Firm Foundations

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Firm Foundations

• Lesson 8 God Made Eve
• Memory verse Genesis 223-24

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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 Adams sin?

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God decided that Adam needed a wife

• Genesis 218
• Adam shouldnt 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

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God brought all the animals to Adam to be named

• Genesis 219, 20
• Adam named all the animals
• Adam had perfect intelligence
• God brought them all before Adam

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Adam couldnt find a suitable companion

• Genesis 220
• Man was very different from the animals
• Adam needed someone he could talk to
• Needed someone like himself
• Man couldnt provide himself with a companion
• God knew that Adam would need a wife

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God created Eve from Adams rib

• Genesis 221, 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 Adams, to
  complement him

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Marriage was ordained by God

• Genesis 223,24
• so they could live together happily and have
  children
• Gods command to Adam
• Marriage was Gods perfect plan for them
• James 117 every good and every perfect gift
  is from above
• Marriage is good because it is from God
• Children and families are special to God

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Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed

• Genesis 225
• They werent embarrassed
• No evil thoughts
• Everything they knew was good
• Nothing to be ashamed of

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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 wasnt hard
• They were perfectly healthy
• What happened?
• Well study that later
• Gods Word has not changed
• Thousands of years have passed, but God hasnt
  changed

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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 Adams ribs?
• What command did God give Adam and Eve?