And the lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam,and he selpt and he took of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof;And the rib,which the lord God had taken from man,made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said,This is now bone of my bones,and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called woman,because she was taken out of a man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.And they were both naked, the man and his wife,and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:21-25.
FIVE-FOLD PATTERN
*ONE MAN/ONE WOMAN
And the rib, which the lord God had taken from man,made he a woman,and brought her unto the man. Genesis 2:22.
Right from the creation of man,God assiociated a woman to a man(Adam and Eve).God expect his creations you and I to follow the principle he laid assiociated to one man/ one woman.
*LEAVING AND CLEAVING
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,and shall cleave unto his wife;and they shall be one flesh Genesis 2:24
Four ways of leaving:
(a)Physical (location)
(b)Economic/Financial
(c)Influence,Direction,Counsel of parent and other members of the extended family.
(d)Close friends,especially of the opposite sex.
*COMPANIONSHIP
And the lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone;I will make him a help meet for him.Genesis 2:18
*OPENNESS
And they were both naked,the man and his wife,and were not ashamed.Genesis 2:21
Four ways to be open:
(a)Historically. Examples past relationship,children.
(b)Financially. Examples debts,income,assets,obligations.
(c)Physically. Examples naked at home,sexual liberty.
(d)Spiritually. Examples aspirations in future,personal sin.
*SEX AND REPRODUCTION
God's plan is for sex and reproduction within the context of marriage. Sex and reproduction outside the context of marriage lead to all kind of problems- step homes,step children,and sexually transmitted diseases.
And God blessed them,and God said unto them,Be fruitful,and multiply,and replenish the earth,and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea,and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Genesis 1:27-28.