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Popular Compromises of Creation - The Gap Theory

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  • Bert Thompson

This article evaluates the day-age theory as supported by theistic evolution and progressive creationism, and its interpretation of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2.  The author shows why these chapters must be understood as a real historical account.

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Genesis 2:18–25 - Partners in God’s Kingdom

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  • Mark vander Hart

This article is a Bible study on Genesis 2:18–25.

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Genesis 2:4–17 - Placed in the Paradise God

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  • Mark vander Hart

This article is a Bible study on Genesis 2:4–17.

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The Institution of Marriage in Paradise

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  • P. Niemeijer

This article discusses the institution of marriage in Paradise, recorded in Genesis 2, and its bearing on matters such as sexual intercourse.

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Divorce and Remarriage: One Flesh

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  • Cornelis van Dam

This article discusses the argument that marriage cannot be undone because husband and wife are one flesh. The author looks at the passages concerned with "one flesh": Genesis 2:23-24, Leviticus 18, Leviticus 21, and Deuteronomy 24:1-4 from the Old Testament, and then 1 Corinthians 6:15-18 and Ephesians 5:31 from the New Testament.

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Theistic Evolution and the Gap Theory

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  • James W. Beeke

Are theistic evolution and the gap theory proper explanations of the creation account in Genesis 1-Genesis 2? This article addresses the question.

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Your Relationship to Your Married Children

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  • John Koopman

How should parents relate to their married children? This article looks at Genesis 2:24 and draws principles for marriage, then offering advice on the parents’ relationship to their married children.

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In Six Days Attempts ancient and modern to deny a young earth fail

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  • Peter Barnes

The efforts to reconcile Genesis 1-Genesis 2 with the theory of evolution will always lead to a different reading of the creation account. This article argues that Genesis 1 must be understood to record creation in six days.

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Naked without Shame A guided tour of modern mores — and God’s

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  • Grant Thorp

The words of Genesis 2:25 can only be experienced in the context of marriage. This article shows that when sex is removed from God’s truth, it brings confusion.

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Genesis 2:5–6: Wet or Dry?

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  • Derek Kidner

This article considers the best translation and interpretation of Genesis 2:5-6. The discussion revolves around whether these verses describe a dry or a wet world.

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When Did God First Establish His Covenant?

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  • Klaas Stam

This article shows how God first established his covenant in Paradise. It shows that the existence of the covenant already then can be inferred from man’s special status, gifts, and obligations, outlined in Genesis 1:26 and Genesis 2:2-20. It also discusses the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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Genesis 1:14-2:3 – The Creator in Creation (Part 3)

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  • Andrew Bittner

This article is an exposition of Genesis 1:14-Genesis 2:3.

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Man: Created in God’s Image

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  • Steven R. Key

This article defines from Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 2:7 what it means that man is created in the image of God.

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"Not Yet Made" or "Newly Made": A Note on Genesis 2:6

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  • L. Paul Trudinger

This article is an exegetical consideration of Genesis 2:6.

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Genesis 1:1-2:3 Is Not Poetry and It Is Historical

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  • Scott Newling

This article provides some basic but important reasons why Genesis 1:1-Genesis 2:3 is not poetry and is historical.

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Genesis 2:24 – Marriage: God's Gift

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  • Kenneth D. Macleod

This article reflects on marriage, from the vantagepoint of Genesis 2:24.

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Paradise the First

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  • Homer C. Hoeksema

In looking at the account of Paradise, this article argues that the record of Genesis 2 and Genesis 3 is historical.

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The Last Four Days of Creation-Week (Conclusion)

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  • Homer C. Hoeksema

Believing the account of creation as recorded in Genesis 1 is not contrary to reason; believing in evolution is contrary to reason. This article shows how this is so by looking at the sixth day of creation, focusing on the creation of the woman, recorded in Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 2:18.

