The husband’s model in honouring his wife is none less than the Lord God. Old Testament Israel as the bride of the Lord was distinctly weak and exceedingly vulnerable to sin, yet the Lord extended abundant value to her with his glorious promises (Ezekiel 16:1–63). The apostle Paul develops that same theme in Ephesians 5:25–26 when he draws out how much Jesus Christ as Bridegroom gave up for his bride in his effort to make her holy and without blemish.
Living with
a wife involves doing all of life with her. In Christian marriage husband and wife are so much one flesh
that they share much more than their bodies. God would have there be an intimacy of heart and soul, including praying for each other and with each other.
7 Maris, montrez à votre tour de la sagesse dans vos rapports avec votre femme, comme avec un sexe plus faible; honorez-la, comme devant aussi hériter avec vous de la grâce de la vie. Qu'il en soit ainsi, afin que rien ne vienne faire obstacle à vos prières.