Torah Tuesday - Genesis 2:18

Torah Tuesday is a weekly series in which I share brief insights from the first five books of the Old Testament. This video is part four of a mini-series on the image of God. In this video, I talk about what it means that the woman is the man's "helper." Follow me on Facebook or Twitter to keep up with my research.

James, Carolyn Custis. Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.

Filmed at Prairie College by Carmen Imes.
Produced by Danny Imes.
Original music (Psalm 119:18) by Joshua Sherman.
Photo by Crystal Gillespie.

[akd]

I wish i could like this a thousand times! ❤

[lifegrip]

Great stuff. Love to hear about the original language words and how they’re used and the play on words too. Thanks again Carmen. Another wonderful lesson.

[wendycolglazier]

You pack so much information in just a few minutes!
The Hawai'ians consider 'aloha', the 'ha' to be the divine breath. In sharing aloha, we share God's divine breath with each other.

[anthonypaul]

Great teaching Carmen, the body needs more teaching like this to set things back in order. To many people trying to lord over and dominate other image bearers. Thanks

[janross]

Great teaching!!! And, you're right about liking this week's teaching about subservient women. We all have so much work to do to conform to God's purpose for humankind!! We get so distracted with "who" does what (men vs women) when we should be focused on the "what" that needs to be done by all! There's a lost world that needs to hear the Gospel message and we're all equally commissioned to bear the image of our Creator and go and tell! This is good stuff, Carmen! Thank you! :))

[elsanto]

Thanks for sharing great books. It is good to know that there are books to help us find balance between men and women's work in the church. God bless you for your unique video mini-teachings.

[barbaraschlunegger]

amazing, thank you sooo much for your work!!

[storyofscripture]

Amen, we got enough problems, we need all the help we can get!

[mariag]

This is so interesting! Once again, I am grateful for your knowledge and wisdom.

[hyeryoungoh]

Amazing, Carmen! May the Lord continue to bless you and use you in a mighty way!♥

[emilylaw]

Great teaching and it aligns with what Tim Mackie says in the Bible Project podcast. Thanks!

[LEM]

I can't wait to talk to you more about this! What great insight! That was so encouraging!

[edwright]

looking forward to your Image of God book

[marcusdumitru]

You know, in English and around the globe, the "help" is a maid who cleans the house. So the inferior cultural connotation is understandable, but you cleared it!
I heard before the idea that Eve was a suitable help in some kind of military sense, but I never understood the connection until this explanation of yours of the usage of Ezer in the OT. The power position of the Ezer was never in my view until now. The "side" by "side" idea (pun intended) is better covered in the church though. Great! Thanks.
I know there should be another word play in Gen 2:7 with the blowing and nostrils and living creature. Do you tackle that somewhere else?

[flematicoreformandose]

That is why Noah's contemporaries surely laughed when he announced that water would fall from the skies. Since there was no rain but dew. Oral transmission would do its job from parent to child.

[Tswanabynature]

What Torah are you reading from please kindly. I love this, G_d bless you.

[steveandlorithomas]

Hi, Carmen - Do you think our translations should replace 'helper' with something better that departs from the historical reading and better emphasizes the dignity and importance of the woman? If so, what would you suggest?

[blakewidmer]

So thankful for your teaching, I’m learning so much! Have you read Beth Allison Barr’s book “making of biblical womanhood”? Thoughts on it? I’ve pre-ordered it and look forward to reading it. I’ll check out the one you mentioned today too :)

[dinaolsen]

What are your thoughts on the work of joy Fleming and theTru316 Foundation on Genesis 2 and 3?

[nigelmorrisdrums]

Hi Carmen, pretty sure I heard John Walton State that the word. " from" isn't in the Hebrew. Dust of the ground being a statement of mortality! Thoughts please