Andre Widodo
© Talmid HaMashiach
Shalom,
The first man, Adam named the Woman as Eve or in Hebrew is CHAVÂH (חוּה) which means LIFEGIVER, because "SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF ALL LIVING".
Gen 3:20 KJV
And Adam called his wife's name EVE; because SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF ALL LIVING.
The TORAH says that "THE MAN AND HIS WIFE, THEY WERE BOTH NAKED AND WERE NOT ASHAMED".
Gen 2:25
And THEY WERE BOTH NAKED, THE MAN AND HIS WIFE, AND WERE NOT ASHAMED.
This is the TORAH's view on sexuality. God doesn't see sex as something sinful, shameful or perverse. He made it. He designed it to be beautiful and fulfilling part of paradise. The TORAH says that husband and wife, when joined together in married are "ONE FLESH" or "LE VÂSÂR ‘ECHÂD".
Remember the word ‘ECHÂD in Hebrew means UNITED AS ONE. We can see in the SHEMÂ also :
Deu 6:4 KJV
Hear, O Israel: Y-H-V-H our God is one Y-H-V-H.
SHEMÂ YIŚRÂ’ÊL ADONAI ‘ĒLOHÊINU ADONAI ‘ECHÂD
The word ONE FLESH in the Bible means HUMAN BODY. This is amazing mystery of marriage. When a man and a woman are married, they are spiritually and physically UNITED or ‘ECHÂD. They become one new human body. Henceforth, neither one is complete without the other. That's why marriage can be so wonderful and that's why divorce is traumatic and tragic.
This also explains why sexual relationships outside of marriage are so damaging.
Heb 13:4 KJV
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
We are not designed for multiple partners. We are physically and spiritually designed for commited and monogamous relationship.
Once, Yeshua was asked about divorce.
Mat 19:3 KJV
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Mat 19:4 KJV
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, (Gen 1:27) that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Mat 19:5 KJV
And said, (Gen 2:24) For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Mat 19:6 KJV
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Yeshua answered that although divorce is permissible by the TORAH, it is not the ideal and it is NOT supposed to happen.
Today is a common thing for people to go through several sexual partners before commiting to marriage. It is also common for marriages to end in divorce. BUT this is NOT God wants us to.
God wants us to experience and enjoy sexuality within a commited, monogamous marriage, just like Adam and Eve. When that happens, we will experience the joy of Eden. But when we take sex out of context, then we change it into something ugly and destructive.
When a husband and a wife are worthy, the Dwelling Presence of God abides with them. But when they are NOT worthy, fire consumes them.
The Hebrew word for MAN is ‘ÎSH (אישׁ) or ALEPH-YOD-SHIN.
The Hebrew word for WOMAN is ‘ÎSHÂH (אשּׁה) or ALEPH-SHIN-HEY.
Both words have common letters and unique letters.
If we recombine the unique letters from the two words, taking the YOD (י) from ‘ÎSH (אישׁ) and HEY (ה) from ‘ÎSHÂH (אשּׁה), then the two letters will be YOD-HEY (יהּ) or YAH which is part of GOD's HOLY NAME.
And if we remove those unique letters from both words, it will change the word into 'ÊISH (אשׁ) ALEPH-SHIN which means FIRE.
MAN = ALEPH-YOD-SHIN.
WOMAN = ALEPH-SHIN-HEY.
MAN + WOMAN = (ALEPH-YOD-SHIN) + (ALEPH-SHIN-HEY) = YOD-HEY = YAH = GOD's HOLY NAME.
But if GOD's HOLY NAME is NOT there, MAN + WOMAN = ALEPH-SHIN which means FIRE.
So, when a marriage is godly and the marriage bed is kept pure, God is present with husband and wife. When a marriage is godless and the marriage bed is defiled, it is a consuming fire that will destroy both husband and wife.
Heb 13:4 KJV
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Keep and work your marriage holy together with God.
Baruch HaShem b'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach. Shalom
