Jehovah God says in the first verse that it is not good that the man should be alone. This is in direct contrast to all that He declared was good with His creation. The man without a woman was deemed incompleteness to the man’s existence. To provide for man as God always does He says He will make him a help meet. The Hebrew word is pronounced “etzer” which is not in any way a demeaning term. She is not to be “second best.” God describes Himself as an etzer in Scripture. We see this in Exodus 18: 4; Deuteronomy 33:7; I Samuel 7: 12; and Psalm 20; 2, 46: 1. This term is used to describe one who provides what is lacking in man that the man alone cannot do for himself. Because of the way God made man, he needs a helper to fulfill his destiny in mutual assistance. God intended husband and wife to be a spiritual, functional unit, walking in integrity, serving God, and keeping His commandments together. When this harmony is operative, all society prospers under God’s hand. A second Hebrew word kenedgdo is translated as three English words, “meet for him.” This word which is only found here and in Genesis 2: 20 means “a helper in front of him.” So when the two words are put together they mean “a helper who is his counterpart.” This means that God completed man with His crowning effort in the creation by creating woman. She will provide what is lacking in man. She is opposite but corresponds to him.
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