There as a husband he puts a hedge about her, a hedge of protection to care for her, to love her, to provide for her (like a sheepfold see John 10:1). Jacob and Rachel… Genesis 29:1-6… The name Rachel means “an ewe, a sheep.” A wife becomes the sheep of the husband’s pasture.
Isaac became blind and Rebekah became bored. Isaac loved Esau and Rebekah loved Jacob. Problems came into the family because they played favorites with their children. Later in their marriage the hedge was broken. The word “cleave” means “to bond as glue, to take a hold as glue.” Genesis 24:67 says, “ And he loved her.” He was the hedge. Genesis 2:24 says, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (KJV). The marriage is to be the strongest bond in the natural life. Isaac and Rebekah… Genesis 24:15-67… “Rebekah” means “tying and binding.” It’s the Holy Spirit that binds the marriage together. Abraham was strong in faith and righteousness, yet he went outside of the marriage covenant to find fulfillment, and it backfired on him. Sarah said to Abraham after Isaac was born, “ My wrong be upon thee” ( Genesis 16:5, KJV). The Lord came into their marriage and Isaac was born. Later, God came and changed their names to Abraham and Sarah. Adultery is a breaking down of the hedge. Abraham broke the hedge of sanctity and trust by going into Hagar. Adam failed to protect his wife, a problem arose, and trouble began.Ībram and Sarah… Genesis 11:29… Marriages were meant to be fruitful.
This couple lived in an ideal environment (Eden) but they lost their home because a person outside the household influenced one spouse. However, Adam failed to be the hedge, and the serpent came in and spoiled Eve. Eve was both a helpmeet and a pillar of rest. We have to look at a few Biblical marriages…Īdam and Eve… Genesis 2:18-25… When God brought Eve to Adam it was the beginning of an inheritance. No man can expect submission (cooperation) from his wife if he is not to her what Christ is to the church. No couple can successfully handle their marriage roles until they have a good understanding of the role of Christ and the Church. Christ’s inheritance is the church and He is the hedge around the church and the supplier of all her needs. Paul teaches this same truth about Christ and the church in Ephesians 5:22-33. The husband is to be a hedge around his wife. What a great verse… The wife is the beginning of a man’s inheritance and wealth. Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled.” Ecclesiasticus 36:24-25 (Apocrypha)… “He that getteth a wife, beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
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