Relationship Building

Keep in mind
God created man in His own image, in
the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:27 2

Relationship Building
Genesis 2:4-25

Before Eden
This is the account of the heavens and
the earth when they were created, in the
day that the LORD God made earth and
heaven. Now no shrub of the field was
yet in the earth, and no plant of the field
had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had
Genesis 2:4–6 4

Before Eden
not sent rain upon the earth, and there
was no man to cultivate the ground. But
a mist used to rise from the earth and
water the whole surface of the ground.
Genesis 2:4–6 5

THE ONE TRUE GOD
Before the conception of time, all three persons of the triune
God–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–dwelled in perfect
harmonyThe one true God has revealed Himself as the
eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth
and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed
Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and
association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Unity of the One Being of Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Accordingly, therefore, there is that in the Father which
constitutes him the Father and not the Son; there is that in the
Son which constitutes Him the Son and not the Father; and
there is that in the Holy Spirit which constitutes Him the Holy
Spirit and not either the Father or the Son. Wherefore the
Father is the Begetter, the Son is the Begotten, and the Holy
Spirit is the one proceeding from the Father and the Son.
Therefore, because these three persons in the Godhead are
The
Trinity
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Title and Name
Genesis 1 Elohim-creator, provider and
sustainer of all life on this planet (God)
Genesis 2 Yahweh Elohim-savior, redeemer
and covenant making God (Lord God)
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Elohim is His Title
God 2346/2606
A god
Divine one
Works or special possession of God
Sons of God
8

YHWH is His Name
LORD 6,514/6,513
The existing One
I AM THAT I AM
God’s personal/covenant name
9

God as Creator
The heavens are telling of the
glory of God; And their
expanse is declaring the work
of His hands. Day to day
pours forth speech, And
night to night reveals
knowledge. There is no
speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.
Psalm 19:1–6 10

God as Creator
Their line has gone out
through all the earth, And
their utterances to the end of
the world. In them He has
placed a tent for the sun,
Which is as a bridegroom
coming out of his chamber; It
rejoices as a strong man to
run his course.
Psalm 19:1–6 11

Covenant LORD
The law of the LORD is perfect,
restoring the soul; The testimony
of the LORD is sure, making wise
the simple. The precepts of the
LORD are right, rejoicing the
heart; The commandment of the
LORD is pure, enlightening the
eyes. The fear of the LORD is
clean, enduring forever; The
judgments of the LORD are true;
they are righteous altogether.
Psalm 19:7–14 12

Covenant LORD
They are more desirable than
gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the
drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them Your servant
is warned; In keeping them there
is great reward… Let the words of
my mouth and the meditation of
my heart Be acceptable in Your
sight, O LORD, my rock and my
Redeemer.
Psalm 19:7–14 13

Then God said
Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle
and over all the earth, and over every creeping
thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man
in His own image, in the image of God He created
him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:26–27 14

Image
&
Likeness
Our image/Our likeness
Heavenly Family
Own likeness/image
Triune God
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Divine Council
1 Kings 22:19…Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of
the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the
host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His
left.
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came
to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also
came among them.
Daniel 7:10 A river of fire was flowing And coming out
from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were
attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing
before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened.
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Two Step Process
Then the LORD God formed man of
dust from the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life; and
man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7 17

We are
handcrafted
Mold clay
Image and
likeness of God
in wet dirt
18

God has always
been molding His
people
But now, O
LORD, You are
our Father, We
are the clay, and
You our potter;
And all of us are
the work of
Your hand.
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Step 2
God breathes
Job 32:8…But it is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty
gives them understanding.
Job 33:4…The Spirit of God has
made me, And the breath of the
Almighty gives me life.
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IN Eden
The LORD God planted a garden toward the east,
in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He
had formed. Out of the ground the LORD God
caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the
sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the
midst of the garden, and the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:8–9 21

Two Trees
1. Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil
2. Tree of Life
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Landmarks
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the
garden; and from there it divided and
became four rivers. The name of the first is
Pishon; it flows around the whole land of
Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that
land is good; the bdellium and the onyx
Genesis 2:10–14 23

Landmarks
stone are there. The name of the second
river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land
of Cush. The name of the third river is Tigris;
it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is
the Euphrates.
Genesis 2:10–14 24

The
Garden
Not all the world was like Eden
God planted it
Base of operations to subdue all
the world
The original task of humanity was
to make the entire Earth like
Eden
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On Earth as it is in Heaven
Eden is where the idea of the kingdom of God
begins. And it’s no coincidence that the Bible ends
with the vision of a new Edenic Earth (Rev 21–22).
Isaiah 11:9…They will not hurt or destroy in all My
holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the
knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the
sea.
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Heaven Meets Earth
Eden is called “the garden of the Lord (Yahweh)” and
Garden of God (Elohim)
Well watered
Ezekiel 28:13–14 “You were in Eden, the garden of
God; Every precious stone was your covering: On the
day that you were created They were prepared. “You
were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed
you there. You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
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A cushy job!
Then the LORD God took the man
and put him into the garden of
Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
Genesis 2:15 28

Think
Tend the garden
Subdue the earth
Be fruitful and
multiply
Fill the Earth
Subdue it
Rule over
29

Only one rule
From any tree of the garden you may
eat freely; but from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall
not eat, for in the day that you eat
from it you will surely die.
Genesis 2:16–17 30

The first thing that the Lord said was “not good”
It is not good for the man to
be alone; I will make him a
helper suitable for him.
Genesis 2:18 31

Needed a partner
 Tend the garden
 Subdue the earth
 Be fruitful and multiply
 Fill the Earth
 Subdue it
 Rule over
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Bring Adam to the same conclusion
Out of the ground the LORD God formed
every beast of the field and every bird of the
sky, and brought them to the man to see
what he would call them; and whatever the
man called a living creature, that was its
name. The man gave names to all the cattle,
Genesis 2:19–20 33

and to the birds of the sky, and to every
beast of the field…
Genesis 2:19–20a 34

…but for Adam there was not found a helper
suitable for him.
Genesis 2:20 35

Adam had it all
(ALMOST)
Home
Job
Hobby
Fellowship
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From out of man
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep
to fall upon the man, and he slept;
then He took one of his ribs and
closed up the flesh at that place.
Genesis 2:21 37

Father of the Bride
The LORD God fashioned into a
woman the rib which He had
taken from the man and
brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:22 38

Matthew Henry
Women were created from the
rib of man to be beside him,
not from his head to top him,
nor from his feet to be
trampled by him, but from
under his arm to be protected
by him, near to his heart to be
loved by him.
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I now pronounce you Husband and Wife
God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and
subdue it; and rule over [everything]
Genesis 1:28 41

The Family of God on the Earth
God walked and communed with Adam and Eve
42

First Love Poem
This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of
my flesh; She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 2:23 43

A Divine Mandate
For this reason a man shall leave
his father and his mother, and be
joined to his wife; and they shall
become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24 44

Jesus said
Have you not read He who created them from
the beginning made them male and female, and
said, ‘for this reason a man shall leave his father
and mother and be joined to his wife, and the
two shall become one flesh’? So they are no
longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God
has joined together, let no man separate.”
Matthew 19:4–6 45

Before God and each other
And the man and his wife
were both naked and were
not ashamed.
Genesis 2:25 46

Innocence is where
we need to live
Live
Work
Fellowship
Fulfill God’s mandate 47

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