Flesh of My Flesh

     Today I found that the Complete Jewish Bible resonated with me in the second chapter of Genesis. After setting the precedent for a day of rest, the focus shifts from a general overview of creation to the specific events surrounding the creation of man.

     Most poignant to me was the fact that in Adam's search for a suitable helpmate he found that only another person would suffice. Eve is specifically called a person in this version. Women were not created to be lesser or greater than men. They were created to be equal.

     The institution of marriage began here in this chapter. The definition of woman is 'came out of man'. Woman was meant to be a part of man. In marriage, the wife is once again bone of her husband's bone and flesh of her husband's flesh. Is it any wonder that divorce is so messy?