Love Her For Who She Is: Love Her For What She Can Do
When “The Bible” was written the idea of love and relationship between man and woman were very different from what we believe it to be nowadays. When love is talked about in “The Bible” it is often used in terms of having sexual intercourse with someone. “ He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her.” (Gen 24.67)
Isaac had only just met Rebekah, yet he loved her? In the modern age for a relationship between two people to workout in marriage there is often an emotional bond that is formed between the two. Love is not only a physical attraction but also an emotional linkage between the partners.
The world as portrayed in its’ beginning and early biblical ages seems like a very solitary place. “The Bible” never dives into personal relationships or actions between characters. There is no description of the many characters’ personalities, qualities, or traits in “The Bible”. Which then causes an unemotional and bland relationship between the characters.
Love, in the biblical sense, meaning to know someone and multiply with them, does not compare to the modern bond that two people have between one another. Although the main purpose in early biblical life was to be fruitful and multiply, the love that modern people have for each other is much stronger and can outlast anything on Earth.
