Eve Created

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Chapter 2 tells us more about the creation of man and woman and about the garden into which God placed them. We see in verse 7 that God created man in two parts. A body, formed from the dust of the earth that will go back to the dust from which it came, and a soul that was "breathed" from God into the body of man that will return to God from which it came.

Then God placed man in the Garden of Eden. It contained all that he would ever need. He created mates for all the birds of the air and all the beasts of the earth, but no mate was found for Adam. God reasoned that it was not good for man to live alone so He caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and from one of his ribs God created Eve.

Adam and Eve were free to eat all that God had created but they were warned about two special trees. The "Tree of Life" was God's covenant with man of immortality. Its availability to them was predicated on them staying in a state of innocence and obedience. The "Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil" was a test of their obedience. Of this tree, God said to them, "Do not eat or you shall surly die".

The major theme of these two chapters is the declaration that "God Created" and everything that He created was good. We must accept this if we are to understand the rest of God's word.

The central message is that "God cares for Man".

  1. He created him in His own likeness.
  2. He created for him a beautiful place to live, a place that would meet all his needs.
  3. He gave him a purpose in life, i.e. to obey God and to enjoy Him forever.
  4. He gave him a free will with the responsibility of its use.

The role of these two chapters in the overall Bible story is:

  1. They show God as the Creator.
  2. They show the perfection of His work.
  3. They show the "freewill" of man.

In these chapters we have the first record of names that were used to describe God.

  1. Elohim. This name describes the "Power of God". "El", signifies in Hebrew, "The Strong God".
  2. Jehovah. This name denotes, "perfection and finishing". It describes His giving life and being to all things.


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