Where does the teaching that the husband is head of the house originate?
The teaching that the husband is head of the house originates in the Garden of Eden, recorded in Genesis chapter 3 verse 16. It began after sin entered and was prompted by Eve eating the fruit first. Paul later wrote in light of his culture, recognizing the husband as head to keep a mood of subservience, not slavery.
Les explains that Paul wrote in the light of his culture and day, instructing women to remain subdued, not talkative, and not to take authority in the local church. Wives were to ask their husbands at home to keep a mood of subservience—not slavery—recognizing the husband was head of the house. Les traces this back to the Garden of Eden, saying that is where it all began, prompted by Eve eating the fruit first. He points to Genesis chapter 3, verse 16, after Adam and Eve ate and sin entered.