a choice—usually a poor one. So what does God say? Where can we
find
His directions ? Back ground to the first
marriage
When God created human beings, He made two “models”—one male,
one female. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in His own
image;
in the image of God He created him; male and female He created
them.”
Reflecting on His creation, including making us male and female,
Genesis 1:31 says, “Then God saw everything that He had made,
and
indeed it was
very good
.”
Sexuality in human beings was not designed to just be okay; it
was
designed to be extremely good! And it is great and wonderful
when
we use this special gift of God in the way He intended. Sadly,
many
people do not respect their sexuality (or others’) as they
should. Through
immoral sexual behavior they belittle what God intended to be a
very
special experience.
The account of the first marriage is recorded in Genesis 2. Here
we read that God initially created Adam as the only human being.
In
mankind’s earliest beginning, no Eve was to be found. “But for
Adam
God’s
Instruction Manual for Marriage
When it comes to putting together a marriage, many couples
do it without bothering to read the instructions. Sadly, the
result is that many marriages aren’t working.
Adam was single, isolated, the only human being anywhere.
The Bible reveals that something was wrong with this scene.
After
God created Adam, He “put him in the garden of Eden to tend and
keep
it” (verse 15). So Adam had a responsibility, a job that surely
proved to
be fascinating for him. Adam explored and learned all about the
world—
animals, plants, the beautiful and intricate variations of God’s
creation.
Not only was he learning, but God gave him the privilege of
naming all
the birds and animals and other living creatures (verse 19).
Whether Adam realized it or not, God knew something about him
was
incomplete. “And the
Lord
God said, ‘It is not good that man should be
alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him’” (verse 18).
Let’s
think for a moment about why it was not good for Adam to be
alone. He,
of all the physical living creation, was without a helper on his
own level
(verse 20).
Imagine how Adam must have felt when he observed that animals
had their mates. Through his observations of the animal kingdom,
in its
maleness and femaleness, he was reminded that he was the lone
human
being on the planet. He was a male with no corresponding female.
God
creates
Eve
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