What did God say to the woman as part of the curse?
God said He would greatly multiply the woman's sorrow and her conception; in sorrow she would bring forth children. He also said her desire would be to her husband, and her husband would rule over her. This was God's ordained consequence of the curse.
Les teaches that God spoke directly to the woman as part of the curse. God said, "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow, and thy conception in sorrow, and thou shalt bring forth children." He continued, "And in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children, and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." Les explains that the travail, pain, and suffering women experience in childbearing today are a result of the curse, not the way God originally intended it. During the thousand-year reign of Christ, the curse is lifted, and childbearing will no longer be part of the curse; it will be an exhilarating experience beyond even what it is today. Les notes that God commanded and ordained this order, and that all through the Old Testament the woman was subdued, and this remains part of Paul's thinking as he deals with the Corinthian church: the man is head of the family and the woman, and she was to be subdued in church services.
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.