physical likeness.
I explained my choice of words for being made in the physical likeness of God like this. God makes it clear to us in His Word that He is a spirit and does not inhabit a corporeal body. But is our physical body not part of our being made in His image? Even though God doesn’t have a physical body, He designed our bodies to do the things He can do. God can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste without having eyes, ears, nose, hands, or mouth. Whenever God or angels appear visibly to mankind it is the form of a human body! So, we conclude there is something uniquely appropriate in God manifesting Himself to us in this way.
In that study of man in God’s image, we didn’t look specifically at the unique ways in which male and female express the image of God. However, we have spent the past several weeks examining the Scriptures with a specific focus on men; their responsibilities, their roles, and relationships.
Today, we begin a series of teaching that will focus on what the Bible has to say about the responsibilities, roles, and relationships of women. I’m fully aware that this can be a touchy subject in our culture and even in the church. But since God’s Word gives us clear teaching in these areas, faithful teachers of the Word cannot ignore it! As is always my goal, I want to stay as close to the Scriptures as I possibly can.
For those of you who have been with me for this entire series of teaching on the family, you know we have spent considerable time in the opening chapters of Genesis. In placing our focus on the female members of human race, we must return to those foundational texts. It is here, in the original creation, both before and after sin entered the human family, that we learn so much of what God intended concerning roles, responsibilities, and relationships for women.
In light of this I will be reading Genesis 1:26-28 and 2:15-25. Please listen carefully as I read these words from God. That’s Genesis 1:26-28 and 2:15-25.
Heavenly Father, we are privileged to come to you through Jesus our Mediator. I ask your precious Holy Spirit to open our hearts to the truth revealed in these portions of Scripture. Help us to understand the unique and wonderful place you have for women in the home, the church, and society. And for this we will give you glory and praise through Jesus, Amen.
In the Genesis account of creation of we observe several ROLES of biblical womanhood.
The First ROLE is,
A Divinely Designed Helper
In Genesis 2:18 God says, “It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him a helper comparable to him.” As God surveyed his creation, He revealed to us his thoughts and intentions; it was neither desirable nor profitable for Adam to remain alone. The creation of woman was not an afterthought for God! Exactly why God chose to create woman in the way He did and His timing in the matter were surely part of his divine plan.
In this statement we see again the desire God has for relationship. I said in an earlier message that one of the reasons God created humans in the first place was for fellowship. God is perfectly sufficient in all things in Himself. He needs nothing! Yet the fact that He created mankind reveals His desire to share Himself and His love with those who are capable of entering into a relati...
