Genesis 2: The First

The first rest was on the seventh day. God rested from all of His work—that is because the work was finished. When I rest, is it because I have done well? The first human being was made on day six. God had created much out of nothing, now He made Adam out of dust. Pretty humbling, isn’t it? But this man—and all other people—was also made in the image of God (1:26-27). The first garden is described using many words for the first time—knowledge, evil, Eden, dress, keep, commanded, freely, eat, not, die. These are key words throughout the Bible. The first woman was also made on day six. God chose to deal with Adam’s aloneness by making the perfect counterpart to him.