Genesis 2

Treated in 20 passages across the library.

  • 2:7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 7
  • 2:15 And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 5
  • 2:9 And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant 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. 2
  • 2:2 And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 1
  • 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made. 1
  • 2:5 And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground; 1
  • 2:18 And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. 1
  • 2:21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: 1
  • 2:22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 1

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  1. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    Created to Lead cites Genesis 2:15–17

    …e 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 w…

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

    The Deity of the Holy Spirit cites Genesis 2:7

    …dies 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…

  3. 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 f…

  4. 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

    …ibed 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 th…

  5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    God’s Approbation of His Works cites Gen. 2:21

    …son of repose; one part light for a season of labour. And even in paradise “Adam slept,” (Gen. 2:21, ) before he sinned: Sleep, therefore, belonged to innocent human nature. Yet I do not ap…

  6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The New Creation cites Gen. 2:5

    …vable that there was none in Paradise; a circumstance which Moses particularly mentions: (Gen. 2:5, 6:) “The Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth. — But there went up a mist f…

  7. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    Life and Knowledge cites Genesis 2: 9

    …f 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 kn…

  8. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Creation cites Gen. ii. 3

    …ified 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 …

  9. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Genesis 2:15

    …sis 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…

  10. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    The Source of Power in Prayer cites Genesis 2:2

    …e 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 h…

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

    Prayer as Noble Action cites Gen. ii. 7

    …er 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 participatio…

  12. 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…

  13. 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

    …dition 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…

  14. 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 gua…

  15. 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 …

  16. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Gen 2: 15

    …cence, 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 mo…

  17. 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 angel…

  18. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Gen 2: 22

    …efiled.’ Heb 13: 4. God instituted marriage in paradise; he brought the woman to the man. Gen 2: 22. He gave them to each other in marriage. Jesus Christ honoured marriage with his presence…

  19. 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 boun…

  20. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    April cites Gen 2:9

    … The Tree of Life was originally planted in Paradise together with the Tree of Knowledge (Gen 2:9). As the latter fed the soul-life of our first parents, with knowledge of good and evil, …