Duties Of Ideal Husband

Duties Of The Husband
The word husband comes from some Anglo-Saxon words which means ‘‘house band’’. This implies a stripe of metal (a rope) used to bind the house together. A husband therefore binds together the home in terms of its organization and control.
Headship Of The Family

1. Headship connotes:
   1. Authority: in bringing up children
   2. Leadership; in providing direction and guidance
   3. Responsibility: decision-making; don’t shirk it so that you can blame someone else when things backfires

The man must rule his home spiritually, financially and socially. He should not be like Adam who shifted blames on his wife Eve when God asked him about their present spiritual state in the garden.
2.  Love. The husband is not only the head of his home, but should exercise love. Should show love to his wife. From the scripture we shall see ways he will show love to his wife.(Eph. 5:25-29)

1.        The husband should give his wife his best, sacrificially (verse 25)
2.        Present her back to himself (verse 27)
3.        He should nourish and cherish her(with the word of God and physical things)

 3. Make Her Feel happily At home – ECCL.5:18; PROV 5:18

1.     Let her feel accepted and special
2.    Stay at home as often as possible and provide companionship
3.    Do not be hash on her Col 3:19
4.    Listen to her a lot and encourage her talk
5.   Let her feel important with you- especially in public (speak about her positively)Be tolerant because she is the weaker
6. Protect And Care For Her
7. Protect her from the strain of hard work
8. Protect her from the attack of relatives (she is more susceptible to attacks e.g. spiritually, psychologically and emotionally)Help to organize her life –timetable, planning and pursuit of great career etc
9. Work Hard To Provide For The Needs Of The Family (1Tim.5:8)

4. The husband must provide the following needs:
1. Spiritual needs: the word of God, prayer, church service attendance
2. Physical needs: Food, clothing, accommodation, education etc
3. The husband must understand his wife’s sexual needs.
4. Provide For Her Sexually