Scripture:
Genesis 6:1-2
When human
beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to
them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters
of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
What makes a woman beautiful?
We might say that some certain features of a
woman's physical body make her beautiful or that a woman's personality and
charm make her beautiful. But what if a woman doesn't have these physical or
personal attributes?
In Genesis 6:1-2, the Bible says that the sons of
God (historically understood to be angels) saw that the daughters of men were
beautiful and married them.
What I find interesting here is that the Bible
doesn't say that the angels saw that some of the daughters of
men were beautiful or that a few of them were beautiful. No,
it makes a blanket statement implying that all of the
daughters of men were beautiful.
I have my own particular ideas of what female
beauty is, ideas that the next man might very well contradict with his own
taste in women. One culture values certain aspects of womanhood while another
may value the very opposite qualities.
But the angels and God have a much fuller
understanding of beauty. To them, all the daughters of
men are beautiful. God and the angels appreciate all of the variety in women's
looks and personalities. They see and admire all that a woman is much more than
men or even the women themselves do.
Women, the next time you doubt your own beauty,
ask yourself how God and the angels see you. And men, remember that womanly
beauty is much broader than your own preferences.
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