Jo
Active 2012–2012
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it is my understanding that the word ezer, which is often in translations of Genesis 2:18 translated as “helper” is a Hebrew word which does not suggest a subordinate role but rather could be translated as an indispensible part of the whole or one who can do something for a person that they are unable to do themselves i.e. an indispensible companion. Source: Net Bible footnotes for Genesis 2:18 quoting M.L.Rosenzweig “A Helper Equal to Him” pp.277-80(www. bible.org)
There could be no more feminine image than that of a bride, but it is as the “Bride of Christ” that the church is referred as throughout the New Testament and particularly in the book of Revelation. This image of the bride obviously refers to all the believers in Christ, men and women.