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● Gen 2:21a-22a . . So the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon the man; and,
while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that spot.
And the Lord God fashioned the rib that He had taken from the man into a
woman;
The woman isn't presented as a unique species; she was constructed with
material taken from the man's body, viz: the woman was the flip side of the
same coin rather than a whole other coin of her own.
● Gen 2:22b . . and He introduced her to the man.
The woman wasn't given an opportunity to fit in with the animal kingdom
before giving her to the man probably because her specific purpose was to
be with a man (Gen 2:18) whereas Adam's specific purpose was to represent
the image and likeness of God. (Gen 1:26 & 1Cor 11:7) Men can make do
with a hound dog and/or a soccer ball named Wilson if they have to; but as
a rule, normal women can't. (I think we may safely assume Eve was normal
at first)
Men and Women share a lot of similarities; but the resolve to go it solo, to
be a rugged individual, is not one of them. There are exceptions, of course;
but as a rule, women do not care to live alone and unloved in the world. It's
curious, but when we think of hermits; our minds typically think of them as
male because female hermits just seem so contrary to nature.
● Gen 2:23a . .Then the man said: This one at last is bone of my bones and
flesh of my flesh.
The man's rib wasn't taken out of his body as only a bare section from his
skeleton, rather, it was taken from him with meat on it; which of course
would've included some of his blood too in order to keep the meat from
dying, which would've rendered it quite useless for constructing the woman
"for the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Lev 17:11)
The one who designed a man said it is not good for a man to live alone. And
if it's not good for a man to live alone, then it goes without saying that it's
not good for a woman either. If men are supposed to be happier with a
woman, then women should be happier with a man. In other words:
mankind's designer didn't intend men and women to function independently
of each other. They were created to be together; as couples.
● Gen 2:24a . . Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his
wife,
Most people don't care much for needy spouses because they're so high
maintenance; but I don't think Genesis is talking about that kind of clinging.
It's said that dogs are Man's best friend. No they aren't; dogs are
domesticated beasts. They might bring a man his slippers, guard his
property, and lick his face; but a dog lacks the capacity to be concerned that
a man isn't eating right and getting enough sleep and/or sympathize with a
man when his job is outsourced to cheap labor in India.
How many dogs shared their master's alarm when the housing bubble burst
in 2008 and Wall Street fell off a cliff resulting in thousands of people all
over the globe suddenly finding themselves with a severely diminished 401K,
unemployed, and losing their homes? Had one done so, that would've been a
very unusual dog.
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I happen to LOVE cooking so cooking has never been an issue for me. 
