Genesis 2

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1. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

   Created to Lead cites Genesis 2:15–17

   …of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.'" — Genesis 2:15–17 To understand what God asks of a man, we must go back to the beginning. Before polygamy…

2. Faithful With Little · Ochorus Originals

   Made to Work, Called to Keep cites Genesis 2:15

   …God took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” (Genesis 2:15) Two jobs: work it and take care of it. Develop it and protect it. Make it fruitful and…

3. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   The Deity of the Holy Spirit cites Genesis 2:7

   …through his Spirit who dwells in you .” In the description of the creation of man in Genesis 2:7, “Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils…

4. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

   The Sabbath cites Gen. ii. 3

   …history of creation. I there read that “God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it.” (Gen. ii. 3.) I find the Sabbath mentioned in the very beginning of all things. There are five things…

5. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

   The Sluggard's Farm cites Genesis 2:15

   …the garden of Eden, it was not merely to admire its beauty, but “to work it and keep it” (Genesis 2:15, ESV). Likewise, each Israelite’s land was meant to reach its full fruitfulness through…

6. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

   The Deity of the Holy Spirit and the Distinction Between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit cites Genesis 2:7

   …to the operation of the Holy Spirit in the first book in the Bible, where we read in Genesis 2:7: "And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils…

7. Communion with God · John Owen

   Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites Gen. ii. 17

   …threatenings and promises. That fountain-threat and commination whence all others flow, Gen. ii. 17, “In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt die the death;” seconded with a curse, Deut.…

8. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

   The Breath of God cites Genesis ii. 7

   …and breathed into his nostrils the breath of lives; and man became a living soul.” — Genesis ii. 7. “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not…

9. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

   Holiness and Creation cites Gen. ii. 3

   …it, because that in it He had rested from all the work which God created and made.’—Gen. ii. 3. In Genesis we have the Book of Beginnings. To its first three chapters we are specially…

10. Faithful With Little · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix 1: A 30-Day Reading Plan cites Genesis 2:15

    …It is God who gives the ability to grow wealthy. Where am I tempted to forget Him? Day 4. Genesis 2:15. Made to work and to take care of. Offer your work today to God. Day 5. Matthew 6:24. You…

11. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Prayer as Noble Action cites Gen. ii. 7

    …His likeness (Gen. i. 26). He gave to us the Spirit of the Word by the breath of life (Gen. ii. 7), which He breathed into us when we were created in the image of God, by the…

12. The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    The Problem of Pain cites GENESIS 2:7

    …ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. GENESIS 2:7 The second is a matter of tone. The Problem of Pain is clear and confident, and twenty…

13. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Genesis 2:7

    …he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.” It is also suggested in Genesis 2:7, “Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils…

14. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Material Universe cites Genesis 2:7

    …through the agency of the Holy Spirit. We see the process carried still further in Genesis 2:7, “then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils…

15. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    The Watchman at the Gate cites Genesis 2:15

    …man. It goes back to Adam, who was placed in the garden to "work it and take care of it" (Genesis 2:15). The word "take care of" in Hebrew is the same word used for watchmen, for those who…

16. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    Our Response cites Genesis 2:18

    …1:3). Then for the man, He created a woman, because “it is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Later, He chose one man from whom would come a special nation. He called Himself, “The…

17. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Discussion: Part the First cites Gen. ii. 2

    …was without form and void:” (Gen. i. 2.) or this, “And God rested on the seventh day:” (Gen. ii. 2,) or any word of the same kind. Then, indeed, the Scriptures; would be obscure and…

18. The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton · Ochorus Originals

    The Ethics of Elfland cites GENESIS 2:16–17

    …freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it. GENESIS 2:16–17 It is not hard to see where this leads. The first story in the Bible is a story of…

19. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Genesis 2:15

    …2, before Adam sinned, God placed him in the garden "to work it and take care of it" (Genesis 2:15). Work came before the Fall. Work is part of how God made us. Work is dignifying. Work is…

20. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Happiness cites Gen. ii. 15

    …shall serve Him." Oh, be very sure the idlest man is the man most truly unhappy! (Gen. ii. 15; Rev. xxii. 3.) It is an utter mistake to suppose that pleasure-seeking and amusement…

21. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Eternity! cites Gen. ii. 17

    …concerning the forbidden fruit, "In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Gen. ii. 17.) But every well-taught Sunday scholar knows that Adam did not "cease to exist," when he…

22. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 1, Chapter 15 — State in Which Man Was Created cites Gen. 2:7

    …to revive. Because it is said that God breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life (Gen. 2:7), they thought that the soul was a transmission of the substance of God; as if some…

23. Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Genesis 2:24

    …a marriage with very little ceremony and a great deal of purpose. Scriptures to revisit Genesis 2:24; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; Ephesians 5:25. Reflection 1. What makes a marriage strong when…

24. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Gen 2: 15

    …though monarch of the world, must not be idle, but must dress and till the ground. Gen 2: 15. Piety does not exclude industry. Standing water putrifies. Inanimate creatures are in…

25. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    April cites Gen. ii. 7

    …ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. ii. 7. And so this soul of mine is a compound of two worlds—dust and deity! It touches the…

26. Real Questions – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    What Does the Bible Actually Say About Sex? cites Genesis 2:24–25

    …become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed” (Genesis 2:24–25). Not ashamed. That’s God’s design. Sex was His idea, and He isn’t embarrassed by it.…

27. The Big Story · Ochorus Originals

    The God Who Speaks cites Genesis 2:17

    …the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die” (Genesis 2:17). God is generous, and He is also God. Living well in His world means trusting that He…

28. Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 6 · Ochorus Originals

    Day 18 — Tend the Garden cites Genesis 2:15

    …LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.” — Genesis 2:15 (BSB) What was the very first job God ever gave a person? Before there were any teachers…

29. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    Isn’t Christianity Bad for Women? cites Genesis 2:18

    …where women and men are made in God’s image together. The woman is called a “helper” (Genesis 2:18), but the same Hebrew word is used of God Himself helping Israel, so it means strength…

30. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    Can a Computer Ever Have a Soul? cites Genesis 2:7

    …and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7). Our life and our worth come from God’s breath and God’s choice, not from our abilities.…

31. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    Should Christians Care About the Planet? cites Genesis 2:15

    …LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). To cultivate is to make things grow; to keep is to guard and protect. Think of it like…

32. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    The Source of Power in Prayer cites Genesis 2:2

    …read that wonderful expression in the book of Exodus about the Sabbath day, “He rested.”Genesis 2:2. He was refreshed, the Sabbath day was a refreshment to Him. God had to work and Christ…

33. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    Life and Knowledge cites Genesis 2: 9

    …life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” — Genesis 2: 9. There are two ways of knowing things. The one is in mind by notation or conception; I…

34. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Gen 2: 7

    …of the dust, but the soul is of a more noble origin. God breathed into man a living soul. Gen 2: 7. (1) The soul is excellent in its nature. It is a spiritual being, ‘it is a kind of…

35. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 12 — Christ, to Perform the Office of Mediator, Behoved to Become Man cites Gen. 2:23

    …woman was brought to him, said, “This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh,” (Gen. 2:23). But how does he prove it to be a prophecy? Because in Matthew Christ attributes the…

36. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 14 — How Two Natures Constitute the Person of the Mediator cites Gen. 2:7

    …from God, from its being said, that he breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life (Gen. 2:7). For they lay such stress on the name of Son that they leave no distinction between the…

37. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Gen. 2:17

    …has respect to in the word. The declaration of God to Adam was, “Thou shalt surely die,” (Gen. 2:17); and to Cain, “The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground,” (Gen.…

38. The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer · Ochorus Originals

    The Gospel of Rest cites GENESIS 2:2

    …which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. GENESIS 2:2 What kind of rest is it? Not the rest of weariness, for God does not faint. Not the rest…

39. The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo · Ochorus Originals

    The Sabbath Which Hath No Evening cites GENESIS 2:2

    …which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. GENESIS 2:2 The Confessions begins with a restless heart and ends with rest. After thirteen books —…

40. The Key Teachings of Martin Luther · Ochorus Originals

    My Lord Katie cites GENESIS 2:18

    …said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. GENESIS 2:18 On Easter Eve 1523 a group of nuns escaped from the Cistercian convent of Nimbschen, near…

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