God’s Design For Marriage Genesis 2:18-25
Marriage is important and significant
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 ESV)
The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." (Revelation 22:17)
Sin and Satan pervert God’s design for marriage
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
What is God’s design for marriage?
Marriage Is Complementary God’s Design for Marriage – Genesis 2:18-25
“It is not good”
Genesis 2:18
Companionship
“I will make him a helper fit for him”
Psalm 10:14
Psalm 33:20
“But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him”
Genesis 2:19-20
“This at last”
Genesis 2:21-23
Ephesians 5:25, 28-31
Marriage Is Exclusive God’s Design for Marriage – Genesis 2:18-25
“leave …hold fast”
Genesis 2:24
“leave his father and his mother”
Proverbs 4:1-4
Ruth 1:14, 16
“hold fast to his wife”
Exclusive
1 Corinthians 7:2
Marriage Is Permanent God’s Design for Marriage – Genesis 2:18-25
“hold fast ”
Genesis 2:24
Permanent
“to cleave, to adhere, specially firmly, as if with glue” Gesenius, W., & Tregelles, S. P. (2003). Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures (p. 185). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
Numbers 36:7-9
Deuteronomy 10:20
Covenant
Proverbs 2:17
Malachi 2:14
Lifelong
Matthew 19:4-5
Romans 7:1-3
Malachi 2:16
Marriage Is Cohesive God’s Design for Marriage – Genesis 2:18-25
“they shall become one flesh”
Genesis 2:24
Cohesion
Genesis 2:23
“naked…not ashamed”
Intimacy
Genesis 2:25
1 Corinthians 7:1-5
Hebrews 13:4
United
Genesis 1:27-28
God’s Design For Marriage Genesis 2:18-25
Complementary Exclusive Permanent Cohesive
Is your marriage according to God’s design?