Chapter 2. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested # 2:2 Or ceased; also in 2:3. from all his work. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. To God we must shortly give an account, how we have employed these souls; and if it be found that we have lost them, though it were to gain the world, we are undone for ever! God caused deep sleep to fall on Adam; while he knows no sin, God will take care that he shall feel no pain. Genesis 2:5 Or land; also in verse 6; Genesis 2:6 Or mist; Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20). 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited. The Christian sabbath, which we observe, is a seventh day, and in it we celebrate the rest of God the Son, and the finishing the work of our redemption.4-7 Here is a name given to the Creator, "Jehovah." Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law. 4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Chapter. By transgression he would forfeit his Maker's favour, and deserve his displeasure, with all its awful effects; so that he would become liable to pain, disease, and death. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin. Learn more about New International Version. 13 The second river is named the Gihon, and this winds all through the land of Cush.. 14 The third river is named the Tigris, and this flows to the east of Ashur. At the time when Yahweh God made earth and heaven. the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the, plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. But though he was lord of the creatures, yet nothing in this world was a help meet for man. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. (16,17) The animals named, The making of woman, The Divine institution of marriage. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. How easy were the laws given to him! Adam could not have been happy if he had been idle: it is still God's law, He that will not work has no right to eat, #2Th 3:10|.16,17 Let us never set up our own will against the holy will of God. (Q), 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(R) and there he put the man he had formed. the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;(AL) and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[g] and then closed up the place with flesh. (4-7) The planting of the garden of Eden. (15) God's command. God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it, I will make him a helper comparable to him.”, God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and, to Adam to see what he would call them. Eden had two trees peculiar to itself. (18-25)1-3 After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. 8 Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, which is in the east, and there he put the man he had fashioned. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah,(X) where there is gold. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Scripture quoted by permission. Chapter. Chapter. Some way or other, God will water the plants of his own planting. Cancel {{#items}} {{/items}} Genesis 2. Genesis 2:1. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. Chapter 2. Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. The soul was not made of the earth, as the body: pity then that it should cleave to the earth, and mind earthly things. (U), 10 A river(V) watering the garden flowed from Eden;(W) from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 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Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. NIV®. 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. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The course of the narrative is improperly broken by the division of the chapter. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not. Further notice is taken of plants and herbs, because they were made and appointed to be food for man. The solemn observing of one day in seven as a day of holy rest and holy work, to God's honour, is the duty of all to whom God has made known his holy sabbaths. 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals(AG) and all the birds in the sky. But for Adam, 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, Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, 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.”. In miracles, he has overruled nature, but never changed its settled course, or added to it. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work … Eden signifies delight and pleasure. God, as a tender Father, desired not only Adam's profit, but his pleasure; for there is pleasure with innocency, nay there is true pleasure only in innocency. How good was God to him! New International Version (NIV). I shall make him a helper.'. Genesis 2:5 Or land; also in verse 6; Genesis 2:6 Or mist; Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20). �2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 25 Now, both of them were naked, the man and his wife, but they felt no shame before each other. Cancel {{#items}} {{/items}} Genesis 2. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. 20:9–11; 31:17; Heb. God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. We have in it, I. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. But for Adam[f] no suitable helper(AK) was found. There was not only liberty allowed to man, in taking the fruits of paradise, but everlasting life made sure to him upon his obedience. Rain also is the gift of God; it came not till the Lord God caused it. II. What is good? The Protestant and Catholic Churches now designate Sunday as their seventh day, and this is the day of rest. God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. He rested on the seventh day after all the work he had been doing. 6 Instead, water flowed out of the ground and watered all the surface of the soil. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 4:4, 10 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. What is evil? ', 18 Yahweh God said, 'It is not right that the man should be alone.