If this be a commandment of God, and man must rule woman, the more carnally-minded a man is the better he keeps that sort of “law!”

124. God spoke warningly to Eve at this time, telling her that she was inclining to turn away from Himself to her husband, and telling her that if she did so her husband would rule over her. The correct rendering of the next phrase of Genesis 3:16 is this: “Thou art turning away to thy [...]

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Teshuqa and the meaning of Genesis 3:16

LESSON 16.

GOD’S WARNING TO EVE
124. God spoke warningly to Eve at this time, telling her that she was inclining to turn away from Himself to her husband, and telling her that if she did so her husband would rule over her. The correct rendering of the next phrase of Genesis 3:16 is this: “Thou art [...]

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What if Eve had not followed Adam out of the Garden?

123. Eve was, then, the first woman to forsake her (heavenly) kindred for her husband. She reversed God’s marriage law,—”Therefore shall a man forsake his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife.” Had Eve remained steadfast with God, Adam might through the double [...]

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