YHWH & Eve as Man’s Helper

Genesis states that Eve was created to help Man because of a deficiency in Man being alone:

“Then Yahweh God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper (ezer) suitable for him.’ And out of the ground Yahweh God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and He brought each to the man to see what he would call it; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. And the man gave names to all the cattle and to the birds of the sky and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper (ezer) suitable for him.

“So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. And Yahweh God fashioned the rib, which He had taken from the man, into a woman, and He brought her to the man. Then the man said, ‘This one finally is bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called Woman, Because this one was taken out of Man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:18-24

This shows that the Man was incomplete without the Woman, and that the latter was needed to complete him.

In other words, the Man needed the Woman, not the other way around, showing her dignity and value as an equal, not an inferior. The fact that she was made from the flesh and bones of Man, and becomes one flesh with him, further confirms that she is essentially equal to Man.

Even the Hebrew term for helper (ezer) implies this, since it is used in reference to YHWH God being the helper of his people and/or of those who put their trust and hope in him:

“For our shield belongs to Yahweh, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. Formerly You spoke in vision to Your holy ones, And said, ‘I have bestowed help (ezer) to a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen from the people. I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I have anointed him, With whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him. The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of unrighteousness afflict him. But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted. I shall also set his hand on the sea And his right hand on the rivers. He will call to Me, “You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.” I also shall make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him. So I will set up his seed to endure forever And his throne as the days of heaven.’” Psalm 89:18-27

“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help (ba‘ezreka), And through the skies in His majesty.” Deuteronomy 33:26

“Our soul is patient for Yahweh; He is our help (ezrenu) and our shield.” Psalm 33:20

“But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help (ezri) and my protector; O Yahweh, do not delay.” Psalm 70:5

“Our help (ezrenu) is in the name of Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 124:8

Now, lest we assume that YHWH is inferior to the creatures that he gives help to, this should refute the notion of Eve being a lesser subordinate creature to Man.