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Covenant and Narrative, God and Time

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  • Jeffrey J. Niehaus

This study reflects upon the narrative manner in which the covenants are presented in the Old Testament. The covenants are portrayed with considerable narrative and architectonic art. Through a study of the relevant covenant narratives, one is enabled to see better the significance of God’s covenant-making procedure in the different covenants.

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Compassion without Compromise – Something Beautiful: Why Did God Make Sex?

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  • Adam T. Barr, Ron Citlau

Chapter 1 is an introduction to what the Bible teaches about God’s purpose for sexuality and sex. The main focus is on the teaching of Genesis 2.

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Singleness

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article explains the biblical perspective on singleness, including how to love a Christian single. Along the way, the article engages with Genesis 2:18.

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Genesis 2:24-25 – They Became One Flesh

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article is an exposition of Genesis 2:24-25, which is about union and intimacy within marriage.

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Genesis 2:21-23 – And God Created Woman

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article considers the creation of Eve, recorded in Genesis 2:21-23.

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Genesis 2:18-20 – The Search Begins for a Suitable Helper for Man

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article is an exposition of Genesis 2:18-20, where Adam named the animals, but could not find a suitable helper among them.

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Genesis 2:8-17 – The Garden of Eden

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article interprets Genesis 2:8-17, the record of pre-fall life in the Garden of Eden.

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The Day of Rest and Gladness

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  • Geoff Thomas

This article starts by considering the Sabbath rest instituted in Genesis 2:1-3, moves to considering its use in the Old Testament, and discusses the change of the day of rest from the seventh to the first, concluding with reasons to keep the Sabbath day today.

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Does Genesis 1 Provide a Chronological Sequence?

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  • David A. Sterchi

This article focuses on the days of creation in Genesis 1:3-Genesis 2:3, reflecting on whether there is a chronological order to the days.

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The God Who Is There – The God Who Made Everything

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  • D. A. Carson

In Chapter 1 Carson reflects on God as Creator, the one who made everything out of nothing (Genesis 1, Genesis 2). Carson explains how his understanding of Genesis relates to science and the place of man in God’s creation.

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Immanuel in Our Place – Paradise Gained and Lost: Sacred Space from the Beginning

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  • Tremper Longman

Chapter 1 gives an overview of theological motifs in Genesis 2 and Genesis 3: man as image of God, sacred space, the Garden of Eden, evil, and sin. A text to be noted in particular is Ezekiel 31:8. The chapter ends with questions for further reflection.

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The Corporeal Reality of Nepes and the Status of the Unborn

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  • John C. Rankin

How should the Hebrew term "nephesh" be understood in the context of Genesis 2:7? Rankin argues for the human status of the unborn as a full human being created in the image of God.

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Interpretation of the Genesis Creation Narrative

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  • Mike Boling

How should Genesis 1-Genesis 2 be interpreted? This article evaluates four approaches to the interpretation of these chapters: the gap theory, theistic evolution, old earth creationism, and young earth creationism.

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Adam, Eve, the Gospel, and the Truthfulness of Scripture

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  • Dave Jenkins

Is the story about Adam and Eve true? After giving biblical evidence for the truthfulness of the creation account in Genesis 1-Genesis 2, this article shows that to deny the historicity of Adam and Eve is to deny the gospel.

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Linguistic and Thematic Links between Genesis 4:1-16 and Genesis 2-3

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  • Alan J. Hauser

This essay argues that Genesis 4:1-16 is both linguistically and thematically linked with Genesis 2 and Genesis 3.

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Reflections from the Old Testament on Abortion

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  • Bruce K. Waltke

Abortion was practiced in the ancient Near East at the time of Moses. Waltke considers a number of Old Testament texts to test them for their view on the life of the unborn child and the nature of the fetus: Genesis 2:7, Job 42:7, and Psalm 51:5.

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The Relevance of Scientific Thought to Scriptural Interpretation

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  • G. Douglas Young

Can an appeal be made to science and its conclusions to help us in the interpretation of Scripture? Can scientific information aid in the interpretation of Scripture? Young reflects on these questions and illustrates with examples from Genesis 2:7 and Ephesians 4:8.

