Firm Foundations Lesson 11: God’s Promise and Curse Memory verse: Proverbs 9:10.
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Firm Foundations
Lesson 8: God Made Eve
Memory verse: Genesis 2:23-24
Last Lesson
• What did God complete on the 6th day?• Why did God rest on the 7th day?• What did God make for Adam? Why?• What did God command Adam not to
do?• What would be the consequence of
Adam’s sin?
God decided that Adam needed a wife
• Genesis 2:18• Adam shouldn’t live alone
– God decided, knew best for him
• God wanted Adam to be complete– Needed a helper and companion
• God knows our needs ahead of time– Loved Adam– Created a wife for Adam when
she was needed
God brought all the animals to Adam to be named
• Genesis 2:19, 20
• Adam named all the animals– Adam had perfect
intelligence
• God brought them all before Adam
Adam couldn’t find a suitable companion
• Genesis 2:20• Man was very different
from the animals• Adam needed someone he
could talk to– Needed someone like
himself
• Man couldn’t provide himself with a companion
• God knew that Adam would need a wife
God created Eve from Adam’s rib
• Genesis 2:21, 22• Only God could do this• God made the first woman as a gift for man
– A special gift, he was to take good care of it!– A mind, emotions, and will just like Adam’s, to complement
him
Marriage was ordained by God
• Genesis 2:23,24• …so they could live together
happily and have children– God’s command to Adam
• Marriage was God’s perfect plan for them– James 1:17 – “every good and every
perfect gift is from above”– Marriage is good because it is from
God– Children and families are special to
God
Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed
• Genesis 2:25• They weren’t
embarrassed– No evil thoughts
• Everything they knew was good– Nothing to be
ashamed of
Conclusion
• Life was perfect for Adam and Eve– Had everything they needed– Everything was beautiful– Talked with God and each other
every day– Ruled over creation– God guided their decisions– Their work wasn’t hard– They were perfectly healthy
• What happened?– We’ll study that later
• God’s Word has not changed– Thousands of years have passed,
but God hasn’t changed
Review
• What did God decide that Adam needed?• Why did God decide to make a wife for Adam?• Was it right for God to do this without asking
Adam?• How did God make the first woman?• How was it possible for God to make Adam
from one of Adam’s ribs?• What command did God give Adam and Eve?