Good Morning Pastor John,
Alex and I were having a discussion and reading in Genesis this morning. I have a question related to Genesis 1 and 2.
Genesis 1:27. “And so, God created man in His own image; in the image of God, He created him. He created them male and female.”
Genesis 2:7. “And Jehovah God formed the man from dirt of the ground, and He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.”
Genesis 2:18. “Then Jehovah God said, ‘It is not good for the man to live by himself. I will make a helper fit for him.’”
Is chapter 2 just further explanation of what God had already done in chapter 1? I am assuming those scriptures in chapter 2 are just the explanation of events on the day man was made, but wanted to clarify.
I know there is some mythology that Adam had a wife prior to Eve. Is this maybe where that came from? Just a misinterpretation that these were two completely separate events?
Thank you,
Margo
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Hi Margo.
Yes, chapter 2 is just more detail concerning God’s creation of man in chapter 1. Adam and Eve are the parents of the entire human race, not just part of it.
I have never heard the myth that Adam had a wife before Eve, but you can just ignore that. Adam didn’t have a wife before God created one for him, and that was Eve.
Pastor John
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