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The Principles of Interpreting Genesis 1 and 2

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  • Allan A. Macrae

Macrae discusses principles of interpretation for Genesis 1 and Genesis 2.

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Correcting Caricatures – The Biblical Teaching on Women

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

Kaiser sets out to correct popular caricatures of the gender roles we find depicted in Scripture. Texts reflected upon include Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:16, 1 Corinthians 14:34-38, and 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.

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The Creation and Historicity of Adam and Eve

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

Were Adam and Eve actual persons? Can we still speak about a historic fall into sin? Kaiser summarizes some of the teachings of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 that form the background for his investigation into these questions.

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Garden Temple

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  • Gregory K. Beale

Beale notes the cultic affinities drawn between the garden of Eden and the temple of Israel. The word pair usually translated as "cultivate" ('abad) and "keep" (shamar) occur together in the Old Testament elsewhere referring only either to Israelites "serving" God and "guarding" (keeping) God's Word, or to priests who "keep" the "service" (or "charge") of the tabernacle.

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Rhythms of Grace – The Song of Eden

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  • Mike Cosper

This book is a challenge to worship leaders to discover how the gospel reshapes every dimension and element of worship. The author makes the bold statement that the gospel is the story of worship. In Chapter 1 he starts to tell that story at Genesis 2 in the Garden of Eden. Worship is rooted in the eternal love of God.

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Genesis 2:4-3:24 – The Beginning of History

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  • Isaac de Wolff

This article is a Bible study on Genesis 2:4-Genesis 3:24.

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Genesis 2:1-3 – The Sabbath

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  • Isaac de Wolff

This article is a Bible study on Genesis 2:1-3.

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Location of the Garden of Eden

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The article shows the probable location of the garden of Eden as it is described in Genesis 2-3, while at the same time providing possibilities for other cities as well.

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Yes!

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  • Martin VanderWal

While Adam chose to say 'no' to God by choosing to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:16), in Christ we are enabled to say 'yes' to God as we find joy in obeying Him.

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Genesis 2:19-20 - Did Adam Have Enough Time to Name All the Animals?

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  • Paulin Bédard

This article looks at the naming of animals by Adam as recorded in Genesis 2:19-20.

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Genesis 2:8-25 - The Institution of Marriage

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible study on Genesis 2:8-25.

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Genesis 2:1-17 - The History of Heaven and Earth

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible Study on Genesis 2:1-17.

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God's Principles for Marriage as Taught in Genesis 2

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  • Clarence Bouwman

In this article about marriage principles according to Genesis 2, there is also a focus on singleness. The relation between aloneness and marriage, the task in singleness, and purpose of God in the unmarried state is discussed. The author looks at the purpose of marriage and the marriage order.

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The Origin, Essence, and Purpose of Man

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  • Herman Bavinck

This article on the creation of man, discusses the origin of man, creation and evolution, man as created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), the relation of man and animals, and the relation of man and the angels.

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Genesis 2:3 - Our World: A Home or Prison?

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  • Paul Aasman

This article on Genesis 2:3 is about work and rest and the blessing of God.

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Genesis 2 and the Lord’s Day

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  • Theodore G. van Raalte

This article is about Genesis 2:3 and the holiness of the seventh day.

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Genesis 2:8 - The First Gardener on Earth!

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  • Cornelius VanSpronsen

From Genesis 2:8 this article shows the wonderful provision of God for his children by placing them in a garden made by Him

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Marriage: A Good Thing

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  • Thomas E. Tyson

This article on marriage is about receiving a wife from God and the love and unity in marriage (Genesis 2).

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Marriage and Communion

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  • Peter S. MacDonald

This article is about marriage and the relationship of the Trinity. The author also looks at marriage in Genesis 2, marriage and fellowship, and equality and submission in marriage.

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