Genesis 2:18-25 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.… I. WOMAN WAS BROUGHT TO MAN IN ORDER THAT SHE MIGHT RELIEVE HIS SOLITUDE BY INTELLIGENT COMPANIONSHIP. II. WOMAN WAS BROUGHT TO MAN THAT SHE MIGHT BE HIS HELPMEET IN THE STRUGGLES OF LIFE. 1. To develop his intellectual thinkings. 2. To culture his moral sympathies. 3. To aid him in the daily needs of life. 4. To join him in his worship of God. III. WOMAN WAS BROUGHT TO MAN THAT SHE MIGHT RECEIVE HIS LOVE, PROTECTION, AND CARE. LESSONS: 1. The Divine compassion for a lonely man. 2. That marriage is to furnish man with true companionship of soul. 3. That marriage is to aid man in all the exigencies of life. (J. S. Exell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. |
    |