Guardian Angel ABRIDGED Edition: What You Must Know about God's Design for Women

by Skip Moen

THIS IS THE ABRIDGED EDITION OF GUARDIAN ANGEL. Every woman knows she was designed for a special role - a role that has been denied to her far too long. In this study of the Bible, Skip Moen re-examines the Genesis account from an Hebraic perspective, applying the findings to New Testament themes. This foundation supports a radical revision of contemporary views about women in the home, the world and the church. The Hebrew text shows us that women were intended to be the protectors, providers, guides and relationship managers in marriage and in the community. Without understanding this crucial Hebraic foundation, marriages flounder and gender issues remain unresolved.

202 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2010

Reviews

[Kisha Gallagher · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book on biblically based roles beginning with creation. Everyone should read this book! Dr. Moen uses the original Hebrew to show the complex and profound meanings behind the roles of both men and women. Highly recommended for walking in restored relationships.

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a perfect, heavy teaching. I am so blessed and re enforced by this book! Training and understanding of scripture bringing perfect meaning to the greek text from the hebrew perspective!!!
It is a confirmation that God has always been & will alway be for women & men with neither of them being in authority to one another-Equal grounds, specifically designed complimenting one another in love.
I am better equipped now

[Caleb Stober · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was quite a good book, to the degree that I gave my copy to a friend and bought another one. I think Skip gets a bit loose at times with his “what if?” propositions, going a bit too hard into inference at times. Also L title, detracts a bit from the book’s appearance of credibility. However, on the whole I found it to be pretty insightful, and it made me ponder. He gets really into the Hebrew, which I particularly enjoyed.

[Ali Prescott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent commentary on the story of creation from a Hebrew perspective. This book will change everything you thought you knew about Adam and "Eve" that has been taught for centuries through the church.

[Kari Joly' Estill · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Guardian Angel has freed me in ways I never thought would happen. I grew up in a male-dominated household, and when my mother finally got the spine to leave our abusive husband and father, I was freed from the idea that marriage was supposed to look like that. However, my still-Christian societal environment, while beneficial in many ways, hampered the progress of my marriage-view being totally transformed. We knew we were free from abuse, but we didn’t know how to stay free from it. That was almost 25 years ago, and only 3-4 years ago did I run into Guardian Angel. I cannot say that I fully agree with Skip Moen on every single point, but I will say this: The research and evidence FROM THE BIBLE that Skip Moen shows in this book confirms the underlying belief I have held in every fiber of my being for most of my life that men are just as human as women. My soul and spirit fought and struggled for years, thinking that I would never have a happy marriage because my need for mutual respect would prevent me from ever submitting to a man in the way traditional Christianity requires. The false views that only women can be deceived, and that only men should make decisions independent of their spouses’ input, among other false views are smashed to smithereens, which opens the mind and heart to see Biblical family situations for what they truly are: mankind flubbing up God’s original design and paying for it. (Opposite of some thoughts that we’re supposed to imitate EVERY decision made by the men in the Bible.) I happen to be a strong woman, with strong values and adherence to the Word, working out my own salvation with fear and trembling, and my husband consults me BECAUSE of that strength, and I consult him as well for similar reasons. We work as a team because God brought Guardian Angel into my life just in time for me to get married with the view that I’m just as important to our marriage as my husband is. My husband appreciates not being required to carry such a huge load on his shoulders, but being able to share it with another. He loves not being the sole decision-maker, and he reaps the benefits only because of the work God has wrought in my life. I have the advantage of being loved and admired by someone who thinks I’m a genius female, able to work wonders without him having to tell me how. His positive view of my strengths promotes even more ability in me to love him better and be a better mother because his view causes me to see myself as able to make those good decisions autonomously. Guardian Angel has been a huge part of this good work, and my daughter will continue to reap the benefits as she has a good example of what marriage looks like. Thank you, Skip Moen, for being a willing tool in the hand of The Father to touch His people with this knowledge that has been hidden for generations! You have the blessing of being part of the restoration of all things mentioned in Acts, and you have the blessing of being a part in reversing the affect of the Scripture that says His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes. Every single man and woman (single, dating, married, otherwise) needs to read this. Moen takes readers through an in-depth study of how God originally created men and women. He spends the first half of this book in Genesis defining each word found and the importance that it plays in modern-day marriages and relationships. How God created Adam and Eve was not an accident (lol - God literally can't even have an accident because He is perfect) and the way in which the serpent deceived Eve was a direct shot at God's design. The consequences of their (Eve and Adam's) choice in Eden is something that we are still trying to rewrite and direct today. God never intended conflict, He never intended disharmony, and He certainly didn't intend for this hierarchy among men and women found today. Whew, what a good book and a good template to start studying some of these things on my own.

Some of my favorite quotes:

"Sin is determining what is good outside of the boundaries of His covenant" (Chp 3)

"Joining is what we do with lumber, pipes, and committees. But yoking implies work to be done...The point of yoking is pulling in the same direction in order to accomplish the same purpose." (Chp 6)

"Whenever pressures from outside the marriage begin to dictate the values inside the marriage, we are on a trajectory away from God's design. What is true of our relationship with Him is also true of our relationships with each other. Intimacy demands attention. There is no substitute for time together." (Chp 14)

"There is no hierarchy in God's original design. If I am acting as if there is, something is wrong with how I see the world." (Chp 14)

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read. Skip leads the reader with great scholarship and deep understanding of Hebrew language and culture, to uncover the Biblical view of women and men. You will be amazed what you discover, and how much our view of gender roles has been overlaid by Greek and Roman culture. A true eye opener which frees both men and women to be the people God created them to be.

[LaDonna Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow, I thought I might never finish it. I was learning not just language but culture and concepts almost foreign to me. And now I want to read it more infertility, with Bible and dictionary and study guides in hand. So incredible to see this in action and desiring to act this way myself.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book! Everyone could benefit from reading this book! Written from a Hebraic prospective you will find things very different than you were talked in Christianity!

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a game changer. Definite paradigm shift.

[Jennifer Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent text confirming some things I'd noticed in the Hebrew text and revealing more. I plan to buy more copies to give away.