Bone of my Bones & Flesh of my Flesh

Genesis 2: 23a reads, " This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh." Right off the bat we think this means woman man made of the same material as man. She was taken from his rib, so naturally she is made of the same "stuff" he is made of. Brueggemann of the Eden Thological Seminary in an article entitled, "Of the Same Flesh and Bone" points out that that Flesh from the root "bsr" has a physical meaning and a psychological connotation of frailty. Bone has a similar psychological connotation of power. So putting the words flesh and bone together meant for the ancient Israelites the entire range of weakness and strength. To be "bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh" indicates a kind of binding to another person such that there is a covenant relationship of fidelity through thick and thin. Marriage is a binding gift of self as a "helper" to your spouse in unfailing loyalty through every trial and triumph of life. "This one at last..."