1 Corinthians 11:7

For. man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

'For' -explaining the reasoning behind the statements made in verses 4-6.

'ought not' -moral necessity.

'forasmuch as' -the reason the man is not wear the veil.

'the image and glory of God' -'he represents the likeness and supremacy of God.' (Mof)

'image' -1504. eikon i-kone'; from 1503;. likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance: -image.

Points to Note:

1. The 'image' of God that man bears isn't. physical likeness to God. For God is. Spirit. (John 4:24; Luke 24:37)

2. Even after the fall, man still bears the 'image' of God. (Genesis 1:26; Genesis 9:6; James 3:9)

3. While our physical bodies share the 'image' of the physical creation, our spirit's are "like" God.

4. Woman too, was made in the image of God. (Genesis 1:27)

'It is often pointed out that in Genesis 1:1 man and woman together are in God's image and likeness,. point with which Paul certainly would not disagree--after all, he carefully avoids saying that the woman is man's image.' (Fee p. 515)

'and glory of God' -something that is not said of the woman. 'Man has no created superior' (McGarvey p. 111) 'Ellicot notes that man is the glory of God as the crown of creation and as endowed with sovereignty like God Himself.' (Robertson p. 160)

'but the woman is the glory of the man' -'The female is the image of God (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:1) and the glory of man.' (McGuiggan p. 148) The next verse explains how woman is the glory of man.

'The woman serves in the sphere related to her husband. If he is. king, she is. queen; if he is poor, so is she. She reflects the station of her husband in life.' (Willis p. 370)