God’s Design for Wives

So, a wife, the Bible gives us a role as So, a wife, the Bible gives us a role as well, and it's called helper. I want to well, and it's called helper. I want to well, and it's called helper. I want to give you a different view of what it can give you a different view of what it can give you a different view of what it can mean to be a helper. What God's actually mean to be a helper. What God's actually mean to be a helper. What God's actually teaching in the Bible when he calls teaching in the Bible when he calls teaching in the Bible when he calls women to this high calling of helper. women to this high calling of helper. women to this high calling of helper. The Hebrew word for helper is Azer. Azer The Hebrew word for helper is Azer. Azer The Hebrew word for helper is Azer. Azer appears 20 times in the Old Testament. appears 20 times in the Old Testament. appears 20 times in the Old Testament. In the first two, it refers it refers to In the first two, it refers it refers to In the first two, it refers it refers to Eve. But in the remaining 18 of those Eve. But in the remaining 18 of those Eve. But in the remaining 18 of those instances, it refers to a military instances, it refers to a military instances, it refers to a military helper who comes to the rescue and helper who comes to the rescue and helper who comes to the rescue and brings deliverance when the case was brings deliverance when the case was brings deliverance when the case was hopeless. And therefore, without whose hopeless. And therefore, without whose hopeless. And therefore, without whose help the battle would be lost. In 14 of help the battle would be lost. In 14 of help the battle would be lost. In 14 of those 18 instances, check this out. The those 18 instances, check this out. The those 18 instances, check this out. The military helper is God himself bringing military helper is God himself bringing military helper is God himself bringing divine assistance materially, divine assistance materially, divine assistance materially, militarily, and spiritually. God militarily, and spiritually. God militarily, and spiritually. God compares you. He gives you the same name compares you. He gives you the same name compares you. He gives you the same name that he calls himself. That he is our that he calls himself. That he is our that he calls himself. That he is our helper in times of trouble. So this is helper in times of trouble. So this is helper in times of trouble. So this is an image of you and your husband going an image of you and your husband going an image of you and your husband going into battle together. You're on the into battle together. You're on the into battle together. You're on the front lines hand in hand fighting front lines hand in hand fighting front lines hand in hand fighting together. You you're backto back together. You you're backto back together. You you're backto back fighting off the enemy together. That fighting off the enemy together. That fighting off the enemy together. That you are a necessary ally for your you are a necessary ally for your you are a necessary ally for your husband in this war that we enter into husband in this war that we enter into husband in this war that we enter into on a daily basis. Your role in your on a daily basis. Your role in your on a daily basis. Your role in your husband's life is so significant and he husband's life is so significant and he husband's life is so significant and he needs your wisdom and he needs your needs your wisdom and he needs your needs your wisdom and he needs your support. And so a husband's response to support. And so a husband's response to support. And so a husband's response to his wife's role as helper is just to his wife's role as helper is just to his wife's role as helper is just to receive and to make space for your receive and to make space for your receive and to make space for your wife's help that she has something wife's help that she has something wife's help that she has something valuable to contribute.