Today in many Religious circles women are seen as less important, the weaker creation, and sadly in many misled religions are not even allowed in positions of leadership. The excuse these misled pastors, priests, rabbis, or Imam’s use is found in the creation story of Genesis where Eve is deceived by Satan and leads Adam into death (ignorance) with her by eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge.

That line of thinking my friends is a bunch of nonsense. Out of this nonsense comes all sorts of bias and prejudice and persecution. This is why I am going to show all of you using scripture who EVE really is, and why SHE (A Bride like We Are to Christ) can be deceived at times, just as scripture says about Man’s heart.

Indeed, Eve is a symbol of man’s heart (emotive/creative force/identity)

Let’s start with the basics.

Genesis 1:27. It says, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”

But Genesis 5 makes it even more clear. Genesis 5:2, where it says, “He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them ‘Mankind’ when they were created.” The Hebrew word here for “Mankind” is *adam*, which can mean “humanity” or “man” and ties to the name Adam.

God made them Male and Female and called THEM ADAM (Mankind).

I want to remind you EVE was taken out of the RIB of ADAM (who we learn is Mankind both Male and Female) Genesis 2:21-22. It says, “So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a WOMAN from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.”

A Female was not taken out of ADAM a WOMAN was. Adam we learn is all of mankind, both male and female.

Jesus said what goes into the man doesn’t defile them but what comes OUT. EVE was taken Out of Man, came out of Man … right next to the heart of man in fact, considering The WOMAN was built out of the Rib which protects the lungs and heart.

Emotion comes out of a man. Man’s intellect, Understanding, Man’s Heart can also be deceived as Eve was.

Adam (male and female) and Eve (man’s heart, mind, ideas, beliefs) are so connected that scripture says Adam said Eve was Flesh of his Flesh and Bone of his Bone. No different.

Scripture expresses in Christ there is no Male or Female. This furthers the understanding that women are not somehow less, or not worthy of leading a church service. In fact, Paul wasn’t talking about a literal woman, but the Emotion/heart/soulish nature of man that shouldn’t lead the church. Using Eve as example of being deceived and then further clarifying by comparing Eve to the Human Heart (seat of creativity and emotion).

To further illustrate the deep connection to the two, The WOMAN taken out of ADAM (male and female/mankind) translated as “woman” in Genesis 2:22-23. The word ishshah (אִשָּׁה) comes from the root ish (אִישׁ), meaning “man” or “male,” suggesting “woman” as “from man” or “taken from man,” which ties directly to Eve being formed from Adam’s rib (tsela).

In Genesis 2:23, Adam says, “She shall be called ‘woman’ (ishshah), for she was taken out of man (ish).” This linguistic connection highlights their shared essence, reinforcing the unity in Genesis 5:2, where male and female are both called “mankind” (adam). A SHARE Essence. There is ADAM (Christ) and there is EVE (Bride/our soulish identity) – in fact WOMAN in this passage also translates to Wife.

Eve is not just a woman, but a symbol of humanity’s wisdom, mind, and heart, embodying the soulish faculties that shape our identity, creativity, and vulnerabilities.

In Genesis 2:21-22, God takes a “rib” (*tsela* in Hebrew, meaning “side” or “rib”) from Adam to create Eve, a deliberate act that underscores her intimate connection to humanity’s spiritual core.

This imagery, where Eve is drawn from Adam’s side—close to the heart—suggests that the mind and heart are integral to the spiritual essence of mankind, as Adam, animated by God’s breath in Genesis 2:7, represents a spiritual creative force.

The term “rib” is no accident; its use in other contexts, like the “sides” of the sacred ark (Exodus 25:12), implies Eve is a vital, life-giving partner, not a subordinate. Adam’s declaration in Genesis 2:23, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh,” and the naming of both male and female as “mankind” in Genesis 5:1-2, reinforce their shared essence, portraying Eve as the intellectual and emotional counterpart to Adam’s spiritual vitality, together forming the fullness of humanity.

Eve’s title as “mother of all living” in Genesis 3:20 further cements her as the source of human creativity and identity, much like the mind and heart generate thoughts, emotions, and desires.

Her pursuit of the fruit in Genesis 3:6, described as “desirable for gaining wisdom,” reflects the human mind’s hunger for knowledge, yet her deception by the serpent (Genesis 3:13) reveals its vulnerability.

This aligns with Jeremiah 17:9, which calls the heart “deceitful above all things,” and Romans 7:23, where Paul describes a “war within my mind,” suggesting the soulish struggle Eve embodies.

Paul echoes this in 2 Corinthians 11:3, warning that “just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray,” explicitly tying Eve to the human mind’s susceptibility to error, a core aspect of her symbolic role as wisdom and intellect.

This portrayal of Eve, however, has contributed to a negative perception of women in passages like 1 Timothy 2:13-14, which highlights her deception and prioritizes Adam’s creation first, implying a hierarchy. Yet, the rib imagery and Genesis 5:1-2’s unified naming challenge this, emphasizing partnership over blame.

Eve’s role as “helper” (*ezer*, Genesis 2:18), a term used for God Himself in Psalm 33:20 and Psalm 121:1-2, elevates her as a strength and support, not a lesser figure.

Her creation from Adam’s side suggests equality, standing beside him as the mind and heart complement the spiritual. Parallels in Scripture deepen this symbolism. Galatians 4:26 describes “Jerusalem above” as “our mother,” a spiritual counterpart to Eve’s earthly motherhood.

If Eve represents human wisdom and the fallible mind, Jerusalem above symbolizes divine wisdom, a redemptive source of identity for believers, free from the deception that ensnared Eve.

Similarly, Proverbs 8:22-31 personifies Wisdom as a feminine figure, present at creation, delighting in humanity, and partnering with God. This mirrors Eve’s life-giving role and suggests her as an earthly reflection of divine wisdom, though prone to the missteps of human intellect.

Other figures, like Mary in Luke 1:38, who partners with God’s plan to birth Christ, or the church as Christ’s bride in Ephesians 5:25-27, echo Eve’s helper role, reframing it in a redemptive light as a nurturing, creative force.

Even the Holy Spirit, called a “Helper” (*Parakletos*) in John 14:16-17, parallels Eve by guiding humanity’s mind toward truth, much like Adam’s spiritual force might guide Eve’s soulish intellect in your framework.

The piercing of Jesus’ side (*pleura*, akin to “rib”) in John 19:34, yielding blood and water, evokes Eve’s creation as a life-giving act, reinforcing her as the heart or mind drawn from the spiritual. These connections—Eve’s rib, her motherhood, her deception, and her partnership—collectively portray her as humanity’s wisdom, mind, and heart. Far from diminishing women, her story, alongside figures like Jerusalem above and Wisdom, highlights the essential, creative, yet vulnerable role of the soulish faculties, calling for harmony with the spiritual to fulfill humanity’s divine image.

Scripture does in fact line up with scripture when put to the test. Within we know, deep down, men are not holier or more deserving then women but that carnal egotistical devil within, that liar or liars twisted everyone’s mind and now whole religious institutions are based on discriminatory practices that only keep us all further away from the Kingdom of God.

Ultimately, Eve’s role as *ishshah*—“woman” from man—reveals her as a powerful symbol of humanity’s mind, emotions, and creativity, drawn from Adam’s spiritual essence to form a unified partnership, not a subordinate, challenging negative perceptions and affirming her vital place in God’s image of mankind.

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