God builds the woman from the rib he has taken from the man and brings her to him. The word 'built' (Hebrew: banah) is the word used for constructing buildings and cities — she is not improvised but architecturally designed for a specific purpose and relationship. Then God, like a father at a wedding, presents her to the man. This is the first marriage in Scripture, and it is God who performs it — he is both the maker of both parties and the one who brings them together. Proverbs 19:14 observes that a good wife is from the LORD, and in John 2:1–11, Jesus attends and blesses a wedding, honoring the institution. The act of God bringing the woman to the man is a model of divine initiative in human relationship: the best partnerships are not only chosen but given. Today, whatever your relationship status, reflect on the people God has specifically placed in your life — and ask whether you are receiving them as gifts rather than taking them for granted.

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