Not Good to Be Alone (9)
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 2:18-25
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein's monster struggles to fit in, to find a place and a family. At every turn people run from him and/or attack him. Angered by their rejection he takes revenge on the town's folk and coerces Dr. Frankenstein to begin work on creating a female companion for him arguing because he has a right to happiness. The monster understood that happiness is not found in a lonely, isolated existence but within the context of meaningful and genuine relationships.
Relationships are at the heart of our existence. We were made for relationships. Our purpose is not found in possessions and wealth but in personal relationship, first a relationship with God and secondly a relationship with others.
It is not good to be alone. That was a lesson God taught Adam on his very first day.
As we make our way into chapter 2, know that this is not a second and separate creation account but a close up of one part of God's creative activity on day 6. Chapter 1 gives us this big broad picture. Genesis 1.27 tells us, ''God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.'' In chapter 2 we are able to zoom in and see a more detailed picture of how God created them male and female.
• Verse 7 tells us that God made man from the dust of the ground, he formed his body, and then performed divine CPR on him and breathed into him the breath of life and man became a living being.
• Verse 8 details how God prepared a place for man to live. God planted a garden, known as Eden, for man to live in. It was well irrigated, full of all kinds of precious stones and metal, and littered with plants that were beautiful to look at and good for food.
• Verse 15 and 16 relay how God gave Adam his mandate to work and care for the garden and his moral obligation not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God provided a spec ...
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 2:18-25
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein's monster struggles to fit in, to find a place and a family. At every turn people run from him and/or attack him. Angered by their rejection he takes revenge on the town's folk and coerces Dr. Frankenstein to begin work on creating a female companion for him arguing because he has a right to happiness. The monster understood that happiness is not found in a lonely, isolated existence but within the context of meaningful and genuine relationships.
Relationships are at the heart of our existence. We were made for relationships. Our purpose is not found in possessions and wealth but in personal relationship, first a relationship with God and secondly a relationship with others.
It is not good to be alone. That was a lesson God taught Adam on his very first day.
As we make our way into chapter 2, know that this is not a second and separate creation account but a close up of one part of God's creative activity on day 6. Chapter 1 gives us this big broad picture. Genesis 1.27 tells us, ''God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.'' In chapter 2 we are able to zoom in and see a more detailed picture of how God created them male and female.
• Verse 7 tells us that God made man from the dust of the ground, he formed his body, and then performed divine CPR on him and breathed into him the breath of life and man became a living being.
• Verse 8 details how God prepared a place for man to live. God planted a garden, known as Eden, for man to live in. It was well irrigated, full of all kinds of precious stones and metal, and littered with plants that were beautiful to look at and good for food.
• Verse 15 and 16 relay how God gave Adam his mandate to work and care for the garden and his moral obligation not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God provided a spec ...
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