Should a Christian man (husband) show off his body?

Sorry guys, it is the ladies turn with this post. I've written several posts about the value and benefit of showing off a woman or wife's body. Now it is time to answer some of the ladies questions and talk about the value and benefit of showing off a man's (husbands) body. For many years, there has been a double standard in the western world's culture, where it is more acceptable for a woman to show off her body and more taboo for a man to show off. Hollywood has been showing fully nude women both front and back sides in movies for years, but showing a fully nude man from the front side has often been taboo (x rated). Culturally, it has been more accepted for a man to look at a naked woman and less accepted for a woman to look at a naked man. Is it wrong for a woman to look at a man's penis? What does the bible say about a man's penis?

Gen 17:13 "Every male born in your house or bought with your money is to be circumcised without exception. So my promise will be a sign on your flesh, an everlasting promise." What is a sign? A sign is a public display used to communicate a message. God chose the male penis to be a sign of a promise, an act of faithfulness that showed that these people belonged to God. Like a wedding ring declares that a person belongs to another, the circumcised penis was a sign that these men belonged to God. Did God really mean for the circumcised penis to be a sign that other people will see?

It would not be a very good sign if the penis was hidden and covered up. If we read the next verse  (Genesis 17:14), we learn more about what God expects, "Any uncircumcised male must be excluded from his people, because he has rejected my promise." How could people (men and women) exclude a man, if they could not see whether he was circumcised or uncircumcised? In order to obey and fulfill the instructions in Gen 17:14, the people would have to see a man's penis.

In 2 Samuel 6, there is a very interesting story about King David dancing in the streets wearing what appears to be only an ephod (a type of vest or chest covering). David's wife despised his careless actions and she confronts him when he returns home, (2 Sam 6:20) "you exposed yourself before the eyes of the slave girls of the palace, like a mindless fool might expose himself!" The reaction of David's wife (Michal) indicates that David exposed himself and was seen by other women (female servants working in the palace). It embarrassed David's wife that other women saw him. David explains that he was dancing before the Lord, and he goes on to say that even if he is humiliated in the eyes of his wife, he will be honored by the female servants. How does God react? In verse 23, we learn that Michal remained childless her entire life. A quick recap, a wife complains about her husband exposing himself to other women and God prevents her from having children.

The prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 20:3) went naked for 3 years based on a command from God, which was another sign for many people to see. That means that Isaiah was walking around showing off his body, which would have included his circumcised penis. Men and women would have seen him walking around. This was not wrong and sinful. On the contrary, Isaiah was doing what God wanted and he was obeying God and people were seeing what God wanted them to see. This was for a specific purpose, so I'm not saying that men should walk around naked for 3 years. But if God chose the circumcised penis to be a sign and God chose a naked man to be a sign, then maybe God is more comfortable using a naked man than we are seeing one. And maybe if God is choosing a penis to be a public sign, then maybe it is ok for a woman to see a naked man, including his exposed penis.