also says that the reversal seen in the love of the husband relates to the one flesh unity of Gen. 2:24. The use of Gen. 2:24 brings us back to our earlier discussion of Adam and Eve. In Genesis the one flesh unity was Adam’s primary imperative in his relationship with Eve, and he was unable to fulfill it. Now under the new covenant, the husband’s ability to love his wife as Christ loves the church enables him to “cleave” to his wife and be “one flesh” with her in all its fullness.
