GOD ESTABLISHES MARRIAGE

 

GOD ESTABLISHES MARRIAGE

Passage: Genesis 2:18-25

Key verse: 18

 

1. God saw that man was alone (18-20)

Man was in Paradise, but something was not good according to God’s eyes.

God made man to love and to be a social creature. God saw that man needed

a suitable helper. “Suitable” means matching; “helper” implies support. In his

wisdom, God gave man a mission to name the animals, birds, and other creatures,

and while doing so, Adam came to realize that he needed someone on his level.

God knew!

 

2. God unites the first family (21-25)

God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep, extracted a rib, and formed a new

model with the rib - woman! God closed up Adam’s flesh and brought the woman

to him. He accepted her as his own body and sang the first love song ever. Their

union established the rule to come: a man shall leave his parents and be united

to his wife. Additionally, there was complete trust between the first couple (25).

Marriage was the climax of God’s blessing to mankind.

 

Prayer Lord, thank you for establishing marriage in the Garden. Help me to

cherish this blessing of yours highly.

One Word God established marriage