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Genesis 3:16

Does Genesis 3:16 Teach That Husbands Are to Rule Over Their Wives?

September 9, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Adam and Eve, Complementarianism, egalitarianism, Genesis 3:16

To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” Barbara Johnson did an outstanding job of editing my commentary on Genesis for The Grace Old Testament Commentary. Volume 1, covering

The Advent of the New Birth

March 9, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 3:7, Genesis 3:16, John 8:56, regeneration in the OT

A pastor asked me this excellent question: “Is it believed that when a person placed his faith in the Lord during the pre-cross dispensations, was he given eternal security/sealed with the Spirit, etc. or is that unique to the church age?” After I sent an initial reply, he followed up in this way: “Can you