1. Genesis Title: Genesis - Introduction: Life in Eden (Paradise) Text: Genesis 2:4-25 Genesis 2:8 (NIV84) 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. By: Pastor Micah Adamson September 30, 2018
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2. Introduction to Genesis 2:
Genesis 1: God, the high king of heaven, prepared and populated three realms, for mankind to rule for Him:
The Heavens: Sun, moon, and stars, and birds.
The Earth: Producing plants and animals.
The Seas: Teaming with fish and other sea creatures.
Genesis 2: Gen. 2-4 tells the story of the results of the creation of the heavens and the earth in found in Gen. 1.
Zooms in to tell the story of the creation of mankind.

3. Overview of Genesis 2:
Genesis 2:4-7 – Reviews the creation of Heavens/Earth + Focuses on Man
Genesis 2: Reviews the creation of Plants/Waters + Focuses on Garden of Eden
Genesis 2: Reviews the creation of Animals/Birds + Focuses on Woman

4. Genesis 2:4-7 (NIV84) Creation of Heavens/Earth + Man
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens— 5 and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground— 7 the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

5. Genesis 2:8-17 (NIV84) Creation of Plants/Waters + Eden
8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”

6. Genesis 2:18-25 (NIV84) Creation of Animals/Birds + Woman
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

7. Covenant 1: The Marriage Covenant
Genesis 2:24 (NIV84)
24 …a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

8. Covenant 2: The Mosaic Covenant
Genesis 2:15-17 (NIV84) 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” Deuteronomy 32:47 (NIV84) 47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

9. Eden = The Temple/Tabernacle
Genesis 2:15 (NIV84) 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 3:24 (NIV84) 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. Numbers 3:8 (NIV84) 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.

10. Eden = The Promised Land
Genesis 15:18 (NIV84) 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates. Genesis 2:10-14 (NIV84) 10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. Genesis 13:10a (NIV84) 10 Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered, like the garden of the Lord…

11. Eden = Heaven
Genesis 2:8-9 (NIV84) 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Revelation 2:7 (NIV84) 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

12. Covenant 3: Covenants as the way to understand God’s relation to man in the whole Bible

13. Covenant 4: The Covenants of Redemption, Works, and Grace
Examples of covenants that aren’t called covenants.
Marriage = Gen. 2:24, Prov. 2:17, Mal. 2:14
David = 2 Sam 7:11-18, Ps. 89:3-4, 28, 34,39
Adam = Gen. 2:15-17, Hos 6:7

14. Conclusion:
Genesis 2:1 (NIV84) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (29x) Genesis 2:4 (NIV84) 4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens… (11x) Exodus 3:13-15 (NIV84) 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.

15. Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV84) 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father. [Is. 45:23] Acts 4:10b, 12 (NIV84) 10 …It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. [Is. 45:22] Matthew 1:23 (NIV84) 23 …”they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.” [Is. 7:14]