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. 22 Then the
rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a
woman, and He brought her to the man.
23 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.”
24 Therefore
a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
and they shall become one flesh.
25 And
they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
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Permanence is what
I think of when I read this passage. When GOD made Adam, HE fashioned his ribcage
with twenty-four ribs. To get that rib, GOD had to surgically remove it, so HE
put Adam into a deep sleep. HE then closed up the flesh as if nothing happened.
My Observations:
- GOD planned a special creation for man and woman.
- GOD may have also planned multiple races when HE made humans.
- GOD used the material that was created from HIS breath to create woman.
All of the beasts,
insects and creeping things were made from the earth. So was Adam. But the woman
was created special. Equally intelligent, yet different in anatomy. GOD made a
wife for Adam. Now he had someone “comparable” to him. A helper.
I can’t help
thinking that Moses interjects with an observation. An out of place statement
leads me to believe that Moses had an “aha” moment as if to say, “Oh, that’s
why a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and they
become one flesh.” Because GOD had one bone to make a second person, but they
would be able to join together sexually, as well as work together in harmony,
tending to the garden and naming the animals.
There was perfect
harmony when the woman was made. Both were naked and shame was unknown. No
disease. No problems. Just GOD, man and woman.
Challenge
- Why does GOD give Moses the quote from Adam?
- Have you ever dreamed of a time when there was perfect harmony?
- What does harmony amongst humans and GOD look like to you?
