"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved."
- Talmud -
This is such a beautiful quote...
2006-10-31 11:15:18 · 21 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gothic Gerudo Chief: Yes, such things were meant to be known...
2006-10-31 11:20:03 · update #1
Sean P: There is nothing beautiful in murder. It is the darkest human action, it is the shame of our race...
2006-10-31 11:22:51 · update #2
I love this quote because it points out the metaphorical significance of this particular part of the bible. I find it to hold much truth...
2006-10-31 11:24:00 · update #3
Only a fool denies all of the truth in something because he does not agree with a small part of it. There is much wisdom to be found in Christianity and Judaism...
2006-10-31 11:25:23 · update #4
YDonchablowme: Now you are just displaying closemindednness. This quote is a metaphor, it points out the way that the bible can communicate so much in such a simple phrase. I believe that analysis destroys the beauty of the Bible, that is why I don't take it literally. I search for deeper, hidden meanings, like this one...
2006-10-31 11:32:52 · update #5
SCOTT B: Eve may have taken the first bite, but Adam finished it to the core. Why must you try to blame everything on women?
2006-10-31 11:34:09 · update #6
You put all of the blame on woman for an act that woman and man commited...
2006-10-31 11:41:36 · update #7
What a naive outlook. I have two sisters, and most of the time it is they who are led astray by men. I will say you are wrong because blaming women for an act that woman and man commotied together. To quote an old saying, if Eve told Adam to jump of a bridge, would he? If one person shoots someone once then second one shoots him again is only the first one guilty? Your reasoning makes no sense whatsoever...
2006-11-01 11:09:08 · update #8
Don't know who this Talmud guy is, but I have never before heard a quote like this that translates the meaning of a Bible passage into poetry.
Very deep.
You should show it to Debra M. as I think she would appreciate it more than most being the gifted poet that she is.
I also think this particular quote sums up and explains quite concisely and nicely the proper and/or ideal relationship between man and woman as they were created, i.e. as different but equal.
2006-11-01 08:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by STILL standing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you consider that beautiful, then you will surely agree there can be nothing more beautiful than the picture of Christ and His Bride ?
Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it,
that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
that he might present it to himself a glorious church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish.
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. Epesians 5/25-28
The king's daughter is all glorious within, her clothing is of wrought gold..... Psalm 45/13
2006-10-31 12:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Iain C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very true.
In the book of Proverbs, the Bible praises the “good wife,” the “capable wife,” the “discreet wife,” and “the truly wise woman.” (Proverbs 18:22; 12:4; 19:14; 14:1) Proverbs chapter 31 describes such “a capable wife” and shows how much trust her husband had in her and how many prerogatives he allowed her in handling important household matters. Unquestionably, when the Law was followed in Israel, women were not treated badly.
Christ, restored God’s original standard for marriage, namely, one man for one woman. (Matthew 19:4-6) He also did away with divorce on any sort of grounds, allowing only one valid reason—fornication.—Matthew 19:7-9.
Of course, Christ’s tightening up of the marriage arrangement benefited both men and women within the Christian congregation. But it is obvious that women were the prime beneficiaries.
According to Christian standards, wives were to be loved and cherished. (Ephesians 5:28, 29, 33) Male members of the congregation were to treat younger women “as sisters with all chasteness.” (1 Timothy 5:1, 2) Christian women received the holy spirit and ‘prophesied,’ or boldly spoke forth “the magnificent things of God.” (Acts 2:11-18) Older Christian women were to be “teachers of what is good” for their younger spiritual sisters. (Titus 2:3, 4) All, young and old, were to take an active part in carrying out the commission to ‘make disciples of people of all the nations.’—Matthew 28:19, 20.
God’s original arrangement for marriage was restored within the Christian congregation. Here, the principle of male headship was to be respected. (1Â Corinthians 11:3) Christian women were to be in subjection to their husbands. (Ephesians 5:22-24)
2006-10-31 11:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by papavero 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It is a very beautiful and truthful quote. I think that all religions around the world should preach and teach this to their congregations. If they did I believe that we would see much stronger marriages within the Churches and a lot less heartache and divorce through out all of the religions world wide. Thanks for posting this for all to see.
2006-10-31 11:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by BetteBoop 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is beautiful, I most certainly agree. It creates a wonderful image, and perhaps a fitting message to those who think that women came from Adam's foot.
2006-10-31 11:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's another quote for you...
The man may be the "head of the household", but the woman is the neck. And...where the neck goes, the head must follow!
; )
And yes, your quote was indeed beautiful.
2006-10-31 11:18:19 · answer #6 · answered by Ginger Sling 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
This was very beautiful I know a similar poem I wrote to a friend for graduation and my cousin had this on her wedding picture on her wall.
Don't walk in front of me I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend. Campus
2006-10-31 11:33:38 · answer #7 · answered by encourager4God 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but don't you yourself reject the Judeo-Christian tradition?
Are you admiring it for its artistry, or for its truth?
For, if you don't believe that God created Eve from Adam's rib, what you're doing is fawning over yourself, in love with a delusion.
And yet if you do believe that God created Eve from Adam's rib, you get to know what beauty actually is...because you then get to begin to know God.
2006-10-31 11:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
what a load of boll*cks, then soon after the woman was responsible for the original sin and man got kicked out of eden!!
did i blame woman for everything??
womans idea she lead the man astray, i know afair bit a bout women as i had to grow up with 5 sisters so stop saying im wrong
2006-10-31 11:30:56 · answer #9 · answered by SCOTT B 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Incredibly beautiful. Would be nice to be heard at a wedding Hugh?
2006-10-31 11:17:39 · answer #10 · answered by Stiletto ♥ 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