Genesis 2:25 “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” Before the fall, man had no reason to be ashamed — he was in right standing with the Almighty and did not know, through experience, the shame that is associated with transgressing the will of the Heavenly Father. Obviously, […]
Genesis 2:23-24 “And Adam said: ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” In the formation of woman […]
Genesis 2:23-24 “And Adam said: ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” When God presented the woman […]
Genesis 2:22 “Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.” From the beginning, we see that the standard the Creator established for marriage was one man and one woman. Later, of course, other notable men — righteous men — would […]
Genesis 2:21 “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.” It’s interesting that when the Creator determined to make a woman, He did not repeat the steps He first took when He made […]
Genesis 2:20 “So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam, there was not found a helper comparable to him.” Previously, the Bible records that God determined it was not good for man to live alone and, so, He determined to […]
Genesis 2:19 “Out of the ground, the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.” From the beginning, the Creator of all things has invited man […]
Genesis 2:18 “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’” In the beginning, God determined that for mankind to fulfill their purpose, there had to be two genders — male and female. Though both of the same species, they were […]
Genesis 2:18 “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’” The Hebrew phrase translated as “helper comparable to him” is ezer k’negedo. Translated literally, this would be rendered as “a helper like his opposite” or “a helper who opposes him.” […]
Genesis 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” From the beginning, we learn many important principles. One of the most important is understanding how the Creator feels about partaking of things that have […]
Genesis 2:16 “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat.’” In the beginning, before the fall of man, Adam could “freely eat” of all the trees in the garden that were good for food. So notice he didn’t have to toil in order to eat; […]
Genesis 2:15 “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.” It is interesting to see how these commands to “tend and keep” (work and guard) the garden are applied in other situations subsequent to the fall of man. For instance, consider what happened […]