May 18, 2025 – 9 to 5 – Genesis 2:5-8, 15-25
Genesis 2:5-8 describes God’s creation of the earth and man. Before rain, the earth was watered by mist, and no plants or shrubs had appeared. Then, God formed man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into him, and planted him in the garden of Eden, according to the Bible Gateway.
Elaboration:
Genesis 2:5-6: The passage highlights that before the world was “ready” for man, there was no rain, and the land was watered by mist. Also, no shrubs or plants had yet appeared, says the Bible Gateway.
Genesis 2:7: God then formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed into him the breath of life, making him a living soul.
Genesis 2:8: God planted a garden in Eden and placed the man there.
Genesis 2:15-25 describes God placing Adam in the Garden of Eden, giving him responsibility to care for it, and forbidding him to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God recognizes that it’s not good for Adam to be alone and creates Eve from Adam’s rib, making her a suitable helper and companion. The passage concludes with the two remaining naked and unashamed, showcasing their intimate and vulnerable bond before sin enters the world.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Adam’s Role:
God places Adam in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it, giving him dominion over creation. Adam is also given the responsibility of naming all the animals.
The Prohibition:
God commands Adam not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, stating that eating from it will result in death.
Creating Eve:
God recognizes that Adam needs a helper suitable for him. He creates Eve from Adam’s rib, making her his companion and wife.
Naming the Animals:
God brings all the wild animals and birds to Adam to see what he would name them, and whatever name Adam gave them, that was their name.
Union and Nakedness:
The passage emphasizes the close bond between Adam and Eve, stating that they become “one flesh” and are naked yet unashamed.
Marriage Pattern:
Genesis 2:24 highlights the significance of marriage, emphasizing that a man leaves his parents and joins his wife, becoming “one flesh”.
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Genesis 2:5-8, 15-25
Genesis 2:5-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no vegetation of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground, 6 but a stream would rise from the earth and water the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground[a] and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:15-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden, 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 die.”
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” 19 So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air and brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every animal of the field, but for the man[a] there was not found a helper as his partner. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,
“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one shall be called Woman,
for out of Man this one was taken.”
24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
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