Friday, April 17, 2009

Genesis 2

2:1 The heavens and the earth were completed with everything that was in them. 2:2 By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing. 2:3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.
The Creation of Man and Woman
2:4 This is the account of the heavens and
the earth when they were created – when the Lord God made the earth and heavens.
2:5 Now no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. 2:6 Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. 2:7 The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
2:8 The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed. 2:9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)
2:10 Now a river flows from Eden to
water the orchard, and from there it divides into four headstreams. 2:11 The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 2:12 (The gold of that land is pure; pearls and lapis lazuli are also there). 2:13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through the entire land of Cush. 2:14 The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
2:15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it. 2:16 Then the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard, 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die.”
2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him.” 2:19 The Lord God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 2:20 So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field, but for Adam no companion who corresponded to him was found. 2:21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man’s side and closed up the place with flesh. 2:22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the part he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 2:23 Then the man said,
“This one at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of man.”2:24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family. 2:25 The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.

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4 comments:

  1. Not sure what to comment on, I may have to post a few times for this one. Genesis 2 has about 20 things of interest. I guess I will go with what jumped out at me specifically this time.

    God brought all the animals to man and let him name them. How humble is that? God just created the heavens and the earth, everything in the earth, man, animals and woman too. He let us name all of them. I can't go 5 minutes without showing off what I have done and letting everyone know what I would name it.

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  2. What a great story. Again, I love the simplicity of it all. Love is not complicated. I think of God with Adam/Eve in the garden, and think of how much he loved them. And how our love for our kids is similar. However, his love for his kids (us included) is perfect...we can only aspire to truly love like he does...

    Have a great day everyone, and thanks agin for the forum, SD!

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  3. I like this chapter because it's the first love story. God not only created man, but he also created companionship. He made us to be social, loving beings, who NEED one another.

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  4. I think this should be the verse all marriage counselors use for people who want to get divorced. Even more importantly, I think they should use it to counsel new couples who are considering marriage. Can you look at the person you are sitting beside and truly feel that they are "flesh of my flesh"? If not, you need not get married. I know I was not created from Bo, but I think we were created for each other. When you feel like your "flesh" would feel all the emotions...happiness sadness, and the lot...of your mate, then you know God has brought you to the counterpart of your soul. Love you honey!!!

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