The account of the first marriage is recorded in Genesis
we read that God initially created Adam as the only human being.
In
mankind’s earliest beginning, no Eve was to be found. “But for
Adam
God’s
Instruction Manual for Marriage
When it comes to putting together a marriage, many couples
do it without bothering to read the instructions. Sadly, the
result is that many marriages aren’t working.
Adam was single, isolated, the only human being anywhere.
The Bible reveals that something was wrong with this scene.
After
God created Adam, He “put him in the garden of Eden to tend and
keep
it” (verse 15). So Adam had a responsibility, a job that surely
proved to
be fascinating for him. Adam explored and learned all about the
world—
animals, plants, the beautiful and intricate variations of God’s
creation.
Not only was he learning, but God gave him the privilege of
naming all
the birds and animals and other living creatures (verse 19).
Whether Adam realized it or not, God knew something about him
was
incomplete. “And the
Lord
God said, ‘It is not good that man should be
alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him’” (verse 18).
Let’s
think for a moment about why it was not good for Adam to be
alone. He,
of all the physical living creation, was without a helper on his
own level
(verse 20).
Imagine how Adam must have felt when he observed that animals
had their mates. Through his observations of the animal kingdom,
in its
maleness and femaleness, he was reminded that he was the lone
human
being on the planet. He was a male with no corresponding female.
God
creates
Eve
Single people often find themselves in lonely circumstances.
They
want friendships and feel the isolation of being alone. Because
of situations all too common in our world, even married people can experience
loneliness. God recognized that Adam had a problem and provided
him
the perfect solution—a woman to be his wife. God, as the source
of
every perfect gift (James 1:17), knew just how to form the
woman.
God had made Adam from the ground. “Adam” is related to the
Hebrew word
adamah,
which means “ground.” But, instead of using
more soil to make Eve, God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep
and
made Eve out of one of Adam’s ribs (Genesis 2:21-22). The Hebrew
word
translated “made” is banah,
usually translated as “build.” God literally
built Eve. Ever loving, kind and merciful, God took great
delight in forming her, physically and mentally, to be the perfect complement
for Adam.
Scripture emphasizes another aspect of the first marital
relationship.
Because God made Eve from one of Adam’s ribs, an undeniable bond
existed between Adam and Eve. This point was undoubtedly
significant
to Adam. His first recorded words regarding Eve were, “This is
now bone
of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called
Woman because she was taken out of Man ”
(verse 23). Adam
recognized his link to this wondrous creature named Eve. She was
part
of him, and he was part of her.
The
First marriage
This account does not tell us what Adam and Eve were thinking or
how they felt while they got to know each other. But in the next
two
verses we learn the outline of marriage as established by God.
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined
to
his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both
naked, the
man and his wife, and were not ashamed” (verses 24-25). Let’s
examine
this outline more closely.
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