Firm Foundations

Firm Foundations

Lesson 8: God Made Eve

Memory verse: Genesis 2:23-24

Last Lesson

• What did God complete on the 6th day?• Why did God rest on the 7th day?• What did God make for Adam? Why?• What did God command Adam not to

do?• What would be the consequence of

Adam’s sin?

God decided that Adam needed a wife

• Genesis 2:18• Adam shouldn’t live alone

– God decided, knew best for him

• God wanted Adam to be complete– Needed a helper and companion

• God knows our needs ahead of time– Loved Adam– Created a wife for Adam when

she was needed

God brought all the animals to Adam to be named

• Genesis 2:19, 20

• Adam named all the animals– Adam had perfect

intelligence

• God brought them all before Adam

Adam couldn’t find a suitable companion

• Genesis 2:20• Man was very different

from the animals• Adam needed someone he

could talk to– Needed someone like

himself

• Man couldn’t provide himself with a companion

• God knew that Adam would need a wife

God created Eve from Adam’s rib

• Genesis 2:21, 22• Only God could do this• God made the first woman as a gift for man

– A special gift, he was to take good care of it!– A mind, emotions, and will just like Adam’s, to complement

him

Marriage was ordained by God

• Genesis 2:23,24• …so they could live together

happily and have children– God’s command to Adam

• Marriage was God’s perfect plan for them– James 1:17 – “every good and every

perfect gift is from above”– Marriage is good because it is from

God– Children and families are special to

God

Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed

• Genesis 2:25• They weren’t

embarrassed– No evil thoughts

• Everything they knew was good– Nothing to be

ashamed of

Conclusion

• Life was perfect for Adam and Eve– Had everything they needed– Everything was beautiful– Talked with God and each other

every day– Ruled over creation– God guided their decisions– Their work wasn’t hard– They were perfectly healthy

• What happened?– We’ll study that later

• God’s Word has not changed– Thousands of years have passed,

but God hasn’t changed

Review

• What did God decide that Adam needed?• Why did God decide to make a wife for Adam?• Was it right for God to do this without asking

Adam?• How did God make the first woman?• How was it possible for God to make Adam

from one of Adam’s ribs?• What command did God give Adam and Eve?