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Genesis 1-11 Beginnings, Pt. 2, 2:4-2:25
“…It is not good for the man to be alone…” 18b
Theme
God reveals
His constant love,
His incredible generosity &
His awesome genius
at man’s creation.
For many the Bible is a closed Book:They have not read it or trusted it.
IntroductionHow old is the universe?
“For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Ex. 20:11
How old is “man” (i.e., mankind)?
What is the one thing that WE have that Adam did not have?
1. God’s Gives Man A Universe:Highly Integrated & Interdependent, 4-7
7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
• God made a system• God designed things to work
together in a highly integrated way
An Example of Integration& Irreducible Complexity:
The Eye
2a. God Gives Man A Home, A Purpose And A Challenge, 8-17
A. The Place:
8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in
the east, in Eden…
B. The Challenge: An opportunity to use skills
9b In the middle of the garden were the tree of
life and the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil… 17 …but you must not eat from the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat
of it you will surely die.”
2b. God Gives Man A Home, A Purpose And A Challenge, 8-17
C. The Purpose:
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
• Work it
• Take care of it
Theme
God reveals
His constant love,
His incredible generosity &
His awesome genius
at man’s creation.
3a. God Gives Man Personal Companionship, 18-25
A. God Reveals His Concern For Man’s Emotions
18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to
be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
B. God Reveals Concern For Man’s Need To Discover
20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the
birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for
Adam no suitable helper was found.
3b. God Gives Man A Personal Companion, 18-25
C. God Reveals His Concern For Acceptance & Intimacy
23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh
of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman’, for she was
taken out of man.”
D. God Reveals His Concern For Oneness
24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt
no shame.
The Challenge…Jesus wants to be inyour life today, now.
He wants to bring His love, creativity and power into your life.
What stands in the way?
Recognition of rebellion (sin)and your invitationto Him.