The Henotic Relationship: A Biblical Study in Oneness

Genesis 2:24 in the Septuagint begins “For this cause” will a man leave his parents ... For what cause? Some scholars maintain that the explanation of “a man and woman being united to become one flesh” was Moses’ explanation. It was not something Adam said; but, no doubt, Adam would agree. This “cause” becomes the subject of hours of casual banter among friends who mercilessly harry a friend about to “tie the knot .“ This is all done in fun but why a man is drawn to a woman is also the topic of deep philosophical discussion and psychological enquiry. The scripture ‘blames’ this abandonment to sense, this pulling of the heart, on God’s refashioning a woman from a “rib.” This work is a brief look at the wedding of our first parents and what signifcance it might have for all believers.