MAN IN EDEN, INNOCENCE
Genesis 2:1
The first paragraph belongs to the previous chapter, as is clear from
the use of the same term for God- _Elohim._ God's Rest was not from
weariness, or exhaustion, but because His work of Creation was
finished. He is ever at work, remember John 5:17. We enter into... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN AND WOMAN, TEMPTATION
Genesis 2:18; Genesis 3:1
Human love is God's best gift to man. Without it even Eden would not
be Paradise. That Adam was able to name the animals, affixing a title
suggested by some peculiarity or characteristic, indicated his royal
supremacy, and, in so far as we live in... [ Continue Reading ]