Section 3
and life as Adam. The two persons of this couple were of one source, of one nature, and had the same life. Without doubt, they also had one liv ing. They lived together. Eve lived by Adam and with Adam, and Adam lived by Eve and with Eve.
This couple is the secret of the universe. The secret of the whole universe is that God and His chosen ones are to be one couple. We, God's chosen ones, and God are of one source, of one nature, and have one life. Now we also need to have one living. We are not living by ourselves or for ourselves; we are living with God and for God, and God is living with us and for us.
God as the Husband and His People as the Wife
Several times in the Old Testament God re ferred to Himself as the Husband and to His peo ple as His wife (Isa. 54:5; 62:5; Jer. 2:2; 3:1, 14; 31:32; Ezek. 16:8; 23:5; Hosea 2:7, 19). God was desirous of being a husband and of having His people as His wife. Many times the prophets spoke of God as the Husband and of His peo ple as His wife. Humanly speaking, we always think of God in a religious way as the Almighty, feeling compelled to worship Him. But do you married brothers expect this from your wives?