There is word about that. God's punishment to man would be that he would have to labour and work the earth, and be a labourer. There may be stuff left out, but I don't think so. My understanding of it is, that women would have pain in childbirht, they would desire their husbands but he would "rule" over her. Not in the I'm the boss of you kind of rule, but the responsibility for. And in her desiring of her husband, she would be disappointed because it would no longer be the close three way relationship between man, God and woman. Man's punishment would be the heavy responsibility of providing for and working land that would no longer be as fruitful as when they were in the garden. Which, I believe fits if you look at the area in which they lived.
But here is the beauty of it. Jesus changed all that. He brought grace. And woman no longer has to fear birth, and her desire can be for a deeper relationship with Jesus. Man and woman are equal. Different of course but equal. Man has grace. And he is instructed to love his wife, as Christ loves the church.
I don't know if that makes any sense. SO much of my faith is tied to the emotional, "knowing" in my spirit the truth, even though there is so much I don't understand and may never understand until I get to Heaven.
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Date: 2008-10-20 06:05 pm (UTC)But here is the beauty of it. Jesus changed all that. He brought grace. And woman no longer has to fear birth, and her desire can be for a deeper relationship with Jesus. Man and woman are equal. Different of course but equal. Man has grace. And he is instructed to love his wife, as Christ loves the church.
I don't know if that makes any sense. SO much of my faith is tied to the emotional, "knowing" in my spirit the truth, even though there is so much I don't understand and may never understand until I get to Heaven.