Playlist: Eve as Helper (topic)
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Twelve)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod declared that it was not good for Adam to be alone, and thus decided to create a helper comparable to him. This helper, Eve, was to be both a complement and a supplement to Adam, being like him in many ways yet adding unique strengths and features he lacked. As a helper, Eve is not inferior or a servant to Adam, but rather …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsEve was created as a helper comparable to Adam, fulfilling a role that no other creature could. Woman was made out of man, designed to be a complement to him, addressing a deficiency and balancing the marriage relationship. Her primary function is to support, aid, and enable man to fulfill the position God has placed him in, as …
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Eleven)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn the narrative of Genesis 2, the concept of Eve as a helper to Adam is central to understanding the divine intention for human companionship. God declared that it is not good for man to be alone, and thus decided to make a helper comparable to him. This phrase, translated in Young's Literal Translation as "an helper as his …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Four)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod established the order of Creation, where Eve came after Adam and from him, emphasizing that the wife is not a slave to her husband but a helper comparable to him, equal in spiritual potential. He declared it is not good for man to be alone and thus made Eve as a helper for Adam, presenting her to him and pronouncing the …
Our Help
Sermon by Bill OnisickGod declared in Genesis 2:18 that it was not good for man to be alone, recognizing Adam's incompleteness without a suitable companion. He promised to make a helper comparable to him, using the Hebrew word "ezer," which means aid or help, a term also applied to God as our help in scriptures like Psalm 33:20 and Hosea 13:9. This …
Parenting (Part 3): Mothers
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughFrom the beginning, as established in Genesis 2:18, God declared it is not good for man to be alone, and thus He created a helper comparable to him. This helper, Eve, was formed from Adam's rib, signifying a profound unity as they become one flesh, clinging to one another in an active, inseparable bond. This relationship, …
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Ten)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn Genesis 2:18, the LORD God declared that it is not good for man to be alone, marking the first instance in Scripture where something is deemed not good. Recognizing Adam's need for companionship, He determined to make a helper comparable to him. Despite Adam naming all the animals, no suitable helper was found among them. …
Where God Places His Name (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe re-establishment of Jerusalem as the world capitol demonstrates that even when God is angry, He still restores His people.
The Two Great Commandments: First Principles
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod made male and female in His image and has determined that the binary metamorphize into unitary in order to accomplish higher Spiritual purposes.