Ge 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
A followup based on a comment posted. In the KJV the word used is cleave, NIV United, NAS Joined, all 3 are translated as follows...
Hebrew word: qbd translated word: Dabaq
Phonetic daw-bak' Verb
Definition
to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch
(Qal)
to cling, cleave to
to stay with
(Pual) to be joined together
(Hiphil)
to cause to cleave to
to pursue closely
to overtake
(Hophal) to be made to cleave
Used 54 Times in the KJV: cleave 32, follow hard 5, overtake 3, stick 3, keep fast 2, ...together 2, abide 1, close 1, joined 1, pursued 1, take 1
Tipically hebrew writing has one word for each meaning. And there is no reference I can find were they used Dabaq to mean dividing...
Dividing or Divide was a separate word: Baqa` Pronounced: baw-kah' Which intersting enough has cleave in its definition, but is only used once to
to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear
(Qal)
to cleave, cleave open
to break through, break into
(Niphal)
to be cleft, be rent open, be split open
to be broken into
(Piel)
to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open
to break through, break down
(Pual)
to be ripped open, be torn open
to be rent
to be broken into
(Hiphil)
to break into
to break through
(Hophal) to be broken into (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder
Used 52 times ... breached 3, break 4, break forth 1, break through 1, breaks forth 1, breaks open 1, broke open 1, broke through 2, broken 3, burst 2, burst open 1, cleaved 1, dashed to pieces 1, divide 1, divided 4, forth 1, hatch 2, hews 1, invaded 1, make for ourselves a breach 1, rip 1, ripped 1, ripped open 2, shook 1, split 7, split open 1, splits 1, tear 1, tore 2, torn 2
What do I get from this. When God talks about something being joined or put together he uses, Daw-Bak. The writes of King James used the word cleave which yes has two meanings in our languages. I believe based on the Hebrew looking at NIV and NAS, united or joined seems to be a better fit.
But I appreciate cleave (KJV) being used in this since though. It is a more dramatic word, and brings to mind a picture of one person holding fast to the other so as not to fall or be devided.
www.biblegateway.net was used for the word study.....
Monday, February 26, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Leading a Marriage, Serving a wife.
OK. I know I know I haven’t blogged in awhile, busy is not an excuse it is the truth. Well now that I have broadband at home I can keep up better.
Well the past 8 weeks in DC we have covered Fellowship, The Tongue, Unity, Conflict and Marriage.
The Marriage topic is one that holds my attention. 1) I am married 2) Marriage for a man is the true definition and practice of leadership. So here are my thoughts….
No the first thing you are going to ask when you read Ephesians below is; WHERE IS THE SUBMIT? And yes Wives submit to your husbands is important, but did you know that God gave the husband more instructions in Ephesians, than he did the wife.
EPH 5:25-31
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…
How did Christ love the church? He served it and sacrificed for it ultimately giving his life.
26 to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless
If I lead as I should she will follow me to Christ, ensuring her salvation to God. Husbands are to lead their wives to Christ by example.
28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.
Pretty self explanatory; Husbands are to care and provide for their wives just as they would care for themselves. No only in the physical sense, but also spiritually. Husbands are responsible to make sure their wife’s faith is growing, and her relationship with God becomes stronger.
31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh.” Paul is drawing from Genesis, which in the The King James translation says:
Genesis
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
First leave, old ways behind, and make new your relationship with your wife, and unite (CLEAVE), to her. When I think of the word cleave I think of holding on to something as tight as I can, so tight that the hold can’t be broken.
To unite in one flesh has finality to it. One can not be divided, if you do divide one you have fractions or pieces. As C.S. Lewis described it, a lock and a key are one mechanism, a bow and a violin one instrument. Only, those pieces together can make one. Niva is the Hebrew word for one. Meaning: Only one. or Echad in Greek: for Only once, or a certain. To become only one certain flesh.
So now back to Submit…. Instead of thinking about it as the dirty word the world has made it, think of it this way. See, to lead is to serve, to be humble, thinking of others better than you. Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than your selves.
And so if husbands lead their wives in that fashion, they are not submitting to a tyrannical leader, no they are submitting to being served by there husbands. Eph 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
God places so much value on Marriage that he gave Christ’s relationship with the church, as a model for the relationship of the husband and wife.
Here is what I wrote for my wife on Valentines day….
Dawn,
I just wanted to take a second to tell you how in love I am with you.
I know I tell you everyday that I love you, but I hope you know that it is so much more than words that I express.
I can not think of where my life would be today with out you there every step of the way. I truly believe we are united by God and that covenant can not be broken.
Genesis 24: For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
God has truly blessed me, he knew it was not good for me to be alone, and I pray daily for him to continue to strengthen our marriage.
Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
You are a wonderful wife and mother, and I am excited to be able to raise our children with you.
You’re Loving Husband
Well the past 8 weeks in DC we have covered Fellowship, The Tongue, Unity, Conflict and Marriage.
The Marriage topic is one that holds my attention. 1) I am married 2) Marriage for a man is the true definition and practice of leadership. So here are my thoughts….
No the first thing you are going to ask when you read Ephesians below is; WHERE IS THE SUBMIT? And yes Wives submit to your husbands is important, but did you know that God gave the husband more instructions in Ephesians, than he did the wife.
EPH 5:25-31
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…
How did Christ love the church? He served it and sacrificed for it ultimately giving his life.
26 to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless
If I lead as I should she will follow me to Christ, ensuring her salvation to God. Husbands are to lead their wives to Christ by example.
28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.
Pretty self explanatory; Husbands are to care and provide for their wives just as they would care for themselves. No only in the physical sense, but also spiritually. Husbands are responsible to make sure their wife’s faith is growing, and her relationship with God becomes stronger.
31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh.” Paul is drawing from Genesis, which in the The King James translation says:
Genesis
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
First leave, old ways behind, and make new your relationship with your wife, and unite (CLEAVE), to her. When I think of the word cleave I think of holding on to something as tight as I can, so tight that the hold can’t be broken.
To unite in one flesh has finality to it. One can not be divided, if you do divide one you have fractions or pieces. As C.S. Lewis described it, a lock and a key are one mechanism, a bow and a violin one instrument. Only, those pieces together can make one. Niva is the Hebrew word for one. Meaning: Only one. or Echad in Greek: for Only once, or a certain. To become only one certain flesh.
So now back to Submit…. Instead of thinking about it as the dirty word the world has made it, think of it this way. See, to lead is to serve, to be humble, thinking of others better than you. Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than your selves.
And so if husbands lead their wives in that fashion, they are not submitting to a tyrannical leader, no they are submitting to being served by there husbands. Eph 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
God places so much value on Marriage that he gave Christ’s relationship with the church, as a model for the relationship of the husband and wife.
Here is what I wrote for my wife on Valentines day….
Dawn,
I just wanted to take a second to tell you how in love I am with you.
I know I tell you everyday that I love you, but I hope you know that it is so much more than words that I express.
I can not think of where my life would be today with out you there every step of the way. I truly believe we are united by God and that covenant can not be broken.
Genesis 24: For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
God has truly blessed me, he knew it was not good for me to be alone, and I pray daily for him to continue to strengthen our marriage.
Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
You are a wonderful wife and mother, and I am excited to be able to raise our children with you.
You’re Loving Husband
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