When God began to create living things in the Genesis
account, each life form He created was progressively more complex and beautiful
than the last. This pattern continued in the creation of mankind. Eve being
created last means she was the culmination, or highest part, of all that God
created.
In another article, we discussed how God in general
created men to be more accomplishment-oriented and women to be more
relationship-oriented and this was reflected by their commissions from Him.
With that in mind, consider the following three logic steps:
Step 1: Men, in general, typify the strength of God
and the building, accomplishing nature of God.
Step 2: Women, in general, typify the beauty of God
and the relational nature of God.
Step 3: If there was no beauty, there would be nothing worth
protecting. The reason strength exists is to protect and serve that which is
beautiful.
Likewise,
if there were no relationships, building and accomplishing would be empty and
meaningless. The reason we build societies is so that relationships (families,
communities, churches) can exist and thrive.
In other words, the strength of God exists to
protect and serve the beauty of God. The building nature of God
exists to protect and serve the relational nature of God.
I’ve occasionally heard Christian leaders say there is
no greater joy in the universe than gazing upon the beauty of God. It’s not an
accident that they choose beauty as His attribute that is most worthy of
marveling at. All of God’s attributes are worthy of worship, but there is
something truly special about His beauty.
King David agreed with this sentiment. In considering
what He would ask of God if he could make only one request, he said in Psalms
27:4, “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may
dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord.”