Genesis Lecture 45 (The Creation of Adam) Eng.
Bible passage: Genesis 2:4-7
“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. ”
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ.
This is the 45th Lecture on Genesis. In the last lecture, I told you about how God rested on the 7th day after He finished the work of Creation. Now, Genesis 2:4 says, "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven." Genesis Chapter 1 explains in great detail the works of Creation on each day. And Genesis 2:5-6 briefly explains again how the earth looked like before God created man. And Genesis 2:7 shows how God created man, and Genesis 2:8 and onward explains the Garden of Eden in detail.
The rest of Genesis Chapter 2 explains how Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. And Genesis Chapter 3 talks about how sin entered into mankind, and the result of committing the sin. Here, the actual process of human cultivation finally begins. Simply put, the Creation of the heavens and the earth and all things are covered in Genesis Chapter 1, the creation of Man and of the Garden of Eden, in Genesis Chapter 2, and the beginning of human cultivation, in Genesis Chapter 3. The purpose of God's human cultivation is to get true children through it. For this, Genesis Chapter 2 and 3 are devoted to explain in detail the core of human cultivation; that is, the creation of man, and the course of man's committing sin.
I hope that you can remember this overall picture, as I now begin tonight's lecture. Genesis 2:5-6 briefly describes the look of the earth before man was created.
